Loel Guinness | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Bath | |
| In office 1931–1945 | |
| Preceded by | Hon. Charles Baillie-Hamilton |
| Succeeded by | Sir James Pitman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 June 1906 Manhattan, New York, U.S.[1][2] |
| Died | 31 December 1988 (aged 82) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart disease |
| Resting place | Cimetière du Bois de Vaux, Lausanne |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 3, including Lindy, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army Royal Auxiliary Air Force |
| Rank | Group Captain |
| Commands | No. 601 (County of London) Squadron |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches (5) |
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Group Captain Thomas Loel Evelyn Bulkeley Guinness, OBE (9 June 1906 – 31 December 1988)[3] was a British Conservative politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Bath (1931–1945), business magnate and philanthropist. Guinness also financed the purchase of the Calypso, leasing her for one symbolic franc a year[4] to famous oceanic explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau and his movie The Silent World (1956).[5]
- ^ New York, New York, Extracted Birth Index, 1878–1909
- ^ 1910 United States Federal Census
- ^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. pp. 1695–1696. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ^ Shirlaw, David (10 April 2020). Barges to Battleships: Puget Sound Military Shipbuilding: Volume I Minesweepers. SeaWaves Press Inc. ISBN 978-1-894147-34-7.
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