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     Peter Keith Levene, Baron Levene of Portsoken was born on 8 December 1941 at Hendon, London, England.^2,3 He is the son of Maurice Pierre Levene and Rose Lewis.⁴ He married Wendy Ann Fraiman, daughter of Frederick Fraiman, in 1966.⁴
     He was educated at City of London School, London, England^G.⁴ He graduated from Manchester University, Manchester, Lancashire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)⁴ He was managing director of United Scientific Holdings between 1968 and 1985.⁴ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for the City of London in 1984.⁴ He was Chief of Defense Procurement, Ministry of Defense between 1985 and 1991.⁴ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) in 1989.¹ He was chairman of Docklands Light Railway between 1991 and 1994.⁴ He was chairman of Canary Wharf Ltd between 1993 and 1996.⁴ He held the office of Sheriff of London between 1995 and 1996.⁴ He was created Baron Levene of Portsoken, of Portsoken in the City of London [U.K. Life Peer] on 22 July 1997.¹ He was appointed Knight, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.St.J.) in 1998.⁴ He held the office of Lord Mayor of London between 1998 and 1999.⁴ He was appointed Fellow, Chartered Institute of Transport (F.C.I.T.)⁴ He was appointed Fellow, Chartered Instittue of Purchasing and Supply (F.C.I.P.S.)⁴ He was awarded the Commander, Order of Merit.⁴ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society of Arts (F.R.S.A.)⁴ He was chairman of Lloyds' of London in 2002.⁴

     Leslie Maurice Lever, Baron Lever was the son of unknown Lever.² He married Ray Rosalia Levene.² He died on 26 July 1977.¹
     He held the office of Lord Mayor of London between 1957 and 1958.² He was created Baron Lever, of Ardwick in the City of Manchester [U.K. Life Peer] on 10 July 1975.¹

     Norman Harold Lever, Baron Lever of Manchester was born on 15 January 1914 at Manchester, Lancashire, England.² He was the son of unknown Lever.² He married, firstly, Ethel Samuel in 1939.² He and Ethel Samuel were divorced.² He married, secondly, Betty Wolfe in 1945.² He married, thirdly, Diane Bashi in 1962.² He died on 6 August 1995 at age 81.¹
     Norman Harold Lever, Baron Lever of Manchester usually went by his middle name of Harold.¹ He was educated at Manchester University, Manchester, Lancashire, England.² He was admitted to Middle Temple in 1935 entitled to practise as a barrister-at-law.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Manchester Exchange between 1945 and 1950.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Manchester, Cheetham District between 1950 and 1974.² He held the office of Financial Secretary to the Treasury between 1967 and 1969.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1969.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Manchester Central between 1974 and 1979.² He held the office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between 1974 and 1979.² He was created Baron Lever of Manchester, of Cheetham in the City of Manchester [U.K. Life Peer] on 3 July 1979.¹

     Michael Abraham Levy, Baron Levy was born on 11 July 1944.² He is the son of Samuel Levy and Annie Berenbaum.² He married Gilda Altbach, daughter of Benjamin Altbach, on 20 August 1967.²
     He was educated at Hackney Downs School, London, England.² He was with Lubbock, Fine, chartered accountants between 1961 and 1966.² He was appointed Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants (F.C.A.) in 1966.² He was with M. Levy & Company between 1966 and 1969.² He was partner of Wagner Prager Levy & Partners between 1969 and 1973.² He was chairman of Magnet Group between 1973 and 1988.² He was vice-chairamn of Phonographic Performance Ltd between 1979 and 1984.² He was vice-chairamn of British Phonographic Industry Ltd between 1984 and 1987.² He was chairman of D & J Securities between 1988 and 1992.² He was chairman of M & G Music Ltd between 1992 and 1997.² He was created Baron Levy, of Mill Hill in the London Borough of Barnet [U.K. Life Peer] on 23 September 1997.¹

     Admiral Terence Thornton Lewin, Baron Lewin was born on 19 November 1920.² He was the son of E. H. Lewin.³ He married Jane Branch-Evans, daughter of Reverend Charles James Branch-Evans, in 1944.² He died on 23 January 1999 at age 78.¹
     He was educated at The Judd School, Tonbridge, Kent, England^G.² He fought in the Second World War, with the Home and Mediterranean Fleets, and was mentioned in despatches.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.) in 1942.² He was commander of the H.M.S. Corunna between 1955 and 1956.² He was commander of the H.M. Yacht Britannia between 1957 and 1958.² He was appointed Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) in 1958.² He gained the rank of Captain (F) between 1961 and 1963 in the Dartmouth Training Sqadron and H.M.S. Urchin and Tenby.² He was Director of Naval Tactical and Weapons Policy Division, Ministry of Defence in 1964.² He was commander of the H.M.S. Hermes in 1966.² He was Vice-Chairman of Naval Staff between 1971 and 1973.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1973.² He was Commander-in-Chief of the Fleet between 1973 and 1975.² He held the office of Flag Aide-de-Camp to HM Queen Elizabeth II in 1975.² He gained the rank of Admiral of the Fleet.¹ He was Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Home Command between 1975 and 1977.² He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in 1976.² He held the office of First and Principal Aide-de-Camp to HM Queen Elizabeth II in 1977.² He held the office of First Sea Lord between 1977 and 1979.² He held the office of Chief of the Defence Staff in 1979.² He was created Baron Lewin, of Greenwich in Greater London [U.K. Life Peer] on 19 November 1982.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1983.² He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) by City University, London, England^G.² He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) by Greenwich University, Greenwich, London, England^G, in 1993.² He gained the rank of Life Colonel Commandant in 1995 in the Royal Marines.²

     Professor Jack Lewis, Baron Lewis of Newnham was born on 13 February 1928.² He was the son of Robert Lewis.² He married Elfreida Mabel Lamb, daughter of Frank Alfred Lamb and Louie Mabel Johnson, in 1951.² He died on 17 July 2014 at age 86.³
     He was educated at Barrow Grammar School, Barrow, Suffolk, England.² He graduated from London University, London, England, in 1949 with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)² He graduated from Nottingham University, Nottingham, Midlands, England, in 1952 with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)² He was a lecturer between 1954 and 1956 at Sheffield University, Sheffield, Yorkshire, West Riding, England.² He was a lecturer between 1956 and 1957 at Imperial College of Science, Technology, London, England^G.² He was a reader between 1957 and 1961 at University College London, London, England.² He graduated from London University, Barrow, London, England, in 1961 with a Doctor of Science (D.Sc.)² He was Professor of Chemistry between 1961 and 1967 at Manchester University, Manchester, Lancashire, England.² He graduated from Manchester University, Manchester, Lancashire, England^G, in 1962 with a Master of Science (M.Sc.)² He was Professor of Chemistry between 1967 and 1970 at University College London, London, England.² He graduated from Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1970 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He was Professor of Chemistry between 1970 and 1995 at Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.² He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) in 1973.¹ He graduated from Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1977 with a Doctor of Science (Sc.D.)² He was created Baron Lewis of Newnham, of Newnham in the County of Cambridgeshire [U.K. Life Peer] on 8 February 1989.¹

     George Samuel Lindgren, Baron Lindgren was born on 11 November 1900.² He was the son of George William Lindgren and Emily Maude Hiom.² He married Elsie Olive Reed, daughter of Frank Reed, on 10 July 1926.² He died on 8 September 1971 at age 70.¹
     He was educated at Hungerford Road Elementary School, England^G.² He was a clerk with LNER.² He was member of the National Executive Committee of Railway Clerks between 1933 and 1946.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) in 1935.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Insurance between 1945 and 1946.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Northamptonshire, Wellingborough Division between 1945 and 1959.² He held the office of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Civil Aviation between 1946 and 1950.² He held the office of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Local Government and Planning between 1950 and 1951.² He was created Baron Lindgren, of Welwyn Garden City in the County of Hertfordshire [U.K. Life Peer] on 9 February 1961.¹ He was appointed Officer, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (O.St.J.) in 1965.² He held the office of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Power in 1966.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) in 1966.¹

     Margaret Ruth Maude was born on 29 January 1920.² She was the daughter of G/Capt. Christopher Edward Maude and Ruth Annie Sandwith.^1,3 She married Arthur Edmund Leveson, son of Admiral Sir Arthur Cavenagh Leveson and Jemima Adeline Beatrice Blackwood, in 1944 at New Delhi, India^G.² She died on 18 February 2012 at age 92.³
     From 1944, her married name became Leveson.

     David Lawrence Lipsey, Baron Lipsey was born on 21 April 1948.² He is the son of Lawrence M. Lipsey and Penelope Rawson.² He married Margaret Robson in 1982.²
     He was educated at Bryanston School, Blandford, Dorset, England^G.² He was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.² He wrote the book Labour and Land, published 1972.² He was with the Prime Minister's staff between 1977 and 1979.² He edited the book The Socilaist Agenda: Crosland's Legacy, published 1981.² He wrote the book Making Government Work, published 1982.² He was with the Sunday Times between 1982 and 1986.² He was editor of the New Society between 1986 and 1988.² He was co-founder and deputy editor of the New Correspondent between 1988 and 1990.² He was associate editor for The Times between 1990 and 1992.² He was awarded the The Name of the Rose in 1992.² He was a journalist with The Economist between 1992 and 1999.² He was created Baron Lipsey, of Tooting Bec in the London Borough of Wandsworth [U.K. Life Peer] on 30 July 1999.¹ He wrote the book The Secret Economy: how Britain's economy is really run, published 2000.² He lived in 2003 at 91 Drewstead Road, London, England^G.²

     Richard Arthur Lloyd Livsey, Baron Livsey of Talgarth was born on 2 May 1935 at Talgarth, Breconshire, Wales.² He was the son of Arthur Norman Livsey and Lilian Mairsie James.² He married Irene Martin Earsmen in 1964.³ He died on 16 September 2010 at age 75.⁴
     He was educated at Bedales School, Petersfield, Hampshire, England^G.² He was educated at Seale Hayne Agricultural College, Newton Abbot, Devon, England^G.² He graduated from Reading University, Reading, Berkshire, England, with a Master of Science (M.Sc.)² He was a farm manager between 1967 and 1971 at Blairdrummond, Stirlingshire, Scotland^G.² He was a senior lecturer in farm management between 1971 and 1985 at Welsh Agricultural College, Wales.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Brecon and Radnorshire between 1985 and 1992.² He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1994.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Brecon and Radnorshire between 1997 and 2001.² He was created Baron Livsey of Talgarth, of Talgarth in the County of Powys [U.K. Life Peer] on 31 August 2001.¹