Sir William Worsley
| Sir William Worsley Bt | |
|---|---|
| Born | William Ralph Worsley 12 September 1956 |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Title | Baronet |
| Term | 18 December 2012 - present |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Marie-Noelle Dreesmann |
| 👶 Children | Isabella Claire Worsley Francesca Sylvia Worsley Marcus William Worsley |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) | Marcus Worsley Hon. Bridget Assheton |
William Worsley[edit]
Sir William Ralph Worsley, [1]6th Baronet, DL, FRICS, FRAgS is a British forester, farmer and businessman. He is the Government’s [2][3] National Tree Champion[4] and is [5]Chairman of the National Forest Company.
Biography[edit]
William Worsley was born in York, the eldest son of Sir Marcus Worsley, 5th Baronet and Hon. Bridget Assheton, daughter of 1st Baron Clitheroe. He was educated at Harrow School and the Royal Agricultural College, following which he qualified as a Chartered Surveyor.
He served as a Lieutenant in the Queens Own Yeomanry from 1975 to 1980 and subsequently became [6] Honorary Colonel of the Yorkshire Squadron of the Queens Own Yeomanry from 2008 to 2015.
He served as a Secretary of State appointed member on the North York Moors National Park Authority from 1994 to 1998 and as a member of the Howardian Hills AONB Joint Advisory Committee from 1992 to 2009 and from 2011. He was Chairman from 2004 to 2007. He was a member [7] of the Independent Panel on Forestry between 2011 and 2012 and a member of the Forestry Commissions Advisory panel from 1999 to 2006.
He was a Director of the Scarborough Building Society from 1996 to 2009 and was Chairman from 2002 to 2009. He was a [8] Director of the Skipton Building Society from 2009 to 2011 and The Brunner Investment Trust plc from 2000 to 2014.
He was [9] President of the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) from 2009 to 2011. Deputy President and Chairman of the CLA Board from 2007 to 2009 and Vice President and Chairman of Policy Committee from 2005 to 2007.
In 2016 he was appointed [10] Chair of the National Forest Company responsible for the National Forest, the largest environmentally led regeneration project in England covering 200 square miles of the midlands.
In 2018 following the launch of the Governments 25 year Natural Environment plan he was made the [11] Governments Tree Champion[12] leading an initiative to co-ordinate forestry and woodlands in England including planting 11 million trees plus a further one million in the towns and cities.
In 2018 he was appointed a [13] Lay Canon of York Minster and a member of Chapter and the Cathedral Council. He is a member of the Court of the Merchant Taylors’ Company and was Mayor of the Company of the Merchants of the Staple of England from 2014 to 2015.
He was appointed a [14] Deputy Lieutenant of North Yorkshire in 2007. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in 1992 and a Fellow of the Royal Agricultural Societies in 2018.
Marriage and children[edit]
In 1987 he married Marie-Noelle Dreesmann daughter of Bernard Dreesmann. They have three children:
- Isabella Claire Worsley, born 24th October 1988
- Francesca Sylvia Worsley, born 5th March 1992
- Marcus William Worsley, born 2nd November 1995
References and Sources[edit]
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- ↑ "Worsley heir takes up title and the work at Hovingham Hall goes on".
- ↑ "Sir William Worsley appointed Governments Tree Champion". gov.uk.
- ↑ "Sir William Worsley appointed Governments Tree Champion". York Press.
- ↑ "Tree Champion to expand England's woodland". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ↑ "Sir William Worsley appointed Chair National Forest Company". National Forest.
- ↑ "Territorial Army soldiers march through York". York Press.
- ↑ "Independent Panel on Forestry". UK Parliment.
- ↑ "Skipton Annual Report and accounts 2009". Skipton Building Society.
- ↑ "Country Life Interview: William Worsley". Country Life.
- ↑ "Sir William Worsley chair of National Forest Company". National Forest.
- ↑ "Sir William Worsley appointed Governments Tree Champion". gov.uk.
- ↑ "Tree Champion to expand England's woodland". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ↑ "York Minster welcomes Sir William Worsley as a new member of the cathedral's Chapterand College of Canons". www.yorkminster.org.
- ↑ "Sir William Worsley current Deputy Lieutenant of North Yorkshire". Deputy Lieutenant of North Yorkshire website.
