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(reserve); memb London Stock Exchange 1954–, ind peer House of Lords 1974–99; Style— The Most Hon the Marquess of Ailesbury; K 4 Abdale Road, London W12 7ET AINGER, David William Dawson; TD (1969); s of Rev John Dawson Ainger (d 1987, Lt Cdr RN), of Weston Super Mare, and Frieda Emily, ne´e Brand; b 10 March 1935; Educ Marlborough, Univ of Oxford (MA), Cornell Univ; m 25 July 1964, Elizabeth Ann, da of Albert William Lewis (d 1991), of London; 3 s (William b 1969, Luke b 1972, Ruairidh b 1980), 2 da (Katharine b 1966, Siobhan b 1976); Career Nat Serv 2 Lt RE 1953–55, AER and TA&VR RE and RCT 1955–69; called to the Bar Lincoln’s Inn 1961 (bencher 1993), conveyancing counsel of the Supreme Court 1991–; visiting lectr in law Univ of Southampton 1961–71; Style— David Ainger, Esq, TD; K 10 Old Square, Lincoln’s Inn, London WC2A 3SU (tel 020 7242 5002, fax 020 7831 9188) AINLEY, His Hon Judge Nicholas John; s of Edgar Ainley, and Jean Olga, ne´e Simister; b 18 March 1952; m 14 June 1980, Susan Elizabeth, ne´e Waugh; 2 s (Thomas b 6 July 1981, Christopher b 26 Nov 1989), 1 da (Astrid b 28 Jan 1992); Career called to the Bar 1973; recorder 2000 (asst recorder 1996), circuit judge (SE Circuit) 2003–; Recreations family, travel, books; Clubs Sussex Yacht, Royal de Panne Sand Yacht; Style— His Hon Judge Ainley; K c/o Croydon Court Centre, Altyre Road, Croydon CR9 5AB AINSLEY, David Edwin; s of Edwin Ainsley (d 2004), of Bebington, Merseyside, and Gertrude Mary, ne´e Fletcher (d 1978); b 13 September 1944, Ripon, Yorks; Educ Portsmouth GS, Sch of Architecture Univ of Liverpool (BArch), Columbia Pacific Univ (MA); m 1 (m dis 1984), Pauline Elisabeth, da of Aubrey Highton; 2 s (Sam b 21 Sept 1975, Christian b 24 May 1978); m 2, Beatrix Hinchliffe Parry, da of William Ellis, of Oxton, Merseyside; 2 step s (Nathan b 22 Dec 1971, Benjamin b 7 Feb 1976); Career dir Ainsley Gommon Architects 1979–2009; winner of thirty-five national and international design awards incl: Royal Town Planning Inst commendation, Housing Centre Tst Award, Liverpool Int Garden Festival Best Home Garden, twice winner of RIBA Community Enterprise Scheme Award, RIBA Housing Design Awards, three Civic Tst commendations, Welsh Nat Eisteddfod Architecture Prize; dir Denbighshire Foyer Ltd 1997–2000; assessor Civic Tst Award 2008; memb: Cncl Liverpool Architectural Soc 1988–97 (pres 1993–94), Cncl Liverpool C of C and Industry 1993–95; vice-chair Liverpool Architecture and Design Tst 1997–2005; memb Stoke Urban Vision Design Review Panel 2005–, RIBA client design advsr 2007–; tstee Artsworks Wirral Arts Devpt Agency 1994–98, tstee LADT Trg 1999–2003; fndr memb and former chm Oxton Soc; co-fndr Tst for the Encouragement of Pastoralist Educn in Africa (TEPEA); memb Cncl Merseyside Civic Soc 1999–2002, memb Exec Ctee Hopes (Liverpool Hope Street Quarter Assoc) 2000–02, memb Bd Liverpool Habitat for Humanity 2005–10; govr Christchurch C of E Primary Sch Birkenhead 1992–98 (chair Fin Ctee 1997–98); RIBA, FRSA; Recreations music (keyboard and saxophone), walking, cycling, gardening; Style— David Ainsley, Esq; K RIBA Client Design Advisor, 10 South Bank, Oxton, Prenton, Merseyside CH43 5UP (tel 0151 652 4064, mobile 07894 077917, e-mail dadesignadvisor@gmail.com or david@ainsleyparry.fsnet.co.uk) AINSLEY, John Mark; s of John Alwyn Ainsley, of Maidenhead, and (Dorothy) Sylvia ne´e Anderson; b 9 July 1963; Educ Nunnery Wood Secdy Modern Worcester, Worcester Royal GS, Magdalen Coll Oxford; Career tenor; lay clerk ChCh Oxford 1982–84; currently studies with Diane Forlano, professional debut singing Stravinsky’s Mass (Royal Festival Hall under Simon Rattle) 1984, operatic debut in Scarlatti’s Gli Equivoci nel Sembiante (Innsbruck Festival) 1988; former memb Deller Consort, former memb Gothic Voices, has sung with all major Baroque ensembles, also soloist in later repertoire; performed with numerous orchs incl: London Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, City of Birmingham Symphony, English Chamber, Scottish Chamber, Bournemouth Symphony, London Classical Players, Berlin Philharmonic, Montreal Symphony; appeared at numerous international venues incl: Konzerthaus Vienna, Musikverein Vienna, Philarmonic Berlin, Gewandhaus Leipzig, Stuttgart Festival, Go¨ttingen Festival, others in New York, Boston, France, Holland and Switzerland; Performances operatic roles incl: Return of Ulysses (ENO) 1989, Fenton in Falstaff (Scottish Opera), Idamantes in Idomeneo (WNO under Sir Charles Mackerras and Munich), Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni (Lyon Opera and Aix en Provence Festival, Glyndebourne Festival and San Francisco), Ferrando in Cosi fan Tutte (Glyndebourne Festival, La Monnaie Brussels) 1992; concert performances incl world premie`re of Tavener’s We Shall See Him as He Is (Chester Festival, later BBC Proms) 1992, Bach Mass in B minor (with The English Concert under Trevor Pinnock, BBC Proms) 1997; Recordings incl: Handel’s Nisi Dominus (with Choir of Westminster Abbey under Simon Preston, Deutsche Grammophon), Purcell’s Odes (with English Concert under Trevor Pinnock, Deutsche Grammophon), Mozart’s C Minor Mass and Handel’s Acis and Galatea (with Acad of Ancient Music under Christopher Hogwood, Decca), Handel’s Saul (under John Eliot Gardiner, Philips), Handel’s Acis and Galatea and Joshua (under King, Hyperion), title role in Monteverdi’s Orfeo (Decca), Mozart’s Requiem (under Roger Norrington, EMI), Charlie in Brigadoon (EMI), Ottavio in Mozart’s Don Giovanni (under Roger Norrington, EMI) Frederic in Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance (Mackerras/Telare), Mendelssohn’s Elijah (under Herrewege, Harmonia Mundi), Berlioz’s Les Troyens (under Dutoit, Decca), various works by Britten for EMI, Decca and Philips, Haydn’s Die Scho¨pfung (under Bru¨ggen, Philips), Purcell’s Odes (under Trevor Pinnock, DG Archiv), Quilter Songs (with Malcolm Martineau on piano, Hyperion), Complete Schubert Edition (with Graham Johnson on piano, Hyperion), Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex (under Welser-Mo¨st, EMI), Stravinsky’s Pulcinella (under Bernard Haitink, Philips), Finzi’s Dies Natalis/Intimations of Immortality (under Best, Hyperion), Vaughan Williams’s Serenade to Music (under Roger Norrington, Decca); Recreations chocolate, early Flemish painting; Style— John Mark Ainsley, Esq; K c/o Askonas Holt Limited, Lincoln House, 300 High Holborn, London WC1V 7JH (website www.askonasholt.co.uk) AINSLIE, (Charles) Benedict (Ben); CBE (2008, OBE 2005, MBE 2001); s of Roderick (Roddy) Ainslie (skipper Second Life in first Whitbread Round the World Race 1973–74), and Susan Ainslie; b 5 February 1977, Macclesfield, Cheshire; Educ Peter Symonds Coll Winchester, Truro Sch; Career yachtsman; achievements in Laser class incl: Gold medal World Youth Championships 1995, Gold medal European Championships 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000 (Bronze medal 1997), Silver medal Olympic Games Atlanta 1996, Gold medal World Championships 1998 and 1999 (Bronze medal 1996, 1997 and 2000), Gold medal Olympic Games Sydney 2000; transferred to Finn class 2001; achievements in Finn class incl: Gold medal European Championships 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2008, Gold medal World Championships (Finn Gold Cup) 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2008, Gold medal Pre-Olympics Athens 2003, Gold medal Olympic Games Athens 2004, Gold medal Qingdao Int Regatta (Pre-Olympics) 2006 and 2007, Gold medal Olympic Games Beijing (Qingdao) 2008, Gold medal Princess Sofia Regatta Palma 2011, Gold medal Olympic Class Week Hyeres 2011, Gold medal Sail for Gold Olympic Class Regatta 2011; ISAF World Match Racing Champion 2010; B-Team helmsman Team NZ America’s Cup challenger series 2005–07, Br campaign skipper Team Origin America’s Cup challenger series 2007–10; British Young Sailor of the Year 1995, British Yachtsman of the Year 1995, 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2008, Sports Writers’ Assoc Best Int Newcomer 1996, Int Sailing Fedn World Sailor of the Year 1998, 2002 and 2008; Clubs Royal Lymington Yacht; Style— Ben Ainslie, Esq, CBE; K c/o Into the Blue, One The Parade, Cowes, Isle of Wight PO31 7QJ (website www.intotheblue.biz); website www.benainslie.com AINSLIE, David Galbraith; s of Patrick David Lafone Ainslie (d 1999), and Agnes Ursula, ne´e Galbraith; b 13 October 1947; Educ Wellington, Pembroke Coll Cambridge (MA); m 16
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July 1993, Catherine Mary Ruth, ne´e Green; 2 s (Jonathan David Alexander b 6 April 1996, Richard Hugh Campbell b 22 August 1998); Career admitted slr 1973; joined Dawson & Co 1969; ptnr: Lovell White & King 1981–83 (joined 1976), Towry Group (ind fin advsrs) 1983–2002, Pitmans, Slrs 2003–05, Horsey Lightly Fynn, Slrs 2006–08, Stone King Slrs 2008–; tstee Towry Law Charitable Tst 1997–2008; memb Bank of England Money Laundering Working Party 1994–96; memb: UK Falkland Islands Ctee 1973–, Exec Ctee Falkland Islands Assoc 1977–, Exec Ctee Philanthropy Advsrs Forum 2011–; tstee UK Falkland Islands Tst 1981– (chm 2008–), tstee Berks Community Fndn 1999–2005 (vice-chm 2002–05); memb Law Soc 1971; Freeman City of London, Liveryman Worshipful Co of Haberdashers 1971; Books Practical Tax Planning with Precedents (contrib, 1987–2002); Recreations fishing, shooting; Clubs London Rowing; Style— David Ainslie, Esq; K Watermeadow Lodge, Forge Hill, Hampstead Norreys, Thatcham, Berkshire RG18 0TE (tel 01635 201355); Stone King LLP, 16 St John’s Lane, London EC1M 4BS (tel 020 7796 1007, e-mail da@stoneking.co.uk) AINSWORTH, Sir Anthony Thomas Hugh; 5 Bt (UK 1916), of Ardanaiseig, Co Argyll; s of Sir (Thomas) David Ainsworth, 4 Bt (d 1999); b 30 March 1962; Educ Harrow; Children 1 da (Anna Alexandra b 6 April 2006); Heir bro, Charles Ainsworth; Career Lt Royal Hussars (PWO) 1982–85; dir Richard Glynn Consultants 2000–, dir IIC Partners 2002–06; Style— Sir Anthony Ainsworth, Bt AINSWORTH, (Mervyn) John; OBE (2008); s of Gordon John Ainsworth (d 1974), and Eileen, ne´e MacDonald; b 28 January 1947; Educ Stanfield HS Stoke-on-Trent, Goldsmiths Coll London (CertEd, DipEd); m Marta Christina, o da of Piotr Marmolak (d 1973); 2 s (Andrew Edward John b 5 Dec 1975, Peter Gordon John b 10 July 1983), 1 da (Stefanie Mary b 28 Sept 1978); Career asst clerk to the Governors and Bursar Dulwich Coll 1969–74, princ asst CEGB 1974–77, secretarial asst and mangr Secretariat Servs BTDB (now ABP) 1977–78; BPIF: sec 1978–84, fin dir 1983–84; sec-gen Inst of Admin Mgmnt 1984–90, chief exec and sec Inst of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators 1990–2007; special advsr Assets Reunited LLP 2008–11; sec Shepway Economic Redevelopment Partnership 2010–; chm Open and Distance Learning Quality Cncl 1999–; govr Rokeby Sch London E16 2010–; Hon DBA Bournemouth Univ 1997, Hon DUniv Anglia Ruskin Univ 2006; Freeman City of London, memb Ct of Assts Worshipful Co of Secs and Admins; FIMgt 1978, FCIS 1980, FInstAM 1983, hon fell Canadian Inst of Certified Admin Mangrs 1987, hon memb C&G 2006; Recreations golf, motorsport, travel; Style— John Ainsworth, Esq, OBE; K 2 Aspen House, Folkestone, Kent CT20 1TH AINSWORTH, Paul; s of David Ainsworth, and Annabelle, ne´e Bacari; b 21 May 1979, Southampton, Hants; Educ Southampton City Coll; m 10 Oct 2009, Emma, ne´e Simpson; Career chef; formerly at: Rhodes in the Square London, Royal Hospital Road London, Petrus London, Berkeley Hotel London; prop and head chef Number 6 Padstow 2005–; television appearances incl Great British Menu (BBC 2) 2011 (winner, cooked dessert for the People’s Banquet); Style— Paul Ainsworth, Esq; K Number 6, 6 Middle Street, Padstow, Cornwall PL28 8AP (email paul@number6inpadstow.co.uk, websites www.number6inpadstow.co.uk and www.twitter.com/paulainsw6rth) AINSWORTH, Rt Hon Robert (Bob); PC (2005), MP; s of late Stanley Ainsworth, and Pearl Ainsworth; b 19 June 1952; Educ Foxford Comp Sch Coventry; m 22 June 1974, Gloria, ne´e Sandall; 2 da; Career sheet metal worker Jaguar Cars Ltd Coventry 1971–91, MP (Lab) Coventry NE 1992–; oppn whip 1995–97, a Lord Cmmr of HM Treasy (Govt whip) 1997–2001; Parly under sec of state: DETR 2001, Home Office 2001–03; treas HM Household (Govt dep chief whip) 2003–07, min of state for the Armed Forces 2007–09, sec of state for defence 2009–10; MSF (formerly TGWU): shop steward 1974–80, sr steward 1980–91, sec jt shop stewards 1980–91, branch pres 1983–87; Coventry City Cncl: cncllr 1984–92, dep ldr 1988–91, chm Fin Ctee 1989–92; Recreations walking, chess, reading, cycling; Style— The Rt Hon Bob Ainsworth, MP; K House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA (tel 020 7219 4047, constituency tel 024 76226707, fax 024 76226707, e-mail ainsworthr@parliament.uk) AINSWORTH, William Robert; OBE (1998); s of William Murray Ainsworth (d 1964), of Stockton-on-Tees, Co Durham, and Emma Laura Mary, ne´e Easley (d 1981); b 24 June 1935; Educ Holy Trinity Sch Stockton-on-Tees, Stockton GS, Sch of Architecture Univ of Durham (BArch); m 7 Nov 1959, Sylvia Vivian, da of Norman Brown, of Buenos Aires, Argentina; 3 da (Graciela Glenn b 1960, Anita Susan b 1964, Lucia Emma b 1977); Career chartered architect, designer and urban planner; fndr ptnr Ainsworth Spark Assocs 1963– (completed over 3,700 projects throughout UK and Europe for local, nat and int companies); working tours of: S America, USA, and Europe; visiting studio tutor Sch of Architecture Newcastle upon Tyne 1961–63; external examiner: Sch of Architecture, Coll of Arts and Technol Newcastle upon Tyne; RIBA: chm Northern Region 1972–73, fndr chm Nat Ctee for Environmental Educn 1977, dir Bd of Servs Ltd London, memb and vice-pres Nat Cncl 1980–82; vice-pres and hon librarian Br Architectural Library 1987–90; bd govr Coll of Arts and Technol 1984–86, chm Bd of Govrs Newcastle Coll 1999–2000 (vice-chm 1996–99, memb Bd and govr 1991–); initiator of World Day of Architecture in UK 1989, chm Int Conf UIA/UNESCO (Art and Architecture) 1997; chm Sculpture Tst Northern Arts 1981– (fndr), memb Bd Arts Resources 1995–2000; fndr chm Northumberland and Durham Lord’s Taverners; memb Union of Int Architects (UIA); FRIBA 1967, MCSD 1977, IOB 1980, FRSA 1985; Recreations cricket, golf, gardening (lifetime project building quarry garden), reading, painting (watercolours), music (guitar); Clubs Arts (London), Northumberland Golf, Durham CCC; Style— William Ainsworth, Esq, OBE; K Ainsworth Spark Associates, Summerhill House, 9 Summerhill Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 6EB (tel 0191 232 3434, fax 0191 261 0628, e-mail bill@ainsworthspark.com, website www.ainsworthspark.com) AIRD, Sir (George) John; 4 Bt (UK 1901), of Hyde Park Terrace, Paddington, Co London; s of Col Sir John Renton Aird, 3 Bt, MVO, MC, JP, DL (d 1973), sometime extra equerry to King George VI and to HM The Queen, of Forest Lodge, Windsor Great Park, and Lady Priscilla, ne´e Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby (d 2002), yr da of 2 Earl of Ancaster; b 30 January 1940; Educ Eton, ChCh Oxford (MA), Harvard Univ (MBA); m 31 Aug 1968, Margaret Elizabeth, yr da of Sir John Harling Muir, 3 Bt, TD, DL; 2 da (Rebecca b 1970, Belinda Elizabeth b 1972), 1 s (James John b 1978); Heir s, James Aird; Career page of honour to HM The Queen 1955–57; engr Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners 1961–65, mangr John Laing & Co 1967–69, chm and md Sir John Aird & Co 1969–96; chm: Matcon Gp plc 1981–, Healthcare Devpt Services 1995–2006; Liveryman Worshipful Co of Drapers; MICE 1965; Recreations skiing, hunting, tennis; Style— Sir John Aird, Bt; K Grange Farm, Evenlode, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire GL56 0NT (tel 01608 650607, e-mail johnaird@aol.com) AIREY, Dawn Elizabeth; da of Clifford Airey, qv, and Maureen Airey; b 1960; Educ Girton Coll Cambridge; Career controller then dir of prog planning Central Independent Television until 1992 (joined as mgmnt trainee 1985), controller of daytime and children’s progs ITV Network Centre 1993–94, controller of arts and entertainment Channel Four Television 1994–96; Channel 5 Broadcasting: dir of progs 1996–2000, ceo 2000–02, chm and chief exec 2008–; British Sky Broadcasting: md Sky Networks 2003–07, md of channels and servs 2006–07; chief exec Iostar 2007, dir of global content ITV plc 2007–08; exec chair Media Guardian Edinburgh Int TV Festival 2002–05, memb bd Int Acad of TV Arts 2002–; non-exec dir: Easyjet 2004–, Taylor Nelson Sofres plc 2007; FRTS 1998, FRSA 1998; Style— Ms Dawn Airey AIRLIE, 13 Earl of (S 1639); Sir David George Coke Patrick Ogilvy; KT (1985), GCVO (1984), PC (1984), JP (Angus 1989), Royal Victorian Chain 1997; also Lord Ogilvy of
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