William D Weir of Eastwood. 1st Viscount, 1937-1953

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William Douglas Weir (1877-1959), 1st Baron Weir (created 1918), 1st Viscount Weir (created 1938), was born in Glasgow and educated at Glasgow High School. He joined the family engineering business, G. and J. Weir, becoming managing director (1902-1915) and chairman (1910-1953). He was made director-general of aircraft production in 1917 and president of the Air Council in 1918. He served on many other government bodies in the post-war years and was an adviser to the government on national defence in 1937-1938.

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