Humphrey Verdon Roe | |
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Born | Manchester, England | 18 April 1878
Died | 27 July 1949 | (aged 71)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Unit | Manchester Regiment |
Battles / wars | Boer War World War I (RFC) World War II (RAFVR) |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | Harry Stopes-Roe |
Relations | Alliot Verdon Roe (brother) |
Other work | Businessman, Philanthropist, aircraft manufacturer |
Humphrey Verdon Roe (18 April 1878 – 27 July 1949) was a British businessman, a philanthropist, aircraft manufacturer and the usually unacknowledged co-founder of Britain's first and most successful birth control clinic along with Marie Stopes, who became his wife. He was the father of the British philosopher Harry Stopes-Roe.