Sir William James (2nd Bt.) Lithgow
1934 - 2022 (87 years)
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Name William James (2nd Bt.) Lithgow Prefix Sir Birth 10 May 1934 Gender Male Death 28 Feb 2022 Person ID I81300 My Genealogy Last Modified 4 Mar 2022
Father James (1st Bt.) Lithgow, GBE, b. 27 Jan 1883 d. 23 Feb 1952 (Age 69 years) Mother Gwendolyn Amy Harrison, b. Abt 1897 d. 14 Sep 1975 (Age ~ 78 years) Marriage 11 Sep 1924 Family ID F29751 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Claire Hill Marriage 29 Sep 1967 Children 1. Katrina Margaret Lithgow 2. James Frank (3rd Baronet) Lithgow 3. John Alexander Lithgow Family ID F78371 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 4 Mar 2022
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Notes - Sir William came from a famous shipbuilding family and had an extensive public life based in Greenock and Port Glasgow. He was on the board of numerous organisations connected directly or indirectly with maritime affairs. These included the Clyde Port Authority, the Shipbuilding Employers Federation, Western Ferries, and the Scottish Council for Development and Industry. He was also a member of the Queen's Bodyguard for Scotland.
Sir William inherited the Estate of Ormsary in 1952 on the death of his father, Sir James Lithgow, and as retirement approached he settled there with his wife Mary Claire.
- Sir William came from a famous shipbuilding family and had an extensive public life based in Greenock and Port Glasgow. He was on the board of numerous organisations connected directly or indirectly with maritime affairs. These included the Clyde Port Authority, the Shipbuilding Employers Federation, Western Ferries, and the Scottish Council for Development and Industry. He was also a member of the Queen's Bodyguard for Scotland.