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Sir William Samuel Stephenson CC MC DFC (born William Samuel Clouston Stanger, 23 January 1897 – 31 January 1989) was a Canadian soldier, fighter pilot, businessman and spymaster who served as the senior representative of the British Security Coordination (BSC) for the Western Allies during World War II.
A view of part of the site of Camp X looking toward Lake Ontario. Camp X was established December 6, 1941, by the chief of British Security Co-ordination (BSC), Sir William Stephenson, a Canadian from Winnipeg, Manitoba and a close confidant of Winston Churchill and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. [7]
Stevenson (year unknown) Sir William Alfred Stevenson KBE CStJ (19 May 1901 – 29 November 1983) was a New Zealand industrialist, philanthropist and local-body politician. He was also active in rowing, both as a competitor and official, and was a noted big-game fisherman.
Sir William Haswell Stephenson (1836-1918) was an English industrialist, politician, philanthropist, and Lord Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Personal life
William John Stephenson Tallon RVM (12 November 1935 – 23 November 2007), also known as Billy Tallon or Backstairs Billy, was a steward who worked for the British royal family, and was a member of the Queen Mother's staff at Clarence House.
Macdonald, Bill, The True Intrepid: Sir William Stephenson and the Unknown Agents, (Raincoast, 2001) – ISBN 1-55192-418-8 This book contains interviews with several Canadian employees of BSC in New York. Mahl, Thomas E., Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States, 1939–44, (Brassey's Inc., 1999) ISBN 1-57488-223-6
The Stephenson family continued to reside in Throckley Hall following the death of Sir William. Other notable residents included Major William Ernest Stephenson, [7] who held the rank of Major in the Northumberland Fusiliers of the British Army. [8] Throckley Hall was featured on Antiques Roadshow in 1987. [9]
William Henry Stephenson (19 April 1877 – 20 April 1927) was an English marine engine stoker. [1] He is best known for having been a stoker on the exploration vessel Endurance , on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914-1916, led by Sir Ernest Shackleton .