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John Dewar | |
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Born | |
Died | 24 October 1947 | (aged 62)
Education | Oxford University (no degree) |
Occupation | Businessman |
Spouses | Marjory Heaton-Ellis
(m. 1919; died 1945)Muriel Cavendish (m. 1946) |
Children | 1 |
Father | John Dewar |
Relatives | Henry Dewar (half-brother) Thomas Dewar (uncle) Arthur Dewar (uncle) |
Military career | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Unit | Scottish Horse Regiment |
Battles / wars | World War I |
Awards | Military Cross |
John Dewar, 2nd Baron Forteviot OBE MC TD FRSE DL JP (17 March 1885 – 24 October 1947) was a Scottish businessman and soldier, notable as being head of the whisky giant John Dewar & Sons and of the Distillers Company and a director of the Bank of Scotland.