Part 2 (Obituaries) - King's College - University of Cambridge
Part 2 (Obituaries) - King's College - University of Cambridge
Part 2 (Obituaries) - King's College - University of Cambridge
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OBITUARIES<br />
made him some good friends during his year at King’s, including Daphne<br />
Green, whom he married in 1975.<br />
Julian became a marketing man for Proctor and Gamble after graduating, and<br />
a short time later he moved to a similar position at Joseph Terry and Sons in<br />
York. It was at this point that his love affair withYorkshire began.This was an<br />
affection that Julian combined with ongoing political activity, contesting<br />
both local and general elections. Later in his life he also served on regional<br />
bodies, both ecclesiastic and lay, working for the interests <strong>of</strong>Yorkshire.<br />
Julian and Daphne moved to Leeds in 1981, where they founded the public<br />
relations company Avista. The following year he was elected to Leeds City<br />
Council serving the Horsforth ward. He served until 1990 when his business<br />
commitments forced him to step down. In 1983 and 1987 Julian contested<br />
the Pudsey constituency in the general elections for the Liberal Alliance. He<br />
finished second after the Conservative candidate, but Julian’s work in liberal<br />
politics continued unabated. He eventually became the Vice-President <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Yorkshire and Humberside Liberal Democrats.<br />
Besides his dedication to politics and his company, Julian was also a scholar<br />
who gained both an MBA and a PhD. He published several books on<br />
marketing and taught on the MBA programme at Bradford <strong>University</strong>.<br />
After many years <strong>of</strong> working in marketing Julian took the step to become<br />
ordained into the Church <strong>of</strong> England in 1997. The same energy that had<br />
gone into his business and political activities was now directed toward<br />
working for his parishioners. He first served as a non-stipendiary curate in<br />
Lower Wharfedale from 1997 to 2001 before becoming an assistant priest<br />
at St Peter’s in Bramley, Leeds. His wife was also ordained around the same<br />
time and became the Rector <strong>of</strong> Stanningley.<br />
Julian suffered a brain haemorrhage in 2003 but managed to recover and<br />
returned with energy and zeal to his political and religious activities. In<br />
2006 he took over responsibility for the ‘Yorkshire Church in Show’, which<br />
promoted the Church and the Gospel at the annual Great Yorkshire Show.