John Eccles, 2nd Viscount Eccles

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John Dawson Eccles, 2nd Viscount Eccles CBE (born 1931) is a British peer and businessman. He is one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999 and replaced the 4th Baron Aberdare in 2005.

The son of the 1st Viscount Eccles and Sybil Dawson, he was educated Winchester College and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy, politics and economics in 1954. He served in the 1st Battalion (60th Rifles), King's Royal Rifle Corps, reaching the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. In 1985, he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire and in 1999, he succeeded to his father's titles.

Eccles was director of The Nuclear Power Group from 1968 to 1974. He was managing director of Head Wrightson & Co Ltd from 1968 to 1977, and chairman from 1976 to 1977. Between 1972 and 1996, he was director of Glynwed International plc and between 1974 and 1988 of Investors in Industry plc. He was a member of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission from 1976 to 1986, and deputy chairman from 1981 to 1985. From 1977 to 1981, he was director of Davy International Ltd, from 1982 to 2004 chairman of Chamberlin & Hill plc, from 1989 to 1993 member of the Industrial Development Advisory Board and from 1994 to 2004 chairman of Acker Deboeck corporate psychologists. Eccles was further a member of the Commonwealth Development Corperation from 1982 to 1985, and general manager and chief executive between 1985 to 1994. In 1992, he became director of Courtaulds Textiles plc, and in 1995 chairman, holding both posts until 2000. Since 2000, he is chairman of The Bowes Mueseum Trust.

Since 1955, Lord Eccles has been married to Diana Catherine Sturge. They have one son, his heir apparent William David Eccles, and three daughters.