Sir Brandon Charles Gough DL (8 October 1937 – 25 April 2012 ) was a British businessman, and Chancellor of the

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.Biography: Sir Brandon Gough; University of East Anglia - Official Website
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and

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, where he read natural sciences and law. He held chairmanships of

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and De La Rue plc, and was chairman of the Higher Education Funding Council for England. He was knighted in 2002.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gough, Brandon 1937 births 2012 deaths British businesspeople Knights Bachelor Businesspeople awarded knighthoods People educated at Douai School Alumni of Jesus College, Cambridge Chancellors of the University of East Anglia Deputy Lieutenants of Kent 20th-century British businesspeople