Councillor William Richard German Chairman of Woodspring District Council
The Man William Richard German (Richard) was born in 1927 in Axbridge, Somerset, son of William Leonard a Motor Engineer, Driver in the Army Service Corps during World War I Special Constable during World War II and Dorothy A nee Wilson. He had one sister, Stella born in 1924.
The 1939 Register shows Richard, still at school and the family living at 102 Newton Road, Weston Super Mare. It seems that Richard also became involved with the motor industry and became a Member of the Institute of Motor Industry and of the Federation of Small Businesses.
During the second quarter of 1952 aged 25 he married Sheila Maureen Savage in Bridgewater and they lived at 42 Brendan Avenue, Weston Super Maer and later Dorsella Cottage, Strippy Close, Evercreech. They had two children, Patricia A born in late 1952, Anthony C 1955,
At some point Richard was elected to the local Council, which in 1974 became Woodspring District Council in the county of Avon. Avon was abolished in 1996, when the district was renamed North Somerset and its council took on county-level functions from the abolished county council. Richard was elected Chairman of the District for the municipal year of 1990-91.
Richard was a keen letter writer and appeared in the local press a number of times writing about various political issues of the day.
Richard passed away on 31st May 2010 in Shepton Mallet aged 83 and Sheila on 29th March 2015.
The 1939 Register shows Richard, still at school and the family living at 102 Newton Road, Weston Super Mare. It seems that Richard also became involved with the motor industry and became a Member of the Institute of Motor Industry and of the Federation of Small Businesses.
During the second quarter of 1952 aged 25 he married Sheila Maureen Savage in Bridgewater and they lived at 42 Brendan Avenue, Weston Super Maer and later Dorsella Cottage, Strippy Close, Evercreech. They had two children, Patricia A born in late 1952, Anthony C 1955,
At some point Richard was elected to the local Council, which in 1974 became Woodspring District Council in the county of Avon. Avon was abolished in 1996, when the district was renamed North Somerset and its council took on county-level functions from the abolished county council. Richard was elected Chairman of the District for the municipal year of 1990-91.
Richard was a keen letter writer and appeared in the local press a number of times writing about various political issues of the day.
Richard passed away on 31st May 2010 in Shepton Mallet aged 83 and Sheila on 29th March 2015.
The Story The Past Chairman’s Jewel awarded to William Richard German was acquired from E-Bay on 16th April 2024 and of interest, because of what it was and the low price it was listed at and fetched.
As it was named W Richard German, it took a little checking on Ancestry until his full name could be found enabling brief details to be pieced together. The Newspaper archives produced a lot of hits with letters Richard had written to the press but nothing was found about his election as Chairman of Woodspring District Council in 1990.
As it was named W Richard German, it took a little checking on Ancestry until his full name could be found enabling brief details to be pieced together. The Newspaper archives produced a lot of hits with letters Richard had written to the press but nothing was found about his election as Chairman of Woodspring District Council in 1990.
Medal Details:
- Past Chairman of Woodspring District Council Jewel: W. RICHARD GERMAN 1990-91
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