William Carrington

Sir William Speight Carrington (20 February 1904 – 6 May 1975) was an English accountant.

Early life and education

William Speight Carrington was born on 20 February 1904 and was the son of William Carrington (1874-1962) of Blackpool and Jane Croft Speight (1878-1918) of Lancashire.[1] He was schooled at Hebden Bridge in Yorkshire and then Manchester Grammar School.

Career

Carrington qualified as a chartered accountant in 1926 and joined Whinney, Smith and Whinney of London in 1928, becoming a partner in 1932. He was a senior partner of its successor, Whinney Murray and Co. from 1967 to 1970. Whinney Murray and Co. evolved into the modern firm Ernst & Young.[2][3]

He was elected a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales's council in 1942, sitting until 1968; he was the Institute's President for the year 1955–56.[4] He was also a member of the Central Valuation Board under the Coal Nationalisation Act 1946, a Member of the Tucker Committees on taxation of trading profits, a Member of the Royal Commission on Taxation from 1951 to 1955 and a Younger Brother of Trinity House in 1952.

Carrington was knighted in the 1958 Birthday Honours.[5] He was knighted because of his contributions to the accounting profession in the United Kingdom.

Carrington served on the Royal Commission on the Taxation of Profits and Income, chaired by Lord Justice Lionel Cohen and appointed under the authority of King George VI[6][7] The Commission served to examine taxation's impact on both industry and ordinary workers, specifically Tax code (PAYE).[8]

Personal life

In 1932, Carrington married Dorothy Mary, daughter of Thomas William Fabian, and they had one son, William David Carrington. [9][10][11] He retired in 1970 and died on 6 May 1975 at his home in Penzance.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "1911 England Census for William Speight Carrington". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Ernst & Young". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History, Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Ernst & Whinney: Family tree". www.icaew.com. Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "ICAEW Past Presidents". www.icaew.com. Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "No. 41404". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1958. p. 3511.
  6. ↑ "Taxation of Profits and Income (Royal Commission)". Hansard UK Parliament. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  7. ↑ Archives Hub record (Jisc Archives Hub)
  8. ↑ UK Parliament, House of Commons Debates (Hansard), "Taxation of Profits and Income (Royal Commission)", 27 July 1950. https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/1950-07-27/debates/4b304ada-55dd-4769-9127-fe26437d09e5/TaxationOfProfitsAndIncome(RoyalCommission)
  9. ↑ Boys, Peter. "Past Presidents of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, 1880-2005". Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "Carrington, Sir William", Who Was Who (online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2007). Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  11. ↑ Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes, vol. 95 (1969), p. 420.
  12. ↑ R. L. L. (15 May 1975). "Sir William Carrington". The Times. p. 20.


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