Christopher Collett
Sir Christopher Collett | |
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 Mansion House, London, Lord Mayor Collett's official residence | |
| 661st Lord Mayor of London | |
| In office 1988–1989 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Greville Spratt |
| Succeeded by | Sir Hugh Bidwell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 June 1931 Bromley, Kent |
| Died | 2 December 2012 Petworth, Sussex |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Chartered accountant |
Sir Christopher Collett GBE, JP, FCA (10 June 1931 – 2 December 2012), was a founding partner in Ernst & Young, who served as Lord Mayor of London for 1988/89.[1]
Background
[edit]The younger son of Sir Henry Collett and Ruth née Hatch, he was educated at Harrow before going up to Emmanuel College, Cambridge (MA 1960).
Commissioned into the Royal Artillery for National Service, Collett then served in the Territorial Army being promoted Captain, and later on the City of London TAVR Committee (1980-92).
Career
[edit]Articled with Cassleton Elliott & Co. in 1954, qualifying ACA in 1958 (elected FCA 1969), in 1963 Collett was made a partner of Arthur Young, becoming Ernst & Young.[2]
Elected as Common Councilman for Broad Street Ward (1973–79), then Alderman (1979–2001) and appointed a JP, Collett served as Aldermanic Sheriff of London for 1985/86 and one of HM Lieutenants for the City of London, 1988–2001.[3]
Master Glover for 1981/82, Sir Christopher was also Third Warden (then Honorary Assistant) of the Haberdashers' Company,[4] and an Assistant to the Chartered Accountants in England and Wales’ Co.
Family
[edit]In remainder to the family baronetcy[5] created for his grandfather, Lord Mayor of London for 1933/34, his elder brother David Collett (1924–62) married Sheila Scott (later Lady Miskin), having a son and a daughter, of whom Sir Ian Collett FIIMS (born 1953), succeeded as the 3rd and present baronet,[6] upon the death of their father, Sir Henry Collett, 2nd Baronet (1893–1971).
Married in 1959 to Anne Griffiths (sister of John Calvert Griffiths CMG KC[7]), Sir Christopher and Lady Collett had two sons and a daughter:
- Alastair Collett (born 1961), LLB (Londin), Master Glover (2024/25),[8] married 1992 Tiana Peck, having two sons.
- Angus Collett (born 1964), MA (Cantab), FCA, married 2005 Rachel Beale.
- Alexandra Collett (born 1972), married 2003 Simon Bailey.[9]
Honours
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Knight Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire, 1988
Knight of Justice, Order of St John of Jerusalem, 1988
Order of Merit (cl. II), Qatar, 1985
Order of Civil Merit (cl. II), Spain, 1986
Commander, Order of Merit, Germany, 1986
Commander, Order of the Niger, 1989
Arms
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References
[edit]- ^ www.cityoflondon.gov.uk
- ^ www.icaew.com
- ^ www.londonremembers.com
- ^ www.haberdashers.co.uk
- ^ Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 107th edn. 2003. p. 855 (COLLETT, Bt). ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ^ www.eadt.co.uk
- ^ www.legco.gov.hk
- ^ www.thegloverscompany.org
- ^ www.debretts.com
External links
[edit]- 1931 births
- 2012 deaths
- People educated at Harrow School
- Alumni of Emmanuel College, Cambridge
- British accountants
- Surrey Yeomanry officers
- Royal Artillery officers
- 20th-century lord mayors of London
- 20th-century British businesspeople
- Knights of Justice of the Order of St John
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
- Order of Civil Merit members
- Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Commanders of the Order of the Niger