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Jeremy Morse (Christopher Jeremy Morse) was born on 10 December, 1928 in London, England, is a Chairman of Lloyds Bank. Discover Jeremy Morse's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 87 years old?

Popular As Christopher Jeremy Morse
Occupation N/A
Age 87 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 10 December, 1928
Birthday 10 December
Birthplace London, England
Date of death 4 February, 2016
Died Place London, England
Nationality London, England

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Who Is Jeremy Morse's Wife?

His wife is Belinda Mills (m. 1955)

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Wife Belinda Mills (m. 1955)
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Jeremy Morse Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jeremy Morse worth at the age of 87 years old? Jeremy Morse’s income source is mostly from being a successful Chairman. He is from London, England. We have estimated Jeremy Morse's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1922

Francis John Morse, the second son of Sir George Henry Morse, a brewer and Lord Mayor of Norwich from 1922 to 1923, was from a junior branch of the landed gentry Morse family of Lound, Suffolk.

The family were Quakers.

Morse was educated at West Downs School and Winchester College.

1928

Sir Christopher Jeremy Morse KCMG (10 December 1928 – 4 February 2016) was an English banker, cruciverbalist and chess composer who was Chancellor of the University of Bristol from 1989 to 2003, and was chairman of Lloyds Bank.

Morse was born in Kensington, London, in 1928, the only son (he had a younger sister) of Francis John Morse, of Lenwade House, Norwich, and his wife, Kinbarra, daughter of barrister Edward Armfield-Marrow.

1955

In 1955, Morse married Belinda Marianne Mills, the daughter of Lt-Colonel Robert Breynton Yarnton Mills, OBE, MC, of the landed gentry Mills family of Sudgrove; they had three sons and two daughters (one of whom died from leukaemia at the age of four).

1960

He went on to attend New College, Oxford, after completing two years of national service with the 60th Rifles in Mandatory Palestine.

1965

He served on the Board of the Bank of England as an executive director from 1965 to 1972, and as a non-executive from 1993 to 1997.

He was also the first Chairman of the International Monetary Fund's Committee of Twenty (C20).

1975

In the 1975 New Year Honours, he was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) "for services to the reform of the international monetary system".

He had a keen interest in cryptic crosswords and was a skilful writer of clues.

1977

A career banker, Morse began with Williams and Glyn's Bank and went on to be chairman of Lloyds Bank between 1977 and 1993; assuming the role at age 48, he was the youngest head of a clearing bank.

2006

In 2006 Morse was awarded the title of World Federation for Chess Composition Honorary Master.

He was an honorary fellow of New College, Oxford, and of All Souls College, Oxford.

2008

His record of success in the clue-writing competitions of Ximenes and Azed was such that Azed's December 2008 Competition puzzle was dedicated to the occasion of his eightieth birthday.

He had puzzles published under the pseudonym "Esrom" (his surname in reverse).

In addition to crosswords, Morse had an interest in other types of word puzzles, and was a frequent contributor to Word Ways: The Journal of Recreational Linguistics.

He was also a chess writer and wrote a book called Chess Problems: Tasks and Records.

Colin Dexter's fictional detective, Inspector Morse, was named after him.

2016

Morse died from complications of jaw cancer at Royal Trinity Hospice in London on 4 February 2016, at the age of 87.