Jump to content

Donald Piers Chesworth

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Donald Piers Chesworth
Warden of Toynbee Hall
In office
1977–1987
Preceded byWalter Birmingham
Succeeded byAlan Lee Williams
Personal details
Born(1923-01-30)30 January 1923
Died24 May 1991(1991-05-24) (aged 68)

Donald Piers Chesworth (1923–1991) OBE was a politician and administrator who was closely associated with labour causes. His papers are held by Queen Mary Archives.[1] He was warden of Toynbee Hall from 1977 to 1987. Michael Meadowcroft described him as a “fine political fixer”.[2]

Selected appointments

[edit]

His appointments included:[3]

  • Student and Overseas Secretary, International Union of Socialist Youth, 1947-1951
  • Chairman, National Association of Labour Student Organisations, 1947
  • Whip and Member of the Policy Committee, London County Council, 1952-1965
  • Member, Board of Visitors, Hewell Grange Borstal, 1950-1952
  • Chairman, Managers of Mayford Home Office Approved School, 1952-1958
  • Labour Adviser, Tanganyika Government and Chairman, Territorial Minimum Wages Board, 1961-1962
  • Labour Adviser, Mauritius Government and Chairman, Sugar Wages Councils, 1962-1965
  • Council member, 1965-1976 and Chairman, 1967, 1968, 1970–1974, War on Want
  • Director, Notting Hill Social Council, 1968-1977
  • National Committee, UK Freedom from Hunger Campaigns, 1969-1976
  • Executive Board, Voluntary Committee on Overseas Aid and Development, 1969-1976
  • Member, ILEA Education Committee, 1970-1977
  • Chairman, World Development Political Action Trust, 1971-1975
  • Alderman, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, 1971-1977
  • Chairman, Mauritius Salaries Commission, 1973-1977
  • Member, Court of Governors, London School of Economics, 1973-1978
  • South Metropolitan Conciliation Committee, Race Relations Board, 1975-1977
  • Warden, Toynbee Hall, 1977-1987
  • Vice-Chairman, Toynbee Housing Association, 1977-1986
  • Governor, Tower Hamlets Adult Education Institute, 1978-1991
  • Governor, City and East London College, 1978-1991
  • Chairman, Mauritius Government Enquiry into position of families without wage earners, 1981
  • Government Salaries Commissioner, Mauritius, 1987-1988
  • Chairman, Tower Hamlets ILEA Tertiary Education Council, and Member Tertiary Education Board, 1987-1991
  • Chairman, Spitalfields Heritage Centre, 1987-1991

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Guide to Archives. Archived 29 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine Queen Mary University of London. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  2. ^ Meadowcroft, Michael (13 January 2022). "Two sides of Stonehouse on Bangladesh trip". The Guardian (Journal). p. 5.
  3. ^ Papers of Donald Piers Chesworth, politician and administrator. JISC. Retrieved 30 June 2018.