Thomas Neill

Male, Deceased Person

1856 – 1937

44

Who was Thomas Neill?

Sir Thomas Neill was an Irish-born insurance executive and pioneer of National Health Insurance in the United Kingdom.

Neill was born in Cookstown, County Tyrone, the son of a land agent. He first became a railway booking clerk,and then an insurance agent in Ballymena. In 1894 he became general manager of the London, Edinburgh and Glasgow Insurance Company and joined the board of directors of the Pearl Insurance Company when it took over the former company in 1910.

When the National Health Insurance scheme came into force in 1911, Neill was appointed one of the three Insurance Commissioners. In 1915 he resigned to become chairman of the National Amalgamated Approved Society, holding the post until his retirement in 1936.

He campaigned for the introduction of a Ministry of Health, which was founded in 1918, after which he became chairman of the Ministry's Consultative Council on Health Insurance Approved Societies until 1924. For this work, he was knighted in the 1920 New Year Honours.

We need you!

Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!

Born
Jan 1, 1856
Died
May 31, 1937

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

Citation

Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"Thomas Neill." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Mar. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/thomas_neill>.

Discuss this Thomas Neill biography with the community:

0 Comments

    Browse Biographies.net