William Rees-Mogg

The Right Honourable The Lord Rees-Mogg
Rees-Mogg in 1969
Chairman of the Arts Council of Great Britain
In office 1982–1989
Preceded by	Sir Kenneth Robinson
Succeeded by	Peter Palumbo
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
In office 8 August 1988 – 29 December 2012 Life peerage
Personal details
Born	William Rees-Mogg (1928-07-14)14 July 1928 Bristol, England
Died	29 December 2012(2012-12-29) (aged 84) London, England
Resting place	Church of St James, Cameley
Political party	None (crossbencher)
Other political affiliations	Conservative
Spouse	Gillian Morris
Children	5 (including Sir Jacob and Annunziata)
Education	Clifton College Prep School Charterhouse School
Alma mater	Balliol College, Oxford
Profession	Newspaper journalism
Awards	Knight Bachelor (1981)

William Rees-Mogg, Baron Rees-Mogg (14 July 1928 – 29 December 2012) was a British newspaper journalist who was Editor of The Times from 1967 to 1981. In the late 1970s, he served as High Sheriff of Somerset, and in the 1980s was Chairman of the Arts Council of Great Britain and Vice-Chairman of the BBC's Board of Governors. He was the father of the politicians Sir Jacob and Annunziata Rees-Mogg.