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Sir (Sydney) Harold Gillett, 1st Baronet, MC, FCA (27 November 1890 – 21 September 1976), was Lord Mayor of London. He was a chartered accountant. He was elected Sheriff of the City of London for 1952 and Lord Mayor of London in 1958. He was president of the Baden-Powell House building committee of The Scout Association from 1953 until the building was finished in 1961. As a tribute to his contributions, the Scout Association has created a Sir Harold Gillett Memorial Fund to help pay the expenses of special needs Scouts and members in need to visit London and stay at the Baden-Powell House hostel. He was a member of the Council of the Corporation of Foreign Bondholders, from 1965 until his death in 1976 Gillett was created a baronet, of Bassishaw Ward in the City of London, in 1959. He died in September 1976, aged 85, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Robin. ==References== *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sir Harold Gillett, 1st Baronet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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