Rupert Guinness, 2nd Earl of Iveagh

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Iveagh
KG CB CMG VD ADC FRS DL
Born
Rupert Edward Cecil Lee Guinness

(1874-03-29)29 March 1874[1]
Died14 September 1967(1967-09-14) (aged 93)
Spouse(s)Lady Gwendolen Onslow
(m. 1903, died 1966)
ChildrenHon. Richard Guinness
Lady Honor Channon
Arthur Guinness, Viscount Elveden
Patricia Lennox-Boyd, Viscountess Boyd of Merton
Brigid, Princess Frederick of Prussia
Parent(s)Edward Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh
Adelaide Guinness
FamilyGuinness
AwardsFellow of the Royal Society[1]

Rupert Edward Cecil Lee Guinness, 2nd Earl of Iveagh, KG, CB, CMG, VD, ADC, FRS, DL[1] (29 March 1874 – 14 September 1967) was an Anglo-Irish businessman, politician, oarsman and philanthropist. Born in London, he was the eldest son of Edward Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh. He served as the 20th Chancellor of the University of Dublin from 1927 to 1963, succeeding his father who was Chancellor between 1908 and 1927.

  1. ^ a b c Kay, H. D. (1968). "Rupert Edward Cecil Lee Guinness, Second Earl of Iveagh 1874-1967". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 14: 287–307. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1968.0013. S2CID 73306655.