George Bolton in United Kingdom

Sir George Bolton History

British civil servant and former Director of the Bank of England.

Conservative politician and MP from 1931-1945 and 1950-1959. Held a succession of minor ministerial posts, including Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Stanley Baldwin and was Chairman of the Oil Control Board from 1939-1945. Was Governor of the BBC between 1946-1949, and a life peer from 1974 until his death in 1984.