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Rootes may refer to: People *Baron Rootes, a peerage in the United Kingdom *Jamey Rootes (1966-2022), American sports executive *Maurice Rootes (1917–1997), British film editor *William Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes (1894–1964), founder of the Rootes Group *William Geoffrey Rootes (1917–1992), 2nd Baron Rootes Companies * Rootes Group, British car and commercial vehicle manufacturer founded by William Edward Rootes ** Rootes Arrow, a badge engineered range of cars produced by the Rootes Group ** Rootes Australia, Australian assembler of Rootes Group vehicles ** Rootes Aircraft Factory Liverpool John Lennon Airport is an international airport in Liverpool, England, on the estuary of the River Mersey south-east of Liverpool city centre. Scheduled domestic, European, North African and Middle Eastern services are operated f ..., located at RAF Speke during the Second World War See also * Root (other) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Rootes
Baron Rootes, of Ramsbury in the County of Wiltshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 16 February 1959 for the businessman Sir William Rootes. He was head of the motor car manufacturer Rootes Ltd. the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1992. Barons Rootes (1959) *William Edward Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes (1894–1964) * (William) Geoffrey Rootes, 2nd Baron Rootes (1917–1992) *Nicholas Geoffrey Rootes, 3rd Baron Rootes (b. 1951) The heir presumptive An heir presumptive is the person entitled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir apparent or a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the position in question. ... and sole heir to the barony is the present holder's first cousin William Brian Rootes (b. 1944). References *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 editio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamey Rootes
Jamey Rootes (May 9, 1966 – August 21, 2022) was an American sports executive. He served as a long-term president of the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He was responsible for the business operations of the team. Before joining the Texans, he was president and general manager of the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. He went to Clemson University, where he was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity and played on the soccer team that won national championships both in 1984 and 1987. He earned an MBA at Indiana University Bloomington, where he also served as an assistant soccer coach. Rootes worked for the Texans for over 20 years before announcing his resignation in February 2021. Rootes worked as chief executive officer of the Houston Dynamo FC of Major League Soccer and Houston Dash The Houston Dash is a professional women's soccer team based in Houston, Texas. It joined the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in the 2014 season, and is affiliated w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Rootes
Maurice Clifford Rootes (12 April 1917 – 17 June 1997) was a British film editor. Filmography * ''Escape from Broadmoor'' (1948) * ''The Last Days of Dolwyn'' (1949) * ''Maria Chapdelaine (1950 film), Maria Chapdelaine'' (1950) * ''A Tale of Five Cities'' (1951) * ''The Last Page'' (1952) * ''The Gambler and the Lady'' (1952) * ''Four Sided Triangle'' (1953) * ''Spaceways'' (1953) * ''Blood Orange (1953 film), Blood Orange'' (1953) * ''Face the Music (film), Face the Music'' (1954) * ''Murder by Proxy'' (1954) * ''Windfall (1955 film), Windfall'' (1955) * ''Abdulla the Great'' (1955) * ''Reluctant Bride'' (1955) * ''One Way Out (film), One Way Out'' (1955) * ''Three Crooked Men'' (1958) * ''A Woman of Mystery'' (1958) * ''On the Run (1958 film), On the Run'' (1958) * ''Woman Possessed, A Woman Possessed'' (1958) * ''She Knows Y'Know'' (1962) * ''Jason and the Argonauts (1963 film), Jason and the Argonauts'' (1963) * ''Siege of the Saxons'' (1963) * ''Clash by Night (1963 fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes
William Edward Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes GBE (17 August 1894 – 12 December 1964) was a British motor manufacturer. He opened his first car sales agency in 1913, leading to the global Rootes Group. During the Second World War he supervised the volume manufacture of aircraft and engines, as well as the supply of military motor vehicles and armoured fighting vehicles.Lord Rootes: Last of Car Triumvirate Obituary in '''', 14 December 1964 He was knighted in 1942 for these services and for organising the reconstruction of bomb-damaged |
William Geoffrey Rootes
(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. at thepeerage.com (unofficial website) He married his wife, Marian, on 15 August 1946. Their children were Sally Hayter Rootes and Nicholas Geoffrey Rootes, the 3rd Baron Rootes. References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rootes Group
The Rootes Group or Rootes Motors Limited was a British automobile manufacturer and, separately, a major motor distributors and dealers business. Run from London's West End, the manufacturer was based in the Midlands and the distribution and dealers business in the south of England. In the decade beginning 1928 the Rootes brothers, William and Reginald, made prosperous by their very successful distribution and servicing business, were keen to enter manufacturing for closer control of the products they were selling. One brother has been termed the power unit, the other the steering and braking system. With the financial support of Prudential Assurance, the two brothers bought some well-known British motor manufacturers, including Hillman, Humber, Singer, Sunbeam, Talbot, Commer and Karrier, controlling them through their parent, Rootes' 60-per-cent-owned subsidiary, Humber Limited. At its height in 1960, Rootes had manufacturing plants in the Midlands at Coventry and Birmingham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rootes Arrow
Rootes Arrow was the manufacturer's name for a range of cars produced under several badge-engineered marques by the Rootes Group (later Chrysler Europe) from 1966 to 1979. It is amongst the last Rootes designs, developed with no influence from future owner Chrysler. The range is almost always referred to by the name of the most prolific model, the Hillman Hunter. A substantial number of separate marque and model names were applied to this single car platform. Some were given different model names to justify trim differences (Hillman GT, Hillman Estate Car) and, from time to time, models were sold in some European markets under the Sunbeam marque (Sunbeam Sceptre for instance), and at other times used UK marque/model names. Singer Gazelle and Vogue models were also sold in the UK for one season badged as Sunbeams after the Singer brand was withdrawn. The models sold – not all concurrently – were, alphabetically by marque: * Chrysler Hunter, Chrysler Vogue * Dodge Husky * Hillm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rootes Australia
Rootes Australia was the Australian affiliate of the Rootes Group, a British motor vehicle manufacturing company.The Macquarie Dictionary of Motoring, 1986, page 413 The company was formed immediately after the Second World War initially operating as an importing and distribution firm.The Macquarie Dictionary of Motoring, 1986, page 216 In 1946, it began assembling Hillman Minx vehicles at Port Melbourne, Victoria.Pedr Davis, Wheels Across Australia, 1987, page 208 This was the first instance of a British motor manufacturer establishing a production line in Australia.Shaun Birney, A Nation on Wheels, 1987, page 187Rootes Group at Motoring Weekly (UK) By 1954, the company had gained a 5.4% share of the local market and subsequently announced plans to create a full local manufacturing facility. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rootes Aircraft Factory
Liverpool John Lennon Airport is an international airport in Liverpool, England, on the estuary of the River Mersey south-east of Liverpool city centre. Scheduled domestic, European, North African and Middle Eastern services are operated from the airport. The airport comprises a single passenger terminal, three general use hangars, a FedEx Express courier service centre as well as a single runway measuring in length, with the control tower south of the runway. Originally called Speke Airport, it was operated by the Royal Air Force as RAF Speke in World War II. Between 1997 and 2007, the facility was one of Europe's fastest-growing commercial airports, as annual passenger numbers increased from 689,468 to 5.47 million. It was renamed after Liverpudlian musician John Lennon of the Beatles in 2001. Although passenger numbers had decreased to 3.98 million in 2013, the airport handled 5.05 million passengers in 2019, making it the 13th-busiest airport in the UK. History Imperia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
