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Apr 19, 1921 Llantrisant, Wales, United Kingdom Died on 19 Jun 2013 (aged 92)
British politician
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About Glyn England
- Glyn (Glynne) England was a British electrical engineer. Prior to war breaking out he was scientific assistant with the Road Research Laboratory.
- In the 1950s he served as a Labour Party councillor in Hertfordshire; he later became a founder member of the Social Democratic party.
- Glyn started working for the Central Electricity Generating Board as an electrical engineer supervising installation work.
- He finished up as chairman from 1977 to 1982, taking over from Sir Arthur Hawkins and being replaced by Walter Marshall, Baron Marshall of Goring. A deal was signed with Glyn of the CEGB and Charles Chevrier, director-general of Électricité de France for the construction of a £550 million 2000MW HVDC Cross-Channel link between England and France.
- Each would cover the cost of four of the eight cables crossing the channel.
