Ian MacGregor
Scottish-American industrialist and metallurgist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Ian Kinloch MacGregor, KBE (21 September 1912 – 13 April 1998) was a Scottish metallurgist and industrialist. He worked in the United States from World War II until the early 1970s. He most famous in the UK for his controversial tenure at the British Steel Corporation and his conduct during the 1984–85 miners' strike while managing the National Coal Board.
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Ian MacGregor | |
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Born | Ian Kinloch MacGregor (1912-09-21)21 September 1912 Kinlochleven, Scotland |
Died | 13 April 1998(1998-04-13) (aged 85) |
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Metallurgist and industrialist |
Spouse |
Sybil Spencer
(m. 1942; died 1996) |
Children | 2 |
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