Ian Fraser, Baron Fraser of Lonsdale (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. William Jocelyn Ian Fraser, Baron Fraser of Lonsdale CH CBE, (30 August 1897 - 19 December 1974), known as Ian Fraser, was a British Conservative Party politician, a Governor of the BBC, a successful businessman and the first person to be awarded a life peerage under the Life Peerages Act 1958. Fraser was blinded in World War I and became Chairman of St Dunstan's, a charity for blind servicemen. Fraser was the son of William Percy Fraser, a businessman of South Africa, who played a role in the development of Johannesburg. He was born in Eastbourne, England but spent his early years in South Africa. He returned to England and was educated at St Cyprian's School Eastbourne and Marlborough College.