| 词条 | John Gilbert (alderman) |
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Sir John William Gilbert KBE, KCSG, KSS, JP (23 October 1871–21 December 1934) was an alderman of the London County Council (LCC) from 1910 until his death. He served in various roles within the council, with organisations associated with the poor, with education and with administration in London and on organisations related to the Catholic Church.[1] LifeGilbert was born in Southwark as the youngest son of James Gilbert. He attended school in Clapham and Tooting and gained a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of London in 1891 before becoming a school teacher.[1] Having been co-opted to the LCC's education committee in 1908, he was elected an alderman of the council in 1910. For the LCC, he served as the Chair of the education committee (1913–17 and 1928–32), the Chair of the general purpose committee (1921–7) and as Vice-chairman (1917–18) and Chairman (1920–21) of the full council.[1] He served as a member of the University of London's senate (1921–29) and court (1929–34). He was a member of the Burnham committee (1931–34) and the London Passenger Transport Board (1933–34).[1] Gilbert never married and he died at his home in Denmark Hill on 21 December 1934.[1][2] HonoursFor his work with Catholic organisations, Gilbert was appointed Knight of the Order of St. Sylvester by Pope Pius X in 1909 and Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great by Pope Benedict XV in 1920.[1] In the 1921 New Year Honours List, Gilbert was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire.[1][3] He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of London in 1932.[1] See also
References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite web |title=Gilbert, Sir John William |work=Who Was Who |publisher=Oxford University Press/A & C Black |url=https://doi.org/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U210015 |date=1 December 2007 |access-date=30 June 2018}} 2. ^{{cite news |url=http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=kccl&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=CS202189720&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 |title=Sir John Gilbert |work=The Times |issue=46945 |p=12 |date=24 December 1934 |access-date=30 June 2018}} 3. ^{{London Gazette |page=10716 |issue=32563 |supp=y |date=30 December 1921}} External links
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