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Timothy Adeola ODUTOLA

Industrialist ,politician,Businessman · b. June 16,1902

industrialist, educationist. Managing proprietor of Odutola Industries Ltd. Career history clerk in Government Treasury, 1921, worked for Ijebu Native Administration, 1921-32, established as exporter and importer, tyre retreading industry, rubber com pounding and allied rubber industries, founded the Adeola Odutola College, Ijebu-Ode, awarded honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, University of Ibadan, 1965; holds chieftaincy title of Ogbeni Oja of Ijebu- Ode; Married and has many children; Address; Onibudo House, Odutola Street, Ijebu-Ode.

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Title
Chief
Surname
ODUTOLA
First Name
Timothy
Other Names
Adeola
Gender
Male
Source of Publication
OSSDATA Style
Date of Birth
June 16,1902
Status
Died
Date of Death
April 13, 1995
State of Origin
Ogun State
Place of Birth
Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State
Father's Name
Sanni Odutola Seyindemi
Father's Status
Deceased
Mother's Name
Sabina Otubajo Odutola Seyindemi.
Mother's Status
Deceased
Marital Status
Married
Profession
Industrialist ,politician,Businessman
Working Experience
History Clerk in government Treasury, 1921; Native Authority, Ijebu-Ode, 1921; member, Legislative Council, 1945-59; member, defunct Western House of Assembly, 1945-59; member. Federal House of Representatives, 1952-54; Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1960-64; director of the Central Bank and the Nigerian Industrial Development Bank. president of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, chairman of the Nigerian Stock Exchange.
Education Level
Others
Schools Attended with Dates
1. St. Saviour's Primary School, then at Italupe.... 2.Ijebu-Ode Grammar School in 1919.
Previous Appointments
History Clerk in government Treasury, 1921; Native Authority, Ijebu-Ode, 1921; member, Legislative Council, 1945-59; member, defunct Western House of Assembly, 1945-59; member. Federal House of Representatives, 1952-54; Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1960-64; founder, Adeola Odutola College, Ijebu-Ode, 1948; Chairman, Odutola Industries Limited, Ijebu Ode; Chairman. Adeola Farm Estate (Rubber), Kuyagba Estates (Real Estate), Omo Sawmill. 1950, Tyre soles Company, 1950; first president of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria , past chairman of the Nigerian Stock Exchange. director of the Central Bank and the Nigerian Industrial Development Bank.
Have you ever been a member of any political party?
Yes
Traditional Titles
The Ogbeni-Oja of IjebuOde (1954);
Awards and Honours
1. Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) in 1966.
2. Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) in 1982
International/Foreign Decorations
Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1948
Honourary Degrees and Awarding Institutions
1. Awarded Honorary Doctor of Law (Hon. LL.D), University of Ibadan, 1965;
2. Awarded Honorary Doctor of Law (Hon. LL.D), University of lagos
Residential Address
Address: Onibudo House, Odutola Street, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State.
Source
http://adeolaodutolacollegeprivate.com/school/the-founder.html, wikipedia

Source

http://adeolaodutolacollegeprivate.com/school/the-founder.html, wikipedia

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