GUINNESS, Sir John Ralph Sidney CB (1935-2020)
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Richard R
Jul 31, 2020, 9:47:42 PM7/31/20
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From the Times of 31 July 2020: GUINNESS Sir John Ralph Sidney died peacefully on 27th July 2020, aged 84 after a long illness he endured with humour. He leaves behind his daughter, Lucy and son, Rupert and five grandchildren. There will be a family funeral. A memorial service will be announced in due course.
He was s of Capt Edward Douglas GUINNESS (1893-1983), scion of that Irish gentry family of co Kildare and of the (not descended from) GUINNESS Bts, and (as her 2nd h) Martha Letière (1894-1976) d of John Eccleston SHELDON (1859-1939) and Florence Letière PETIT (1857-1934). He m 1967 Valerie Susan (1937-2014) d of Roger NORTH (1901-85), scion of the NORTH barons (abeyant since 1942), and Pamela Susan (1908-97) d of Rev Henry William Leycester O'RORKE (1869-1939) of The Manor House, North Litchfield, Hampshire and Christine Mary _, and had two sons (incl Peter John Charles 1974-78) and a dau.
He was s of Capt Edward Douglas GUINNESS (1893-1983), scion of that Irish gentry family of co Kildare and of the (not descended from) GUINNESS Bts, and (as her 2nd h) Martha Letière (1894-1976) d of John Eccleston SHELDON (1859-1939) and Florence Letière PETIT (1857-1934). He m 1967 Valerie Susan (1937-2014) d of Roger NORTH (1901-85), scion of the NORTH barons (abeyant since 1942), and Pamela Susan (1908-97) d of Rev Henry William Leycester O'RORKE (1869-1939) of The Manor House, North Litchfield, Hampshire and Christine Mary _, and had two sons (incl Peter John Charles 1974-78) and a dau.
Richard R
Aug 21, 2020, 4:21:46 AM8/21/20
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Obit in the Telegraph of 21 Aug 2020:
EXTRACT
Sir John Guinness, civil servant who helped to push through energy privatisation – obituary
Margaret Thatcher rated him highly, while one energy company boss said he had ‘a mind like a chess-player’
Sir John Guinness, who has died aged 84, was a scion of the brewing and banking family, but followed his own path as a civil servant and government adviser.
...John Ralph Sidney Guinness was born on December 23 1935, the second of two sons of Captain Edward Guinness, a partner in the family bank of Guinness Mahon, and his first wife Martha Letiere, née Sheldon.
...In 1967 he married Valerie North, of the North family of Rougham Hall, Norfolk. From 1997 until her death in 2014 they lived at East Barsham Manor, near Fakenham, a Grade I tour de force of Tudor brickwork built between 1520 and 1530.
He is survived by a son and daughter. Another son predeceased him.
Sir John Guinness, born December 23 1935, died July 27 2020
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2020/08/20/sir-john-guinness-civil-servant-helped-push-energy-privatisation/
EXTRACT
Sir John Guinness, civil servant who helped to push through energy privatisation – obituary
Margaret Thatcher rated him highly, while one energy company boss said he had ‘a mind like a chess-player’
Sir John Guinness, who has died aged 84, was a scion of the brewing and banking family, but followed his own path as a civil servant and government adviser.
...John Ralph Sidney Guinness was born on December 23 1935, the second of two sons of Captain Edward Guinness, a partner in the family bank of Guinness Mahon, and his first wife Martha Letiere, née Sheldon.
...In 1967 he married Valerie North, of the North family of Rougham Hall, Norfolk. From 1997 until her death in 2014 they lived at East Barsham Manor, near Fakenham, a Grade I tour de force of Tudor brickwork built between 1520 and 1530.
He is survived by a son and daughter. Another son predeceased him.
Sir John Guinness, born December 23 1935, died July 27 2020
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2020/08/20/sir-john-guinness-civil-servant-helped-push-energy-privatisation/
Richard R
Oct 14, 2020, 5:57:39 AM10/14/20
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Times obit 14 Oct 2020: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/register/sir-john-guinness-obituary-6sbt5lrnc
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