Peter Middleton

Peter Middleton may refer to:

Peter Middleton (MP)

Peter Middleton (1603–1661) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1659 and 1660.

Middleton was the son of Robert Middleton, merchant of London and his wife Margaret Mounsel, daughter of John Mounsel, merchant of Weymouth. In 1627 he became a Turkey merchant and joined the Levant and East India Companies. He was later living in Russia, where he was probably a buyer of furs. He held £1,000 stock in the East India Company, and was a member of the committee of the company from 1659 until his death.

In 1659, Middleton was elected Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis in the Third Protectorate Parliament. He was re-elected MP for the constituency in 1660, when he was involved in a double return to the Convention Parliament but was accepted by the House on 5 May. He was one of the five MPs who were authorised to raise a loan of £2,000 in the City of London and who then funded the loan from their own pockets after they met with some difficulty. They received the thanks of the House on 25 May. He was a commissioner for assessment for London from August 1660. He stood for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis in 1661 but was defeated.

Peter Middleton (footballer)

Peter Watson Middleton (13 September 1948 – April 1977) was an English professional footballer who played almost all of his career with Bradford City. His career was cut short following an accident just days after his Plymouth Argyle debut.

He was one of eight children, including four boys, born in Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England. One of his brothers, John, also played for Bradford City.

He was found dead in his car in 1977.

Career

Middleton was a schoolboy with Sheffield Wednesday who signed as an apprentice professional. He became a regular in the reserves, signing as a full-time player in 1965. But after three years without a first team game he moved to Bradford City.

City paid £500 for him. He played for four full seasons at Bradford City and into the start of 1972–1973 season, scoring 25 goals in 131 league appearances. He also had a good scoring record in the FA Cup and League Cup, with three goals in the former and six in the latter in a total of 20 cup games.

Peter Middleton (banker)

Sir Peter Edward Middleton, GCB (born 23 April 1934) is a British UK Chairman, Marsh & McLennan Companies, former banker and former Chancellor of the University of Sheffield.

Life

Middleton was born on 2 April 1934 in Sheffield. His father was Thomas Edward Middleton. He was educated at Sheffield City Grammar School and at the University of Sheffield where he gained a first class degree in economics in 1955 with further study at the University of Bristol. He lives in Kensington with his wife Connie.

Career

The Treasury

After National Service in the Royal Army Pay Corps, Sir Peter joined HM Treasury, ultimately ascending to become Permanent Secretary from 1983 to 1991.

Barclays Bank

Sir Peter joined Barclays in 1991 as Group Deputy Chairman and Executive Chairman of Barclays de Zoete Wedd (BZW). He became Chairman of Barclays Capital following the reorganisation of BZW in October 1997 and was appointed Barclays Group Chairman in April 1999. During this time he was also a Board member of Bass PLC from 1992–2001 and General Accident (later CGU) from 1992-1995. He was appointed Chairman of the Barclays Group Asia Pacific Advisory Committee in 2004.