John Guinness
Sir John Ralph Sidney Guinness CB (23 December 1935 – 27 July 2020)[1] was a British civil servant and businessman.
Education and family
Guinness was educated at Rugby School and Trinity Hall, Cambridge.
In 1967 he married Valerie Susan North of Rougham Hall, Norfolk. The couple had three children, a daughter Lucy and sons Rupert and Peter.[1] She died in March 2014.
Career
Guinness had previously been a member of HM
Honours
In 1985 he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath.[4] In the 1999 New Year Honours list he was appointed a Knight Bachelor.[5]
Heritage interests
He was a
Guinness was a member of the
For many years he lived at the Tudor palace of East Barsham Manor, near Fakenham in Norfolk, selling it on his wife's death.[6]
He died on 27 July 2020.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Sir John Ralph Sidney Guinness". ThePeerage.
- ^ a b "Nuclear power for civil servant. (John Guinness appointed chairman of British Nuclear Fuel PLC to replace Christopher Harding at the end of March next year)". The Engineer. 1 August 1991. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ^ a b c "National Maritime Museum Trustees". Number10.gov.uk. 24 February 2005. Archived from the original on 12 November 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ^ "Page 3 | Supplement 50154, 15 June 1985 | London Gazette | the Gazette".
- ^ "Page 2 | Supplement 55354, 31 December 1998 | London Gazette | the Gazette".
- ^ Cumming, Ed. "For sale: Tudor home that hosted Henry VIII and his tragic queens". Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 29 June 2014.
- ^ Guinness
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