Member of the Polytechnic Fencing Club
Olympic Games:
1948 (London) – Individual foil FINALIST
1952 (Helsinki) – Individual foil
1956 (Melbourne) – Individual foil
1960 (Rome) – Individual foil, team foil
British Empire Games (Commonwealth):
1950 (Auckland) – Individual foil GOLD MEDAL
1954 (Vancouver) – Individual foil GOLD MEDAL
1958 (Cardiff) – Individual foil BRONZE MEDAL
World Fencing Championships:
competed 1937-1959 (yearly – not held 1939-1946)
Appointed MBE in 1971 and CBE in 1977. She was made a Dame in the 1993 New Year's Honours list
A Liberal Democrat politician, Huhne was narrowly beaten by Nick Clegg in the party's 2007 leadership contest. In 2010 Huhne became Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change as part of the coalition government. In 2012 he resigned from the cabinet, having been charged with perverting the course of justice. Following his conviction in 2013, Huhne also stepped down from parliament.
Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Huhne
Influential in establishing the Polytechnic Masonic Lodges. He was an officer of the Grand Lodge
1931 elected Chairman of the Members' Council and made the members representative on the Polytechnic Governing Body
Editor of the Harriers' club gazette
Memorial Fund set up following his death. It raised £1,325, £300 of which went towards a plaque on the Chiswick Stadium in his honour. He was instrumental in it being built.
Vice-President of the Amateur Athletics Association
Founder of architecture practice WilkinsonEyre
Awarded MBE in 1985.
Lived in Cumbria for most of her life.