Sir Jeremy Morse (born December 10, 1928[1]) was Chancellor of the University of Bristol between 1989 and 2003 before being succeeded by the Baroness Hale of Richmond[2] and was chairman of Lloyds Bank.[3]
Born as Christopher Jeremy Morse to Francis John Morse and his wife, Kinbarra (née Armfield-Marrow), he was educated at West Downs School, Winchester College, and New College, Oxford. A career banker, he began with Williams and Glyn's Bank and went on to be chairman of Lloyds Bank between 1977 and 1993. He served on the Board of the Bank of England as an Executive Director from 1965 to 1972 and as a non-executive from 1993 to 1997.[4] He was also the first Chairman of the International Monetary Fund's Committee of Twenty (C20).[5]
He has a keen interest in cryptic crosswords and is a skilful writer of clues. His record of success in the clue-writing competitions of Ximenes and Azed is such that Azed's December 2008 Competition puzzle was dedicated to the occasion of his eightieth birthday.[6] He has also had puzzles published under the pseudonym "Esrom" (his surname in reverse).[7] Colin Dexter's fictional detective, Inspector Morse, was named for him. [8][9]
Sir Jeremy also is a chess writer and wrote a book called Chess Problems: Tasks and Records. In 1955, he married Belinda Marianne, daughter of Lt-Colonel R. B. Y. Mills, and they had three sons and two daughters (one of whom died young).
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| Preceded by Dorothy Hodgkin |
Chancellor of the University of Bristol 1989–2003 |
Succeeded by The Baroness Hale of Richmond |