John Tilney

Who was John Tilney?

Sir John Dudley Robert Tarleton Tilney, TD was the great grandson of the founder of RJ Tilney & Co.

John Tilney was educated at Eton College. He was persuaded by John Brocklebank, the co-head of RJ Tilney & Co to begin with the firm in October 1928 before he had finished his degree course at Magdalen College, Oxford. He became a member of the Stock Exchange in December 1932 and was admitted to the partnership in April 1933.

After the Second World War, John Tilney became increasingly involved in politics, becoming a British Conservative politician. He was Member of Parliament for Liverpool Wavertree from 1950 until his retirement at the February 1974 general election. He was Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations from 1962 to 1964.