Sir Anthony Favill Tuke (22 August 1920 – 6 March 2001) was chairman of

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from 1973 to 1981 and

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until 1985. Anthony Tuke was the son of A. W. "Iron" Tuke, chairman of Barclays from 1951 to 1962, and the grandson of W. F. Tuke, who was chairman from 1934 to 1936. Tuke was educated at Winchester and Magdalene College, Cambridge. He was chairman of Barclays Bank from 1973 to 1981, when he was succeeded by

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. He was chairman of RTZ until 1985, and was also deputy chairman of Royal Insurance from 1985 to 1992. He served as President of the

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in 1982.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tuke, Anthony 1920 births 2001 deaths People educated at Winchester College Alumni of Magdalene College, Cambridge British chairpersons of corporations Businesspeople awarded knighthoods Chairmen of Barclays Knights Bachelor Presidents of the Marylebone Cricket Club

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20th-century British businesspeople