Spencer Summers facts for kids
Sir Gerard Spencer Summers (born October 27, 1902 – died January 19, 1976) was an important British politician. He was a member of the Conservative Party.
Spencer Summers' Life Story
Spencer Summers was born in Flintshire, Wales, in 1902. He went to school at Wellington School and then studied at Trinity College, Cambridge. Later, he became a director in his family's business, John Summers & Sons, which made steel.
During the Second World War (from 1940 to 1945), he was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Northampton. An MP is someone elected to represent people in the country's government. He also became the Director-General of Regional Organisation at the Ministry of Supply, which helped manage resources during the war. After the war, in 1945, he served as the Secretary for Overseas Trade in a special temporary government called the caretaker government.
In 1946, he became the first chairman of the Outward Bound Trust. This organization helps young people develop through outdoor challenges. He was also a Governor at UWC Atlantic College from when it opened in 1962 until 1976. He had also been part of the committee that helped set up the college for three years before it opened.
He continued to be an MP, representing Aylesbury from 1950 until he retired in 1970. In 1956, he was given the title of Knight, which means he was called "Sir." Later, in 1974–75, he was chosen to be the High Sheriff of Northamptonshire, a special role in the local community.
Family and Later Years
Spencer Summers married Jean Pickering in London in 1930. They had a son named Shane, who became a racing car driver. Sir Gerard Spencer Summers passed away near Banbury, Oxfordshire, in 1976, at the age of 73.
