The Guinness family is an extensive Irish family known for its accomplishments in brewing, banking, politics, and religious ministry. The brewing branch is particularly well known among the general public for producing the
dry stout
Stout is a dark, top-fermented beer with a number of variations, including dry stout, oatmeal stout, milk stout, and imperial stout.
The first known use of the word ''stout'' for beer, in a document dated 1677 found in the Egerton Manuscr ...
Guinness Beer. The founder of the dynasty,
Arthur Guinness, is confirmed to have had
McCartan
McCartan is a surname of Irish origin. It is the anglicized form of ''Mac cArtáin'' of Irish origins. The surname denotes the son of Artán, diminutive of the personal name Art, an old Irish word for "bear". They are the Lords of Kinelarty, a ...
origins. Beginning in the late 18th century, they became a prominent part of what is known in Ireland as '
the Ascendancy'.
[Essay by 2nd Lord Moyne, ''The Times'' 20 November 1959]
(Online text in ''Eugenics Review'', April 1960)
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Four members of the family in succession held the UK Parliament
The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace of Westminster, London. It alone possesses legislative supremac ...
constituency of Southend
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, which became popularly known as "Guinness-on-Sea".
The "banking line" Guinnesses all descend from Arthur's brother Samuel (1727–1795) who set up as a goldbeater
Goldbeating is the process of hammering gold into an extremely thin unbroken sheet for use in gilding.
History
5,000 years ago, Egyptian artisans recognized the extraordinary durability and malleability of gold and became the first goldbeat ...
in Dublin in 1750; his son Richard (1755–1830), a Dublin barrister; and Richard's son Robert Rundell Guinness
Robert Rundell Guinness (12 December 1789 -7 March 1857) was an Irish banker, most famous for co-founding the Guinness Mahon bank in 1836.
The grandson of a Dublin goldbeater Samuel Guinness (1727-1795), he is the first of the "banking line" in ...
who founded Guinness Mahon
Guinness Mahon was an Irish merchant bank originally based in Dublin but more recently with operations in London.
History Formation
The firm was founded as a land agency in Dublin in 1836 by barrister Robert Rundell Guinness, a great-nephew of ...
in 1836.
Prominent members
*Richard Guinness
** Arthur Guinness (1725–1803), founder of the Guinness brewery
St. James's Gate Brewery is a brewery founded in 1759 in Dublin, Ireland, by Arthur Guinness. The company is now a part of Diageo, a company formed from the merger of Guinness and Grand Metropolitan in 1997. The main product of the brewery is ...
in 1759, married Olivia Whitmore
***The Rev. Hosea Guinness (1765–1841)
**** Francis Hart Vicesimus Guinness (1819–1891), New Zealand magistrate
***** Sir Arthur Guinness (1846–1913), Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives
Speaker may refer to:
Society and politics
* Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly
* Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture
* A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially:
** In ...
***The Second Arthur Guinness
Arthur Guinness (12 March 1768 – 9 June 1855) was an Irish brewer, banker, politician and flour miller active in Dublin, Ireland. To avoid confusion with his father, also Arthur Guinness (1725–1803), he is often known as "the second Arthur Gu ...
(1768–1855); married firstly Anne Lee, married secondly Maria Barker
****Benjamin Guinness
Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness, 1st Baronet (1 November 1798 – 19 May 1868) was an Irish brewer and philanthropist.
Brewer
Born in Dublin, he was the third son of the second Arthur Guinness (1768–1855), and his wife Anne Lee, and a grandson of ...
(1798–1868), married
*****Arthur Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun
Arthur Edward Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun, 2nd Baronet (1 November 1840 – 20 January 1915), known as Sir Arthur Guinness, Bt, between 1868 and 1880, was an Irish businessman, politician, and philanthropist, best known for giving St Stephen's G ...
(1840–1915), created Baron Ardilaun in 1880
*****Benjamin Lee Guinness (1842–1900)
******Kenelm Lee Guinness
Kenelm Edward Lee Guinness Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, MBE (14 August 1887 – 10 April 1937) was a London-born racing driver of the 1910s and 1920s mostly associated with Sunbeam Motor Car Company, Sunbeam racin ...
(1887–1937), racing driver and spark plug manufacturer
*****Edward Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh
Edward Cecil Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh, (10 November 1847 – 7 October 1927) was an Irish businessman and philanthropist. A member of the prominent Anglo-Irish Guinness family, he was the head of the family's eponymous brewing business, ...
(1847–1927)
******Rupert Guinness, 2nd Earl of Iveagh
Rupert Edward Cecil Lee Guinness, 2nd Earl of Iveagh, (29 March 1874 – 14 September 1967) was an Anglo-Irish businessman, politician, oarsman and philanthropist. Born in London, he was the eldest son of Edward Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh. ...
(1874–1967), married Lady Gwendolen Onslow (1881–1966)
*******Arthur Guinness, Viscount Elveden (1912–1945)
********Benjamin Guinness, 3rd Earl of Iveagh
Arthur Francis Benjamin Guinness, 3rd Earl of Iveagh (20 May 1937 – 18 June 1992), styled Viscount Elveden between 1945 and 1967, was an Irish businessman and politician. He was chairman of Guinness plc from 1962 to 1986, and then its president ...
(1937–1992), married Miranda Smiley
Miranda Daphne Jane Guinness, Countess of Iveagh (''née'' Smiley; 19 August 1939 – 30 December 2010) was a Scottish aristocrat who married into the Guinness family.
Life
She was the daughter of Major Michael Smiley, of Castle Fraser, Kemnay ...
(1939–2010)
********* Arthur Edward Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh (Ned Iveagh; born 1969)
*******Lady Honor Guinness (1909–1976), married Henry Channon
Sir Henry Channon (7 March 1897 – 7 October 1958), often known as Chips Channon, was an American-born British Conservative politician, author and diarist. Channon moved to England in 1920 and became strongly anti-American, feeling that Amer ...
********Paul Channon
Henry Paul Guinness Channon, Baron Kelvedon, (9 October 1935 – 27 January 2007) was Conservative MP for Southend West for 38 years, from 1959 until 1997. He served in various ministerial offices, and was a Cabinet minister for 3½ years, as ...
(1935–2007)
*******Lady Brigid Guinness
Lady Brigid Katharine Rachel Guinness (30 July 19208 March 1995) was the youngest daughter of Rupert Guinness, 2nd Earl of Iveagh, and wife of Prince Frederick of Prussia (1911–1966), Prince Frederick of Prussia, grandson of Wilhelm II, German ...
(1920–1995), married Prince Frederick of Prussia
********Prince Frederick Nicholas of Prussia (born 3 May 1946), married Hon. Victoria Lucinda Mancroft (1952-)
********Princess Antonia of Prussia (born 28 April 1955), married Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington
Arthur Charles Valerian Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington, 9th Prince of Waterloo, 10th Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo, 9th Duke of Victoria, 9th Marquis of Torres Vedras GE, OBE, DL (born 19 August 1945), styled Earl of Mornington between 1945 and 1 ...
*********Arthur Wellesley, Earl of Mornington
Jemma Madeleine Wellesley, Countess of Mornington (née Kidd; born 20 September 1974), is a British make up artist, fashion model, and aristocrat.
She currently resides on the Stratfield Saye estate, Hampshire.
Biography
Early life
Lady ...
(born 31 January 1978), married Jemma Kidd
Jemma Madeleine Wellesley, Countess of Mornington (née Kidd; born 20 September 1974), is a British make up artist, fashion model, and aristocrat.
She currently resides on the Stratfield Saye estate, Hampshire.
Biography
Early life
Lady Mo ...
****** The Hon. Arthur Ernest Guinness (1876–1949)
******* Aileen Guinness (1904–1999)
*******Maureen Guinness (1907–1998), married (1909–1945)
******** (1938–1988); married his fourth cousin Serena Belinda (Lindy) Rosemary Guinness
********Lady Caroline Blackwood
Lady Caroline Blackwood (16 July 1931 – 14 February 1996) was an English writer, and the eldest child of the 4th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava and the brewery heiress Maureen Guinness.
Active in the literary world through her journalism an ...
(1931–1996), married firstly Lucian Freud
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, second Israel Citkowitz, and thirdly Robert Lowell
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*******Oonagh Guinness
Oonagh Guinness (22 February 1910 – 2 August 1995) was an Anglo-Irish socialite, society hostess and art collector, and the second wife of Dominick Browne, 4th Baron Oranmore and Browne.
Early life
She was born on 22 February 1910, the y ...
(1910–1995), married Dominick Browne, 4th Baron Oranmore and Browne
********Garech Browne
Garech Domnagh Browne (25 June 1939 – 10 March 2018) was an Irish art collector and a notable patron of Irish arts, traditional Irish music in particular. He was often known by the Irish designation of his name, Garech de Brún, or alternative ...
(1939–2018)
********Tara Browne
Tara Browne (4 March 1945 – 18 December 1966) was a London-based Irish socialite and heir to the Guinness fortune. His December 1966 death in a car crash was an inspiration for the Beatles' song " A Day in the Life".
Early life
Browne was ...
(1945–1966)
******Walter Edward Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne
Walter Edward Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne, DSO & Bar, PC (29 March 1880 – 6 November 1944), was an Anglo-Irish politician and businessman. He served as the British minister of state in the Middle East until November 1944, when he was assass ...
(1880–1944)
*******Bryan Guinness, 2nd Baron Moyne
Bryan Walter Guinness, 2nd Baron Moyne, (27 October 1905 – 6 July 1992) was an heir to part of the Guinness family brewing fortune, and a lawyer, poet and novelist. He was briefly married to Diana Mitford.
Early life
He was born to ...
(1905–1992)
********Jonathan Guinness, 3rd Baron Moyne
Jonathan Bryan Guinness, 3rd Baron Moyne (born 16 March 1930), is a British peer and businessman. A member of the Guinness family, he is the elder of the two sons of Bryan Guinness, 2nd Baron Moyne, and his first wife Diana Mitford (later Lady M ...
(born 1930) married (1st) Ingrid Olivia Georgia Wyndham in 1951 (div. 1963), (2nd) Suzanne Lisney in 1964 and had three further children with Susan Mary Taylor.
*********(of 1st) The Hon. Catherine Ingrid Guinness (born 1952), married firstly in 1983 James Charteris - 13th Earl of Weymss, 13th Lord Elcho and Methil, 13th Lord Wemyss of Elcho, 9th Earl of March, 6th Baron Wemyss of Wemyss, co. Fife, 9th Lord Douglas of Neidpath, Lyne and Munard and 9th Viscount of Peebles and secondly to Robert Fleetwood Hesketh in 1990.
*********(of 1st) The Hon. Jasper Jonathon Richard Guinness (born 1954, died 2011), married Camilla Alexandra Uniacke in 1985.
*********(of 1st )The Hon. Valentine Guy Bryan Guinness (born 1959), married Lulu Guinness, Lucinda "Lulu" Rivett-Carnac
*********(of 2nd) he Hon. Sebastian Walter Denis Guinness
He or HE may refer to:
Language
* He (pronoun), an English pronoun
* He (kana), the romanization of the Japanese kana へ
* He (letter), the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets
* He (Cyrillic), a letter of the Cyrillic script called ''He'' ...
(born 1964) married firstly Silvie Dominique Fleury in 1987 and secondly, Peggy Stephaich in 1995.
*********(of 2nd) The Hon. Daphne Suzannah Diana Guinness (born 1967) married Spyros Niarchos in 1987 (div. 1999)
*********(of 3) iana Gloria Isolde Rose Dimilo Taylor
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(born 1981)
*********(of 3) ster Sophia Mary Taylor(born 1984)
*********(of 3) homas Julian William Jon Taylor(born 1986)
********Hon. Desmond Guinness (1931–2020)
*********Patrick Guinness
Patrick Desmond Carl Alexander Guinness, KCEG KLJ (born 1 August 1956 in Dublin) is an Irish historian and author and one of the heirs of the Guinness business dynasty. Son of Desmond and Mariga Guinness (born Hermione Maria-Gabrielle von U ...
(born 1958)
**********Jasmine Guinness
Jasmine Leonora Guinness (born 28 September 1976) is an Irish designer and a fashion model active since 1994. She is also an Beneficiary, heiress to the Guinness family, Guinness brewing fortune.
Personal life
She is the daughter of Patrick Gui ...
(born 1976)
*********Marina Guinness
**********Patrick Guinness (born 1981)
********Hon. Rosaleen Elisabeth Guinness (born 1937)
********Hon. Diarmid Edward Guinness (born 1938)
********Hon. Fiona Evelyn Guinness (born 1940)
********Hon. Dr Finn Benjamin Guinness (born 1945)
********Hon. Thomasin Margaret Guinness (born 1947)
********Hon. Kieran Arthur Guinness (born 1949)
*********Malachy Guinness (born 1986)
********Hon. Catriona Rose Guinness (born 1950)
********Hon. Erskine Stuart Richard Guinness (born 1953)
********Hon. Mirabel Jane Guinness (born 1956)
*******Hon. Grania Guinness (1920–1994), married Oswald Phipps, 4th Marquess of Normanby
Oswald Constantine John Phipps, 4th Marquess of Normanby, (29 July 1912 – 30 January 1994), styled Earl of Mulgrave until 1932, was a British peer and philanthropist for blind people.
Early life
The eldest son of Constantine Phipps, 3rd Ma ...
********Constantine Phipps, 5th Marquess of Normanby
Constantine Edmund Walter Phipps, 5th Marquess of Normanby (born 24 February 1954), is a British peer, novelist, poet, and entrepreneur.
Early life
Lord Normanby is the son of the Oswald Phipps, 4th Marquess of Normanby and The Honourable Grania ...
(born 1954)
*****Anne Guinness (1839–1889), married William Plunket, 4th Baron Plunket
William Conyngham Plunket, 4th Baron Plunket (26 August 1828 – 1 April 1897) was Dean of Christ Church Cathedral and Archbishop of Dublin in the Church of Ireland.
Life
Born in Dublin, he was the eldest son of John Plunket, 3rd Baron Plun ...
******William Plunket, 5th Baron Plunket
William Lee Plunket, 5th Baron Plunket (19 December 1864 – 24 January 1920) was a British diplomat and administrator. He was Governor of New Zealand from 1904 to 1910.
Early life
Born in Dublin, he was educated at Harrow and Trinity Coll ...
(1864–1920)
******Benjamin Plunket
Benjamin John Plunket was a 20th-century Anglican bishop in Ireland.
Plunket was the son of William Plunket, 4th Baron Plunket, and Anne Lee Guinness (sister of the Lord Ardilaun). Born in Bray on 1 August 1870, he was educated at the Harrow S ...
(born 1870)
******Olive Plunket, married Peter Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 8th Earl Fitzwilliam
William Henry Lawrence Peter Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 8th Earl Fitzwilliam, DSO (31 December 1910 – 13 May 1948), styled Viscount Milton before 1943, was a British soldier, nobleman, and peer, with a seat in the House of Lords.
Early life
The ...
******* Lady Juliet Wentworth-Fitzwilliam (born 1935); married firstly Victor Hervey, 6th Marquess of Bristol
Victor Frederick Cochrane Hervey, 6th Marquess of Bristol (6 October 1915 – 10 March 1985), was a British aristocrat, hereditary peer and businessman. He was a member of the House of Lords, Chancellor of the International Monarchist League, ...
, secondly Somerset de Chair, and thirdly Dr. Christopher Tadgell
********Lord Nicholas Hervey
Lord Frederick William Charles Nicholas Wentworth Hervey () (26 November 1961 – 26 January 1998) was a British aristocrat and political activist. He was the second son of Victor Hervey, 6th Marquess of Bristol, but the only child by his secon ...
(1961–1998)
***John Grattan Guinness (1783–1850)
****John Grattan Guinness (died 1871)
*****Samuel Guinness (1851–1940)
******James Henry Guinness (1879–1952)
*******Gerald Henry Grattan Guinness (1909–1985)
******** Ivor Grattan-Guinness (1941–2014)
****Henry Grattan Guinness
Henry Grattan Guinness (11 August 1835 – 21 June 1910) was an Irish Protestant Christian preacher, evangelist and author. He was the great evangelist of the Third Evangelical awakening and preached during the Ulster Revival of 1859 which dr ...
(1835–1910), Protestant missionary
*****Harry Grattan Guinness (1861–1915), Protestant missionary and first leader of Regions Beyond Missionary Union The Regions Beyond Missionary Union was a Protestant Christian missionary society founded by Henry Grattan Guinness
Henry Grattan Guinness (11 August 1835 – 21 June 1910) was an Irish Protestant Christian preacher, evangelist and author. He ...
******Annie Geraldine ("Gudruna") Guinness (1888-1981), eldest child of 9, "widely traveled, the author of a book on Peru, a freethinking Christian, the mother of two children." Gudruna was influential in the early life and relationship of Sir Ronald Fisher
Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher (17 February 1890 – 29 July 1962) was a British polymath who was active as a mathematician, statistician, biologist, geneticist, and academic. For his work in statistics, he has been described as "a genius who a ...
and Ruth Eileen (Guinness) Fisher
Ruth (or its variants) may refer to:
Places
France
* Château de Ruthie, castle in the commune of Aussurucq in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of France
Switzerland
* Ruth, a hamlet in Cologny
United States
* Ruth, Alabama
* Ruth, Ar ...
.
******Ruth Eileen (Guinness) Fisher
Ruth (or its variants) may refer to:
Places
France
* Château de Ruthie, castle in the commune of Aussurucq in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of France
Switzerland
* Ruth, a hamlet in Cologny
United States
* Ruth, Alabama
* Ruth, Ar ...
(1900-1982), youngest child of 9, wife of Sir Ronald Fisher
Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher (17 February 1890 – 29 July 1962) was a British polymath who was active as a mathematician, statistician, biologist, geneticist, and academic. For his work in statistics, he has been described as "a genius who a ...
, married April 26, 1917.
*******George Fisher (1919-1943), R.A.F. pilot, killed in action in the Mediterranean theater in late 1943 at age 24
*******Katie Fisher (1921-1921), died in infancy after surgery to remove a pebble from her lung (she inhaled it after an accident in which her toddler brother George poured pebbles in her mouth at the beach)
*******Harry Fisher (1924-2005)
*******Margaret Fisher (1925-2010)
******* Joan Fisher Box (b. 1926), author of ''R. A. Fisher: The Life of a Scientist''
*******Phyllis Fisher
Phyllis is a feminine given name which may refer to:
People
* Phyllis Bartholomew (1914–2002), English long jumper
* Phyllis Drummond Bethune (née Sharpe, 1899–1982), New Zealand artist
* Phyllis Calvert (1915–2002), British actress
* Ph ...
(b. 1929)
*******Elizabeth Fisher (dates unknown)
*******Rose Fisher
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(dates unknown)
*******June Fisher
June Rosemary Fisher previously June Rosemary Thorndycraft born June Rosemary Lewis (18 September 1929 – 30 November 1995) was a British head teacher and trade unionist.
Life
Fisher was born in Chatham in Kent in 1929. Her father, Harry Llewe ...
(1929-1995), president of the National Union of Teachers
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******Howard Wyndham Guinness (1903–1979)
*****Gershom Whitfield Guinness
Gershom Whitfield Guinness (April 25, 1869 in Paris, France – April 12, 1927 in Peking) was a Protestant missionary in China, where he also was a practising medical doctor and a writer.
Biography
A descendant of Guinness brewing family, h ...
(1869–1927), missionary in China
******Henry Whitfield Guinness (1908–1996)
*******Os Guinness
Ian Oswald Guinness (born September 30, 1941) is an English author and social critic now based in Fairfax County, Virginia; he has lived in the United States since 1984.
Early life and education
Born on 30 September 1941 in Hsiang Cheng, China, ...
(born 1941)
*****Mary Geraldine Guinness
Mary Geraldine Guinness (; 25 December 1862 – 6 June 1949), often known as Mrs. Howard Taylor, was a British Protestant Christian missionary to China, and author of many missionary biographies on the history of the China Inland Mission ...
Taylor (1865–1949), missionary in China and a writer
**Samuel Guinness (died 1795)
***Richard Guinness (1755–1829)
****Robert Rundell Guinness
Robert Rundell Guinness (12 December 1789 -7 March 1857) was an Irish banker, most famous for co-founding the Guinness Mahon bank in 1836.
The grandson of a Dublin goldbeater Samuel Guinness (1727-1795), he is the first of the "banking line" in ...
(1789–1857), founder of Guinness Mahon
Guinness Mahon was an Irish merchant bank originally based in Dublin but more recently with operations in London.
History Formation
The firm was founded as a land agency in Dublin in 1836 by barrister Robert Rundell Guinness, a great-nephew of ...
*****Richard Seymour Guinness (1826–1915)
****** Benjamin Seymour Guinness (1868–1947)
*******Thomas "Loel" Guinness
Group Captain Thomas Loel Evelyn Bulkeley Guinness, (9 June 1906 – 31 December 1988) was a British Conservative politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Bath (1931–1945), business magnate and philanthropist. Guinness also financed the ...
(1906–1988), married Gloria Rubio y Alatorre
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(1913–1980)
********Patrick Benjamin Guinness Patrick may refer to:
* Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name
* Patrick (surname), list of people with this name
People
* Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint
*Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick ...
(1931–1965), married Dolores von Fürstenberg-Hedringen (1936–2012)
*********Maria Alexandra Guinness
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People
* Mary, mother of Jesus
* Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages
Place names Extraterrestrial
*170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877
*Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, da ...
(born 1956), married Count de Quatrebarbes
********* Loel Patrick Guinness (born 1957)
*********Victoria Guinness
Philip Niarchos (alternately: Philippos or Philippe; el, Φίλιππος Νιάρχος) (born 1954) is a Greek billionaire, the eldest son of the Greek shipping magnate Stavros Niarchos and Eugenia Livanos, herself the elder ...
(born 1960), now Victoria Niarchos
Victoria Christina Niarchos (; born 30 January 1960) is a member of the banking branch of the Guinness beer clan.
She is a daughter of ''Patrick'' Benjamin Guinness (1931–1965) (himself half-brother of the Aga Khan IV) and his wife (and stepsis ...
by marrying Philip Niarchos
Philip Niarchos (alternately: Philippos or Philippe; el, Φίλιππος Νιάρχος) (born 1954) is a Greek billionaire, the eldest son of the Greek shipping magnate Stavros Niarchos and Eugenia Livanos, herself the elder ...
******** William Loel Seymour Guinness (born 1939), married Agnes Elizabeth Lynn Guinness (born 1942)
*********Sheridan William Guinness
Sheridan may refer to:
People
Surname
*Sheridan (surname)
*Philip Sheridan (1831–1888), U.S. Army general after whom the Sheridan tank is named
*Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751–1816), Irish playwright (''The Rivals''), poet and politician
...
(born 1972)
*********Thomas Seymour Guinness
Thomas may refer to:
People
* List of people with given name Thomas
* Thomas (name)
* Thomas (surname)
* Saint Thomas (disambiguation)
* Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church
* Thomas the A ...
(born 1973)
*********Chloë Belinda Guinness
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(born 1976)
******** Serena Belinda (Lindy) Rosemary Guinness (born 1941), married her fourth cousin
*******Meraud Guinness
Meraud Michelle Wemyss Guinness also known as Meraud Guevara (24 June 1904 – 6 May 1993) was a British painter, writer and poet. She lived most of her life in France, having settled there with her husband, Álvaro Guevara, from whom she wa ...
(1904–1993)
*******Tanis Guinness
Tanis ( grc, Τάνις or Τανέως ) or San al-Hagar ( ar, صان الحجر, Ṣān al-Ḥaǧar; egy, ḏꜥn.t ; ; cop, ϫⲁⲛⲓ or or ) is the Greek name for ancient Egyptian ''ḏꜥn.t'', an important archaeological site in the ...
(1908–1993)
*****Henry Guinness (1829–1893)
******Henry Guinness
Henry Seymour Guinness (24 November 1858 – 4 April 1945) was an Irish engineer, banker and politician.
Early life
Guinness was born at Burton Hall, Stillorgan, County Dublin, the family home, on 24 November 1858. He was a son of Emelina ( n ...
(1858–1945)
******* Judy Guinness (1910–1952)
****** Lucy Guinness (1870-1950), married Philip de László
Philip Alexius László de Lombos (born Fülöp Laub; hu, Fülöp Elek László; 30 April 1869 – 22 November 1937), known professionally as Philip de László, was an Anglo-Hungarian painter known particularly for his portraits of royal an ...
(1869–1937)
******Eustace Guinness (1860–1901)
*******Humphrey Patrick Guinness
Humphrey Patrick Guinness (March 24, 1902 – February 10, 1986) was a British polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Biography
He was born on 24 March 1902, and was educated at Eton College and the Royal Military College, S ...
(1902–1986)
******Howard Rundell Guinness (1863–1937)
*******Edward Douglas Guinness (1893–1983)
********Sir Howard Christian Sheldon Guinness (1932–2019)
********Sir John Guinness
Sir John Ralph Sidney Guinness CB (23 December 1935 – 27 July 2020) was a British civil servant and businessman.
Education and family
Guinness was educated at Rugby School and Trinity Hall, Cambridge.
In 1967 he married Valerie Susan No ...
(1935–2020)
*******Sir Arthur Rundell Guinness (1895–1951)
********James Edward Alexander Rundell Guinness (1924–2006)
*********Hugo Guinness
Hugo Arthur Rundell Guinness (born 12 September 1959) is a British artist, illustrator, and writer. He is known for his illustrations in ''The New York Times'' and his bold, graphic black-and-white block prints, many of which have appeared in fil ...
(born 1959)
*********Sabrina Guinness
Sabrina Jane, Lady Stoppard (née Guinness; born 9 January 1955) is a British-Irish television producer.
Background
Sabrina Guinness is the eldest child (of four daughters and a son) of James Edward Alexander Rundell Guinness CBE (1924–2006), ...
(born 1955)
*********Anita Patience Guinness (born 1957), married Amschel Rothschild
Amschel Mayor James Rothschild (18 April 1955 – 8 July 1996) was a British businessman who was the executive chairman of Rothschild Asset Management of the Rothschild banking family of England.
Early years and kinships
Rothschild was born in ...
********* Julia Samuel (born 1959)
********Ivan Douglas Rundell Guinness (1927–1956)
*********Kevin Michael Rundell Guinness (born 1953), married Peta "Bunny" Ellis (born 1955)
******Richard Noel Guinness (1870–1960)
*******Henry Eustace Guinness
Henry Eustace Guinness (22 September 1897 – 19 February 1972) was an Irish banker and politician. His place of education was at Winchester College, in Hampshire, England. He fought in World War I and gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service o ...
(1897–1972)
******** John Henry Guinness (1935–1988), married Jennifer Hollwey (1937–2016)
*****Mary Catherine Ferguson
Mary Catherine Guinness Ferguson (1823–1905) was an author and biographer in Dublin, Ireland.
Life
She was born at Stillorgan, co. Dublin, on 13 September 1823, to Robert Rundell Guinness (1789-1857) and his first wife Mary Anne Seymour (died 1 ...
(1823–1905)
****Richard Samuel Guinness
Richard Samuel Guinness (7 June 1797 – 27 August 1857) was an Irish lawyer and a Member of Parliament.
Parents
Guinness was one of the sons of Richard Guinness (1755-1829), a Dublin barrister and judge, and his wife Mary Darley, descended from ...
(1797–1857), MP
See also
* Earl of Iveagh
Earl of Iveagh (pronounced —especially in Dublin—or ) is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, created in 1919 for the businessman and philanthropist Edward Guinness, 1st Viscount Iveagh. He was the third son of Sir Benjamin Guin ...
(created 1919)
* Baron Moyne
Baron Moyne, of Bury St Edmunds in the County of Suffolk, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1932 for the Hon. Walter Guinness, a Conservative politician. A member of the prominent Guinness brewing family, he ...
(created 1932)
* Guinness Baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for members of the Guinness family, Guinness brewing family, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. As of 2014 both titles are extant.
The Guinness Baronetcy, of Ashford Castle, Ashford in the Co ...
* Kenwood House
Kenwood House (also known as the Iveagh Bequest) is a former stately home in Hampstead, London, on the northern boundary of Hampstead Heath. The house was originally constructed in the 17th century and served as a residence for the Earls of Mans ...
* Guinness Trust
The Guinness Partnership is one of the largest providers of affordable housing and care in England. Founded as a charitable trust in 1890, it is now a Community Benefit Society with eight members. Bloomberg classify it as a real estate owner a ...
* Lion's Gate Bridge
The Lions Gate Bridge, opened in 1938 and officially known as the First Narrows Bridge, is a suspension bridge that crosses the first narrows of Burrard Inlet and connects the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, to the North Shore municipal ...
* St. James's Gate Brewery
St. James's Gate Brewery is a brewery founded in 1759 in Dublin, Ireland, by Arthur Guinness. The company is now a part of Diageo, a company formed from the merger of Guinness and Grand Metropolitan in 1997. The main product of the brewery is ...
* Guinness share-trading fraud
The Guinness share-trading fraud was a major business scandal of the 1980s. It involved the manipulation of the London stock market to inflate the price of Guinness shares to thereby assist Guinness's £4 billion takeover bid for the Scottish dr ...
* Families in the Oireachtas
There is a tradition in Irish politics of having family members succeed each other, frequently in the same parliamentary seat. This article lists families where two or more members of that family have been members ( TD or Senator) of either of th ...
* Iveagh Trust
The Iveagh Trust is a provider of affordable housing in and around Dublin, Ireland. It was initially a component of the Guinness Trust, founded in 1890 by Edward Cecil Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh, great-grandson of the founder of the Guinness Bre ...
* Iveagh Gardens
The Iveagh Gardens (; ga, Gairdíní Uí Eachach) is a public park located between Clonmel Street and Upper Hatch Street, near the National Concert Hall in Dublin, Ireland. It is a national, as opposed to a municipal park, and designated as a ...
* Iveagh House
Iveagh House is a Georgian house which now contains the headquarters of the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin, Ireland. It is also sometimes used colloquially as a metonym referring to the department itself.
Iveagh House was originally ...
* Farmleigh
Farmleigh is the official Irish state guest house. It was formerly one of the Dublin residences of the Guinness family. It is situated on an elevated position above the River Liffey to the north-west of the Phoenix Park, in Castleknock. The ...
Notes
Further reading
* Martelli, G. ''Man of his Time'' (London 1957)
* Lynch P. & Vaizey J. ''Guinness's Brewery in the Irish Economy, 1759–1876'' (Cambridge 1960)
* Mullally, Frederic. ''The Silver Salver: The Story of the Guinness Family'' (Granada, 1981)
* Aalen, F. H. A. ''The Iveagh Trust The first hundred years 1890–1990'' (Dublin 1990)
* Guinness, J. ''Requiem for a Family Business'' (Macmillan 1997)
* S. Dennison and O.MacDonagh, ''Guinness 1886–1939 From incorporation to the Second World War'' (Cork University Press 1998)
* Wilson, D. ''Dark and Light'' (Weidenfeld, London 1998)
* Bryant, J. ''Kenwood: The Iveagh Bequest'' (English Heritage publication 2004)
* Guinness, P. ''Arthur's Round'' (Peter Owen, London 2008)
* Joyce, J. ''The Guinnesses'' (Poolbeg Press, Dublin 2009)
* Bourke, Edward J. ''The Guinness Story: The Family, the Business and the Black Stuff'' (O'Brien Press, 2009).
* Smith, R. ''Guinness Down Under; the famous brew and the family come to Australia and New Zealand'' (Eyeglass Press, Tauranga 2018). {{ISBN, 978-0-473-40842-8
External links
www.guinnesspartnership.com/125
http://www.guinness.com/
https://web.archive.org/web/20080820023015/http://www.guinnesstrust.org.uk/
* Bicentennial essay by Bryan Guinness
Bryan Walter Guinness, 2nd Baron Moyne, (27 October 1905 – 6 July 1992) was an heir to part of the Guinness family brewing fortune, and a lawyer, poet and novelist. He was briefly married to Diana Mitford.
Early life
He was born to Wa ...
in ''The Times'' 20 November 1959
(reprinted in ''Eugenics Review'', April 1960)
Irish families
Banking families