Trevor Lloyd-Hughes
Trevor Lloyd-Hughes | |
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| Downing Street Press Secretary | |
| In office 1964–1969 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | John Groves |
| Succeeded by | Joe Haines |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Trevor Denby Lloyd-Hughes 31 March 1922 |
| Died | 15 February 2010 (aged 87) |
| Education | Woodhouse Grove School, Jesus College, Oxford |
Sir Trevor Denby Lloyd-Hughes (31 March 1922 – 15 February 2010) was a British civil servant who served as Downing Street Press Secretary to Prime Minister Harold Wilson between 1964 and 1969.
Career
[edit]Lloyd-Hughes was educated at Woodhouse Grove School and Jesus College, Oxford.[1] He saw active service with the 75th (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery in Italy during the Second World War.[2]
He spent 14 years as a journalist with the Liverpool Daily Post and, in that role, got to know Harold Wilson who was then the member of parliament for Huyton. Lloyd-Hughes was then recruited by Wilson and served as Downing Street Press Secretary to the Prime Minister between 1964 and 1969.[1][3]
Lloyd-Hughes was knighted in the 1970 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours.[1][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Sir Trevor Lloyd-Hughes obituary". The Guardian. 16 March 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Sir Trevor Lloyd-Hughes: Harold Wilson's press secretary who believed passionately in the impartiality of the job". The Independent. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Obituary: Sir Trevor Lloyd-Hughes". Yorkshire Post. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "No. 45165". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 August 1970. p. 8678.
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