Humphrey Verdon Roe
Humphrey Verdon Roe (18 April 1878 – 27 July 1949) was a British businessman, a philanthropist, aircraft manufacturer and the usually unacknowledged co-founder of Britain's first and most successful birth control clinic along with Marie Stopes, who became his wife. He was the father of the British philosopher Harry Stopes-Roe.
Humphrey Verdon Roe | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 April 1878 Manchester, England |
| Died | 27 July 1949 (aged 71) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Unit | Manchester Regiment |
| Battles/wars | Boer War World War I (RFC) World War II (RAFVR) |
| Spouse(s) |
Marie Stopes
(m. 1918; div. 1935) |
| Children | Harry Stopes-Roe |
| Relations | Alliot Verdon Roe (brother) |
| Other work | Businessman, Philanthropist, aircraft manufacturer |
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