Roach was also a keen proponent of labor-saving devices and continually looked for ways to cut down on costs by the use of machinery.

According to reports Ramsay was always a keen proponent of his native country, its institutions and traditions.

Rowntree was a keen proponent of that school of thought saying in 1962 that "the solution of water supply problems .

During his time as Tax Minister, Kristian Jensen was a keen proponent of a "tax freeze."

He was a keen proponent of the metric system into medical equipment, which is considered as one of his major contributions.

From early youth Cayley was a keen proponent of parliamentary reform, and he took an active part in local Whig politics.

Martens is a keen proponent of an effective dialogue between the analogue and digital spheres.

Merton was a keen proponent of interfaith understanding.

He was a member of the Athenaeum, a freemason, and a keen proponent of British imperialism.

A keen proponent of Thomistic scholasticism, Billot became a leading figure in metaphysical and speculative theology.