Miles Thomas

"Baron Thomas" redirects here. For other people known as Baron Thomas, see Lord Thomas (disambiguation). For the American baseball player, see Myles Thomas.

William Miles Webster Thomas, Baron Thomas[1] DFC (2 March 1897[2] – 8 February 1980),[3] known as Sir Miles Thomas from 1943–1971, was a Welsh businessman. He was Managing Director of the Morris Motors, 1940–1947, Chairman of the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC, later to become British Airways), 1949–1956,[4] Chairman of the merger broker Chesham Amalgamations,[1] and President and Chairman of the National Savings Committee.[5]

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  2. ^ "Life Peerages". Retrieved 26 August 2007.
  3. ^ Peter G. Masefield: Thomas, (William) Miles Webster, Baron Thomas (1897–1980), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press 2004, accessed 15 May 2012 []
  4. ^ "The History Of The British Airways Museum - 1987". Retrieved 20 June 2007.
  5. ^ "Janus: The Papers of Enoch Powell". Retrieved 20 June 2007.