Michael Lubbock
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Colonel
Michael Ronald Lubbock, MBE
, (31 May 1906 - 1989) was the son of Cecil Lubbock (15 February 1872 - 18 January 1956) and Edith Furse (before 1882 -14 December 1960) and grandson of Sir John William Lubbock, 3rd Baronet
From 1927 to 1943 he had his first job in a London merchant bank; and then became executive assistant to the Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company
, spending 1936/37 at the Canadian head office and traveling extensively throughout Canada, including the Western Arctic.
He married, first, Diana Beatrice Crawley, daughter of Henry Ernest Crawley, on May 1929 and had 5 children: Jeremy Michael Lubbock b. 4 Jun 1931, Judith Caroline Gurney Lubbock b. 4 May 1934, Jessica Rose Lubbock b. 23 Dec 1937, Joanna Lubbock b. 29 Jan 1941, John David Peter Lubbock b. 18 Mar 1945. They were divorced in 1956. She died in 1976.
From 1938 to 1940 he had a romantic affair with Lady Alexandra Metcalfe.
In 1945/46, after reaching the rank of Colonel in the British Army, he became head of the UNRRA Mission (health, refugees, children, social welfare); and moved to UNRRA European headquarters in London for six months, before becoming the first paid staff member of UNICEF in Washington, D.C. in January 1947. He left UNICEF in June to join the newly formed U.N Appeal for Children, which he managed and developed in fourteen European countries in 1947/48.
When the Appeal was brought to an end, he became a full-time director of the Bank of London and South America. During 1948 - 1959 he traveled each year throughout Latin America, visiting the Bank's branches.
He married, second, Inga Olga de Rudez, daughter of Eugene Ivan de Rudez, on 1 January 1957 and had one child; Inga Cecilia Lubbock b. 6 Oct 1957. They were divorced in 1975.
In 1960, he was asked to be the Executive Deputy Chairman of the Peruvian Corporation, a British company which ran the two major railways of Peru, later living in Peru in 1965-1968.
In 1968, Michael Lubbock returned to Canada to create the Canadian Association for Latin America, a centre of research, information and guidance to Canadian companies and others wishing to develop their interests in Latin America, and a growing link with Latin American governments and businessmen. He was its Executive Director until 1976.
He married, third, Elizabeth Christina Sutherland, daughter of John Sutherland
, in 1976.
Michael Lubbock founded the Canadian charity WaterCan/EauVive (http://www.watercan.com) in 1987, after research about clean water issues in developing countries. He was WaterCan's first Honorary Chairman.
Colonel Lubbock was educated in Eton College
and Trinity College, Oxford
, England
. He graduated from Cambridge University with the degree of Master of Arts in philosophy, political history and economics. He fought in World War II
, where he was mentioned in despatches three times. He gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the Royal Signals (Territorial Army). He was invested as Member of the British Empire
in 1942. He was decorated with the Order of George I
.
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
Michael Ronald Lubbock, MBE
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...
, (31 May 1906 - 1989) was the son of Cecil Lubbock (15 February 1872 - 18 January 1956) and Edith Furse (before 1882 -14 December 1960) and grandson of Sir John William Lubbock, 3rd Baronet
From 1927 to 1943 he had his first job in a London merchant bank; and then became executive assistant to the Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company
Hudson's Bay Company
The Hudson's Bay Company , abbreviated HBC, or "The Bay" is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and one of the oldest in the world. A fur trading business for much of its existence, today Hudson's Bay Company owns and operates retail stores throughout Canada...
, spending 1936/37 at the Canadian head office and traveling extensively throughout Canada, including the Western Arctic.
He married, first, Diana Beatrice Crawley, daughter of Henry Ernest Crawley, on May 1929 and had 5 children: Jeremy Michael Lubbock b. 4 Jun 1931, Judith Caroline Gurney Lubbock b. 4 May 1934, Jessica Rose Lubbock b. 23 Dec 1937, Joanna Lubbock b. 29 Jan 1941, John David Peter Lubbock b. 18 Mar 1945. They were divorced in 1956. She died in 1976.
From 1938 to 1940 he had a romantic affair with Lady Alexandra Metcalfe.
In 1945/46, after reaching the rank of Colonel in the British Army, he became head of the UNRRA Mission (health, refugees, children, social welfare); and moved to UNRRA European headquarters in London for six months, before becoming the first paid staff member of UNICEF in Washington, D.C. in January 1947. He left UNICEF in June to join the newly formed U.N Appeal for Children, which he managed and developed in fourteen European countries in 1947/48.
When the Appeal was brought to an end, he became a full-time director of the Bank of London and South America. During 1948 - 1959 he traveled each year throughout Latin America, visiting the Bank's branches.
He married, second, Inga Olga de Rudez, daughter of Eugene Ivan de Rudez, on 1 January 1957 and had one child; Inga Cecilia Lubbock b. 6 Oct 1957. They were divorced in 1975.
In 1960, he was asked to be the Executive Deputy Chairman of the Peruvian Corporation, a British company which ran the two major railways of Peru, later living in Peru in 1965-1968.
In 1968, Michael Lubbock returned to Canada to create the Canadian Association for Latin America, a centre of research, information and guidance to Canadian companies and others wishing to develop their interests in Latin America, and a growing link with Latin American governments and businessmen. He was its Executive Director until 1976.
He married, third, Elizabeth Christina Sutherland, daughter of John Sutherland
John Sutherland
John Andrew Sutherland is an English academic, emeritus professor, newspaper columnist and author.John Sutherland is now Emeritus Lord Northcliffe Professor of Modern English Literature at University College London. After graduating from the University of Leicester in 1964, he began his academic...
, in 1976.
Michael Lubbock founded the Canadian charity WaterCan/EauVive (http://www.watercan.com) in 1987, after research about clean water issues in developing countries. He was WaterCan's first Honorary Chairman.
Colonel Lubbock was educated in Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and Trinity College, Oxford
Trinity College, Oxford
The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of Oxford, of the foundation of Sir Thomas Pope , or Trinity College for short, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It stands on Broad Street, next door to Balliol College and Blackwells bookshop,...
, England
England
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. He graduated from Cambridge University with the degree of Master of Arts in philosophy, political history and economics. He fought in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, where he was mentioned in despatches three times. He gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the Royal Signals (Territorial Army). He was invested as Member of the British Empire
MBE
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in 1942. He was decorated with the Order of George I
Order of George I
The Royal Order of George I is a defunct order of Greece.- History :The order was founded in 1915 by King Constantine I in honor of his father, George I. It was only the second Greek order to be created after the Order of the Redeemer in 1833, and remained the second senior award of the Greek...
.