Basil William Sholto Mackenzie, 2nd Baron Amulree
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Basil William Sholto Mackenzie, 2nd Baron Amulree KBE
, FRCP
(25 July 1900 – 15 December 1983) was a British physician and leading advocate of geriatric medicine in the United Kingdom
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and Lilian, daughter of W. H. Bradbury. He was educated at Lancing College
and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
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, initially working on the delivery of cancer services, but left in 1949 to become physician in charge of the geriatric department at University College Hospital
, London
. He was governor and president of a number of organisations including the British Geriatrics Society
, the Society for the Study of Medical Ethics and the Association of Occupational Therapists. He was made KBE
in recognition of his service to public health and welfare.
Amulree succeeded his father in the barony in 1942. He was a Liberal
Peer and Whip between 1955 and 1977 and spoke in the House of Lords
on a variety of issues in relation to the care of the elderly.
, around 1948 he was having an affair with the art historian Douglas Cooper; when they parted, Cooper settled with John Richardson
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Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, FRCP
Royal College of Physicians
The Royal College of Physicians of London was founded in 1518 as the College of Physicians by royal charter of King Henry VIII in 1518 - the first medical institution in England to receive a royal charter...
(25 July 1900 – 15 December 1983) was a British physician and leading advocate of geriatric medicine in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Background and education
Amulree was born at South Kensington, London, England, the son of Sir William Mackenzie, 1st Baron AmulreeWilliam Mackenzie, 1st Baron Amulree
William Warrender Mackenzie, 1st Baron Amulree GCB, KBE, PC, KC , known as Sir William Mackenzie between 1918 and 1929, was a British barrister, public servant and Labour, later National Labour, politician...
and Lilian, daughter of W. H. Bradbury. He was educated at Lancing College
Lancing College
Lancing College is a co-educational English independent school in the British public school tradition, founded in 1848 by Nathaniel Woodard. Woodard's aim was to provide education "based on sound principle and sound knowledge, firmly grounded in the Christian faith." Lancing was the first of a...
and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Gonville and Caius College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The college is often referred to simply as "Caius" , after its second founder, John Keys, who fashionably latinised the spelling of his name after studying in Italy.- Outline :Gonville and...
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Career
Upon graduating Amulree joined the Ministry of HealthDepartment of Health (United Kingdom)
The Department of Health is a department of the United Kingdom government with responsibility for government policy for health and social care matters and for the National Health Service in England along with a few elements of the same matters which are not otherwise devolved to the Scottish,...
, initially working on the delivery of cancer services, but left in 1949 to become physician in charge of the geriatric department at University College Hospital
University College Hospital
University College Hospital is a teaching hospital located in London, United Kingdom. It is part of the University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is closely associated with University College London ....
, London
London
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. He was governor and president of a number of organisations including the British Geriatrics Society
British Geriatrics Society
The British Geriatrics Society is a professional association of doctors practising geriatric medicine. The Society claims a membership of 2500 professionals world wide, most of whom are consultants in geriatric medicine, the psychiatry of old age, public health medicine, general practitioners, and...
, the Society for the Study of Medical Ethics and the Association of Occupational Therapists. He was made KBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
in recognition of his service to public health and welfare.
Amulree succeeded his father in the barony in 1942. He was a Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
Peer and Whip between 1955 and 1977 and spoke in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
on a variety of issues in relation to the care of the elderly.
Personal life
Lord Amulree died on 15 December 1983, aged 83, unmarried. The barony became extinct on his death. According to James LordJames Lord
James Lord is an American bobsledder who competed in the mid 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1965 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz.-References:*...
, around 1948 he was having an affair with the art historian Douglas Cooper; when they parted, Cooper settled with John Richardson
John Richardson (art historian)
John Richardson is a British art historian and Picasso biographer.-Life and work:John Patrick Richardson was born as the elder son of Sir Wodehouse Richardson, D.S.O., K.C.B., Quarter-Master General in the Boer War, and founder of London and the British Empire's Army & Navy Stores...
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