About Hector Laing, Baron Laing of Dunphail
Lived 1923 – 2010 (aged 87). Hector Laing, Baron Laing of Dunphail was a British politician.
Hector Laing, Baron Laing of Dunphail, (12 May 1923 – 21 June 2010) was a Scottish businessman.
The son of Hector Laing Sr
Laing followed his father, and grandfather Sir Alexander Grant,
From 1973 to 1991, Laing was Director of the Bank of England. He was Director of the Exxon Corporation from 1984 to 1994.
Laing married Marian Clare, daughter of John Emilius Laurie in 1950; they had three sons.
He was knighted in 1978 and was created a Conservative life peer as Baron Laing of Dunphail, of Dunphail in the County of Moray on 8 February 1991. Laing was also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Laing also received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 1986.
Lord Laing died on 21 June 2010 after a short illness. Lady Laing died in 2020.
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British businessman (1923-2010)
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Hector Laing, Baron Laing of Dunphail was born on 12 May 1923 in Edinburgh.
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Hector Laing, Baron Laing of Dunphail died on 21 June 2010 in Buckinghamshire.
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