Miles Thomas

Welsh businessman from Wrexham (1897–1980)

William Miles Webster Thomas, Baron Thomas DFC (2 March 1897 – 8 February 1980), known as Sir Miles Thomas from 1943–1971, was a Welsh businessman. He was Managing Director of the Morris Motors, 1940–1947, Chairman of the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC, later to become British Airways), 1949–1956, Chairman of the merger broker Chesham Amalgamations, and President and Chairman of the National Savings Committee.2

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Born Mar 2, 1897, died Feb 8, 1980.1

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedBromsgrove School3

He was born in 1897 in Cefn Mawr, Wrexham, Wales, the son of a property owner who died the following year. He went to Bromsgrove School in Worcestershire, England.

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Career

Occupation: politician, manager.7

Personal life

  • BornMar 2, 1897, Wrexham8
  • CitizenshipUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom9

On 2 June 1924 he married Hylda Church, who had been William Morris's secretary. They had a daughter, Sheila, (1925-2019), and a son, Michael (1926).

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Awards

  • Date not recordedDistinguished Flying Cross10
  • Date not recordedKnight Bachelor10

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