William Geoffrey Rootes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
This article needs additional citations for verification. (November 2019) |
(William) Geoffrey Rootes, 2nd Baron Rootes (14 June 1917 – 16 January 1992) was the chairman of Rootes Motors (1964-1967), Chrysler UK (1967-1978) and Britain's National Economic Development Council (1968-1973).
Early life
Rootes was the first son of William Edward Rootes and Nora Press and was educated at Port Regis, Harrow and Oxford.[1]
He married his wife, Marian, on 15 August 1946. Their children were Sally Hayter Rootes and Nicholas Geoffrey Rootes, the 3rd Baron Rootes.
|
References
- ^ (William) Geoffrey Rootes at thepeerage.com (unofficial website)
- ^ Burke's Peerage. 2003.
External links
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from April 2022
- Articles needing additional references from November 2019
- All articles needing additional references
- Articles with ISNI identifiers
- Articles with VIAF identifiers
- Articles with GND identifiers
- Articles with UKPARL identifiers
- Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
- 1917 births
- 1992 deaths
- People educated at Harrow School
- Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford
- All stub articles
- Peerage of the United Kingdom baron stubs