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Leonard Lord

Leonard Lord, English businessman (died 1967)

Born
November 15, 1896
Died
September 13, 1967
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1896

About Leonard Lord

Leonard Percy Lord, 1st Baron Lambury KBE was a captain of the British motor industry. Lord Austin died in 1941 and Lord became the most powerful man in the company. After the war, Lord became Chairman of Austin and the company resumed civil motor-vehicle production in 1946.

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Leonard Lord timeline

  1. Lord Austin died in 1941 and Lord became the most powerful man in the company.
  2. After the war, Lord became Chairman of Austin and the company resumed civil motor-vehicle production in 1946.

The world when Leonard Lord was born

Leonard Lord was born in 1896. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst modern Olympic Games held in Athens
  • Top headlinePlessy v. Ferguson — "separate but equal" upheld
  • Technology milestoneGuglielmo Marconi patents wireless telegraph (radio)
  • World population~1.56B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population69.0M

1896 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Leonard Lord's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18962026
Population69.0M341 million

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