Mary Prior

Alice Mary Prior CVO MBE DStJ JP (born 22 April 1942),[1] was the Lord Lieutenant of Bristol from 2007 to 2017.[2][3] She is currently the Pro-chancellor of University of Bristol and a trustee of the environmental fund Viridor Credits.[3]

Mary Prior

CVO MBE DStJ JP
Born
Alice Mary Prior

(1942-04-22) 22 April 1942
NationalityBritish
OccupationLord Lieutenant of Bristol
Childrenone daughter, one son

Until her retirement in 1997 she was Sales and Marketing Director of Alexandra, a major workwear and uniform company.[4]

She was given an honorary degree by the University of the West of England "in recognition of her outstanding contribution to local public service, and her advisory support to the Bristol Business School and her support for and links with significant stakeholders of the University of the West of England"[4] and is patron or president of a number of charities based in the Bristol area.[5]

Since being appointed Lord-Lieutenant Prior has also been made chair of the Commission for Bristol and Avon Magistrates.[4]

Since 2008, Prior has been a member of The Society of Merchant Venturers, a private club whose membership is invited "from individuals who have been successful in their chosen area of business".[6][7] The Society has been involved in attempts to sanitise the memory of merchant and slave trader Edward Colston, and have been accused of attempting to create a "cult of Colston".[8][9]

Personal life

Prior was born in Hambrook and educated at Kingswood Grammar School. She is married to John and they have two children and four grandchildren.[4]

References
  1. "Birthday's today". The Telegraph. 22 April 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2014. Mrs Mary Prior, Lord–Lieutenant for Bristol, 69
  2. "Home - Welcome". The Lord-Lieutenant of the County & City of Bristol. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  3. "Our Patron". Ablaze Bristol. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  4. "UWE awards honorary degree to Mary Prior MBE CStJ JP". University of the West of England. 20 November 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  5. "Current Members - Mary Prior MBE DStJ JP". The Society of Merchant Venturers. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  6. "Our Members". The Society of Merchant Venturers. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  7. "FAQ". The Society of Merchant Venturers. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  8. Cork, Tristan (2017-11-15). "Church refuses to host biggest Colston thanksgiving service". bristolpost. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  9. Ball, Roger. "The Edward Colston 'corrective' plaque". Bristol Radical History Group. Retrieved 2020-06-15.


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