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==Tailor== | ==Tailor== | ||
[[File:Company logo of Bernard Weatherill Ltd.tiff|thumb|left|upright|Company logo of Bernard Weatherill Ltd]] | [[File:Company logo of Bernard Weatherill Ltd.tiff|thumb|left|upright|Company logo of Bernard Weatherill Ltd]] | ||
After attending [[Malvern College]], he was apprenticed at age 17 as a [[tailor]] to the family firm Bernard Weatherill Ltd, Sporting Tailors, later of 5 [[Savile Row]]. He became Director (1948), Managing Director (1958), and Chairman (1967) of the business. After it merged with Kilgour French & Stanbury Ltd., Tailors in 1969, he became Chairman of the combined firm. He resumed his role with the company after his retirement from the House of Commons in 1992, as president until the firm was acquired by others in 2003. Some of the clothes he designed are in the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O84119/suit/|title=Suit – Bernard Weatherill |website=Collections.vam.ac.uk|access-date=17 January | After attending [[Malvern College]], he was apprenticed at age 17 as a [[tailor]] to the family firm Bernard Weatherill Ltd, Sporting Tailors, later of 5 [[Savile Row]]. He became Director (1948), Managing Director (1958), and Chairman (1967) of the business. After it merged with Kilgour French & Stanbury Ltd., Tailors in 1969, he became Chairman of the combined firm. He resumed his role with the company after his retirement from the House of Commons in 1992, as president until the firm was acquired by others in 2003. Some of the clothes he designed are in the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O84119/suit/|title=Suit – Bernard Weatherill |website=Collections.vam.ac.uk|access-date=17 January 2018}}</ref> and other museum collections.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vads.ahds.ac.uk/large.php?pic=IWS0335&cmd=search&page=1&mode=boolean&words=weatherill&idSearch=boolean&vadscoll=London+College+of+Fashion:+The+Woolmark+Company|title=London College of Fashion collection|access-date=17 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101092803/http://vads.ahds.ac.uk/large.php?pic=IWS0335&cmd=search&page=1&mode=boolean&words=weatherill&idSearch=boolean&vadscoll=London+College+of+Fashion:+The+Woolmark+Company|archive-date=1 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
Following his mother's advice, he always carried his tailoring [[thimble]] in his pocket as a reminder of his trade origins and the need for humility, no matter how high one rises. He said that he desired his [[epitaph]] to be "He always kept his word."<ref>[https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200607/ldhansrd/text/70508-0001.htm Tributes: Lord Weatherill], House of Lords, Tuesday, 8 May 2007</ref> | Following his mother's advice, he always carried his tailoring [[thimble]] in his pocket as a reminder of his trade origins and the need for humility, no matter how high one rises. He said that he desired his [[epitaph]] to be "He always kept his word."<ref>[https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200607/ldhansrd/text/70508-0001.htm Tributes: Lord Weatherill], House of Lords, Tuesday, 8 May 2007</ref> | ||
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==British Army== | ==British Army== | ||
Weatherill enlisted as a private in the [[Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry]] of the [[British Army]] a few days after the start of [[World War II]]. He was commissioned into the [[4th/7th Dragoon Guards]] in May 1941<ref>{{London Gazette | issue=35186 |page=3314 |supp=y | date=6 June 1941}}</ref> and reached the rank of [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] three years after that. He was attached to [[19th Lancers|19th King George V's Own Lancers]], [[British Indian Army|Indian Army]], after being posted to [[British rule in Burma|Burma]].{{citation needed|date=March | Weatherill enlisted as a private in the [[Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry]] of the [[British Army]] a few days after the start of [[World War II]]. He was commissioned into the [[4th/7th Dragoon Guards]] in May 1941<ref>{{London Gazette | issue=35186 |page=3314 |supp=y | date=6 June 1941}}</ref> and reached the rank of [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] three years after that. He was attached to [[19th Lancers|19th King George V's Own Lancers]], [[British Indian Army|Indian Army]], after being posted to [[British rule in Burma|Burma]].{{citation needed|date=March 2019}} | ||
While on active service, Weatherill spent time in [[Bengal]], where he embraced the local culture, including learning [[Urdu]] and taking up [[meditation]]. In response to having witnessed the [[Bengal famine of 1943]], he became a [[Vegetarianism|vegetarian]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40058342|title=Jeremy Corbyn and other famous vegetarian politicians|date=5 September 2017|access-date=5 September 2017|last1=Warry|first1=Richard |work=BBC News}}</ref> | While on active service, Weatherill spent time in [[Bengal]], where he embraced the local culture, including learning [[Urdu]] and taking up [[meditation]]. In response to having witnessed the [[Bengal famine of 1943]], he became a [[Vegetarianism|vegetarian]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40058342|title=Jeremy Corbyn and other famous vegetarian politicians|date=5 September 2017|access-date=5 September 2017|last1=Warry|first1=Richard |work=BBC News}}</ref> | ||
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He was [[Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)|Speaker of the House of Commons]] from 1983 to 1992. As Speaker at the time television cameras were first allowed to cover proceedings in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]], he became widely known due to broadcasts of [[Prime Minister's Questions]]. | He was [[Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)|Speaker of the House of Commons]] from 1983 to 1992. As Speaker at the time television cameras were first allowed to cover proceedings in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]], he became widely known due to broadcasts of [[Prime Minister's Questions]]. | ||
He was the last Speaker to wear a wig while in the chair. He commented that the wig is a wonderful device that allows the Speaker to pretend not to hear some things. He enforced the rights of Parliament to be publicly told of government policies before they were announced to the press or elsewhere.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3321291.stm|title=Taking on Prime Minister Thatcher|date=24 December 2003|work=BBC News|access-date=17 January | He was the last Speaker to wear a wig while in the chair. He commented that the wig is a wonderful device that allows the Speaker to pretend not to hear some things. He enforced the rights of Parliament to be publicly told of government policies before they were announced to the press or elsewhere.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3321291.stm|title=Taking on Prime Minister Thatcher|date=24 December 2003|work=BBC News|access-date=17 January 2018}}</ref> A portrait of him by [[Robin-Lee Hall]] hangs in [[Portcullis House]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.uk/worksofart/artwork/robin-lee-hall/no-title--the-rt-hon-bernard-weatherill-mp-and-speaker-/3578|title=Artwork – Speaker Bernard Weatherill|publisher=UK Parliament|access-date=17 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://robinleehall.co.uk/portfolio/items/lord-weatherall/|title={{title case|LORD WEATHERALL}}|website=Robinleehall.co.uk|access-date=26 November 2019}}</ref> | ||
==Life peer== | ==Life peer== | ||
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He became a [[Freedom of the City#Freedom of the City of London|Freeman]] of the [[City of London]] in 1949, and of the [[London Borough of Croydon]] in 1983. | He became a [[Freedom of the City#Freedom of the City of London|Freeman]] of the [[City of London]] in 1949, and of the [[London Borough of Croydon]] in 1983. | ||
In 1989, he succeeded [[Robert Blake, Baron Blake|Lord Blake]] as High Bailiff and Searcher of the Sanctuary of [[Westminster Abbey]]. He resigned both of those offices at the end of 1998 in protest at the manner in which the Dean and Chapter dealt with terminating the employment of the organist.<ref>{{cite news |last=Morgan |first=Christopher |url=http://wabbey-affairs.tripod.com/ST5.htm|title=Ex-Speaker to quit abbey over dean's conduct |newspaper=The Sunday Times |date=20 December 1998 |via=[[Tripod.com]] |access-date=17 January | In 1989, he succeeded [[Robert Blake, Baron Blake|Lord Blake]] as High Bailiff and Searcher of the Sanctuary of [[Westminster Abbey]]. He resigned both of those offices at the end of 1998 in protest at the manner in which the Dean and Chapter dealt with terminating the employment of the organist.<ref>{{cite news |last=Morgan |first=Christopher |url=http://wabbey-affairs.tripod.com/ST5.htm|title=Ex-Speaker to quit abbey over dean's conduct |newspaper=The Sunday Times |date=20 December 1998 |via=[[Tripod.com]] |access-date=17 January 2018}}</ref> He was succeeded by Sir [[Roy Strong]]. | ||
He was Vice-Chancellor of the British charitable [[Order of Saint John (chartered 1888)|Order of St John]] from 1983 to 2000, and was a knight of the Order from 1992. | He was Vice-Chancellor of the British charitable [[Order of Saint John (chartered 1888)|Order of St John]] from 1983 to 2000, and was a knight of the Order from 1992. | ||
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He was a member of the [[European Reform Forum]]. | He was a member of the [[European Reform Forum]]. | ||
Weatherill was an advocate of [[vegetarianism]] and appeared at the first Vegetarian Rally in [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]] in 1990, alongside [[Tony Benn]]. He once stated, "as a life long vegetarian I believe that since man cannot give life he has no moral right to take it away".<ref>{{cite newsletter |url=http://www.youngindianvegetarians.co.uk/Newsletter/Issue050/Page_08.htm |title=Young Indian Vegetarians |issue=50 |page=8 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210161733/http://www.youngindianvegetarians.co.uk/Newsletter/Issue050/Page_08.htm |archive-date=10 February | Weatherill was an advocate of [[vegetarianism]] and appeared at the first Vegetarian Rally in [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]] in 1990, alongside [[Tony Benn]]. He once stated, "as a life long vegetarian I believe that since man cannot give life he has no moral right to take it away".<ref>{{cite newsletter |url=http://www.youngindianvegetarians.co.uk/Newsletter/Issue050/Page_08.htm |title=Young Indian Vegetarians |issue=50 |page=8 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210161733/http://www.youngindianvegetarians.co.uk/Newsletter/Issue050/Page_08.htm |archive-date=10 February 2012}}</ref> | ||
In 2005, he announced he was suffering from prostate cancer. On 6 May 2007, he died at the age of 86 in the [[Marie Curie]] Community Hospice in [[Caterham]], [[Surrey]], after a short illness.<ref name="BBC News">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6632713.stm|title=Ex-Speaker Lord Weatherill dies|date=7 May 2007|publisher=BBC News|access-date=17 January | In 2005, he announced he was suffering from prostate cancer. On 6 May 2007, he died at the age of 86 in the [[Marie Curie]] Community Hospice in [[Caterham]], [[Surrey]], after a short illness.<ref name="BBC News">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6632713.stm|title=Ex-Speaker Lord Weatherill dies|date=7 May 2007|publisher=BBC News|access-date=17 January 2018}}</ref> | ||
[[Bernard Weatherill House]], council offices in Croydon, is named after him.<ref name="CCURV">{{cite web|url=https://www.epr.co.uk/projects/architects-offices/bernard-weatherill-house/|title=Bernard Weatherill House|publisher=[[EPR Architects]] |access-date=17 January | [[Bernard Weatherill House]], council offices in Croydon, is named after him.<ref name="CCURV">{{cite web|url=https://www.epr.co.uk/projects/architects-offices/bernard-weatherill-house/|title=Bernard Weatherill House|publisher=[[EPR Architects]] |access-date=17 January 2018}}</ref> | ||
He married Daphne Eatwell in 1949: the couple had three children: | He married Daphne Eatwell in 1949: the couple had three children: | ||
* Bernard Richard Weatherill, QC (1951–2021) | * Bernard Richard Weatherill, QC (1951–2021) | ||
* Henry Bruce Weatherill (b. 1953) | * Henry Bruce Weatherill (b. 1953) | ||
* Virginia (b. 1955), who married the businessman [[Alan Lovell]] and lives at the Palace House, [[Bishops Waltham]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2007/sep/07/energy|title=The Friday interview: Alan Lovell|first=Terry|last=Macalister|date=6 September 2007|work=The Guardian|access-date=17 January | * Virginia (b. 1955), who married the businessman [[Alan Lovell]] and lives at the Palace House, [[Bishops Waltham]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2007/sep/07/energy|title=The Friday interview: Alan Lovell|first=Terry|last=Macalister|date=6 September 2007|work=The Guardian|access-date=17 January 2018}}</ref> | ||
==Arms== | ==Arms== | ||
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*{{cite web |url=https://www.kent.ac.uk/library-it/special-collections/bernard-weatherill-papers |title=Weatherill Papers |website=Library.kent.ac.uk |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date=}} | *{{cite web |url=https://www.kent.ac.uk/library-it/special-collections/bernard-weatherill-papers |title=Weatherill Papers |website=Library.kent.ac.uk |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date=}} | ||
*{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1550854/Lord-Weatherill.html |title=Lord Weatherill |type=obituary |work=The Telegraph |date=8 May 2007 |access-date=26 November | *{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1550854/Lord-Weatherill.html |title=Lord Weatherill |type=obituary |work=The Telegraph |date=8 May 2007 |access-date=26 November 2019}} | ||
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||