| William Dugdale | |
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| Chairman of Aston Villa Football Club | |
| In office 1975–1982 |
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| Preceded by | Doug Ellis (1975) |
| Succeeded by | Doug Ellis (1982) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Dugdale |
Sir William Dugdale (b. 1922) was the chairman of Aston Villa Football Club from 1975 to 1982, during the club's most successful period in modern times. Dugdale took over the position from Doug Ellis in 1975, before being replaced by the same man seven years later. During his seven year spell, the club's proudest moment came as Bayern Munich were beaten 1-0 in the final of the 1981–82 European Cup.[1]
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Sir William Stratford Dugdale, 2nd Bt. was born on 29 March 1922, the son of Sir William Francis Stratford Dugdale, 1st Bt. and Margaret Gilmour and educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baronet Dugdale, of Merevale and Blyth, co. Warwick [U.K., 1936] on 18 April 1965.
He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches, gaining the rank of Captain in the service of the Grenadier Guards. He was decorated with the award of Military Cross (M.C.) in 1943.
He was a practising solicitor in 1949. He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Warwickshire in 1951 and office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Warwickshire in 1955. He held the office of High Sheriff of Warwickshire for 1971. He held the office of Sheriff of Stratford-upon-Avon in 1976. He was invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1985.
He was chairman of General Utilities plc between 1988 and 1999. He lived in 2003 at Merevale Hall, Atherstone, Warwickshire and at 24 Bryanston Mews West, London, England.
He married, firstly, Lady Belinda Pleydell-Bouverie, daughter of William Pleydell-Bouverie, 7th Earl of Radnor and Helena Olivia Adeane, on 13 December 1952. He married, secondly, Cecilia Mary Mount, daughter of Sir William Malcolm Mount, 2nd Bt. and Elizabeth Nance Llewellyn, on 17 October 1967.
Children of Sir William Stratford Dugdale, 2nd Bt. and Lady Belinda Pleydell-Bouverie:
Children of Sir William Stratford Dugdale, 2nd Bt. and Cecilia Mary Mount:
Dugdale's youngest son is the British documentary film-maker Joshua Dugdale. The present-day Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron, is the nephew of Sir William Dugdale.[2]