Sir William Worsley, 6th Baronet

This article is about the British landowner and forester (born 1956). For his grandfather, the British landowner and cricketer (1890–1973), see Sir William Worsley, 4th Baronet.

Sir William Worsley
Bt FRICS FRASE DL
Sir William Worsley, Bt.
Born
William Ralph Worsley

(1956-09-12) 12 September 1956 (age 68)
TitleBaronet
Term18 December 2012 – present
SpouseMarie-Noëlle Dreesmann
Children3
Parent(s)Sir Marcus Worsley, 5th Baronet
Hon. Bridget Assheton

Sir William Ralph Worsley, 6th Baronet,[1] FRICS, FRASE, DL (born 12 September 1956), is a British forester, farmer and businessman.

He is the Chair of the Forestry Commission[2] and is Chairman of the National Forest Company.[3] He was the Government's National Tree Champion.[4][5][6]

Early life and education

Worsley was born in York, the eldest son of Sir Marcus Worsley, 5th Baronet, and Hon. Bridget Assheton, daughter of Ralph Assheton, 1st Baron Clitheroe. His paternal aunt is Katharine, Duchess of Kent. He was educated at Harrow School and the Royal Agricultural College, following which he qualified as a Chartered Surveyor.

Career

He served as a Lieutenant in the Queen's Own Yeomanry from 1975 to 1980 and subsequently became Honorary Colonel of the Yorkshire Squadron of the Queen's Own Yeomanry from 2008 to 2015.[7]

He is Chairman of the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Joint Advisory Committee and served as a Secretary of State-appointed member on the North York Moors National Park Authority from 1994 to 1998. He was a member of the Independent Panel on Forestry between 2011 and 2012,[8] and a member of the Forestry Commission's Advisory panel from 1999 to 2006. He was a member of the North Yorkshire Rural Commission from 2019 to 2021.[9]

He was a Director of the Scarborough Building Society from 1996 to 2009 and was chairman from 2002 to 2009. He was a Director of the Skipton Building Society from 2009 to 2011[10] and The Brunner Investment Trust from 2000 to 2014.

He was President of the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) from 2009 to 2011.[11] Deputy President and Chairman of the CLA Board from 2007 to 2009 and Vice-President and Chairman of Policy Committee from 2005 to 2007.

He was Chair of the National Forest Company responsible for the National Forest,[12] the largest environmentally led regeneration project in England, covering 200 square miles of the midlands, from 2016 to 2020.

In 2018, following the launch of the Governments 25-year Natural Environment plan, he was made the Governments Tree Champion,[4] leading an initiative to co-ordinate forestry and woodlands in England, including planting 11 million trees plus a further one million in the towns and cities.[6] He held this role till early 2020.

At the beginning of 2020 he was appointed as Chair of the Forestry Commission.[2]

In 2018 he was appointed a Lay Canon of York Minster and a member of Chapter and the Cathedral Council.[13] He is a member of the Court of the Merchant Taylors' Company and was Mayor of the Company of the Merchants of the Staple of England from 2014 to 2015.

He was President of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society from 2020 to 2021.[14]

He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of North Yorkshire in 2007.[15] He was made a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in 1992 and a Fellow of the Royal Agricultural Societies in 2018.

Marriage and children

In 1987, Worsley married Marie-Noëlle Dreesmann, daughter of Bernard Dreesmann. They have three children:[16]

  • Isabella Claire Worsley (born 24 October 1988)
  • Francesca Sylvia Worsley (born 5 March 1992)
  • Marcus William Bernard Worsley (born 2 November 1995), heir apparent to the baronetcy.

References

  1. ^ "Worsley heir takes up title and the work at Hovingham Hall goes on". 13 February 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Sir William Worsley appointed as Forestry Commission Chair – Government of the United Kingdom". Forestry Commission. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Sir William Worsley appointed Chair National Forest Company". National Forest. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Sir William Worsley appointed Governments Tree Champion". Government of the United Kingdom. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Tree champion role for Sir William Worsley". York Press. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Tree Champion to expand England's woodland". Government of the United Kingdom. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Territorial Army soldiers march through York". York Press. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Independent Panel on Forestry". UK Parliament. 17 March 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  9. ^ "North Yorkshire Rural Commission". North Yorkshire County Council. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Skipton Annual Report and accounts 2009". Skipton Building Society. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Country Life Interview: William Worsley". Country Life. 19 November 2009. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Sir William Worsley chair of National Forest Company". National Forest. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  13. ^ "York Minster welcomes Sir William Worsley as a new member of the cathedral's Chapter and College of Canons". yorkminster.org. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  14. ^ "Council Members of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society". Yorkshire Agricultural Society. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  15. ^ "Sir William Worsley current Deputy Lieutenant of North Yorkshire". Deputy Lieutenant of North Yorkshire website. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  16. ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baronet
of Hovingham Hall
2012–present 		Incumbent
Heir apparent:
Marcus Worsley

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