Harry Pilkington
The Lord Pilkington | |
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| Born | William Henry Pilkington 29 April 1905 St Helens, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 23 December 1983 (aged 78) St Helens, Lancashire, England |
| Years active | 1934–1973 |
| Spouses | Rosamond Margaret Rowan
(m. 1930; died 1953)Mrs Mavis Joy Doreen Wilding
(m. 1961) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Charles Pilkington and Richard Pilkington (great-uncles) |
| Family | Margaret Pilkington (sister) Roger Pilkington (brother) Herbert Cozens-Hardy, 1st Baron Cozens-Hardy (grandfather) Margaret Pilkington (second cousin) |
| Honours | Knighted 1953; Life Peer 1968 |
William Henry Pilkington, Baron Pilkington (29 April 1905 – 23 December 1983) was an English glass manufacturer and president of the Federation of British Industries. He is remembered politically as chairman of the Pilkington Committee that produced the controversial Pilkington Report of 1962. He was also Chancellor of Loughborough University from 1966 to 1980.