Sir George Alfred Wills, 1st Baronet of Blagdon (3 June 1854 – 11 July 1928) was a President of

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and the head of an eminent

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family. He was the son of Henry Overton Wills III and Alice Hopkinson and was educated at

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before joining his father’s business; he eventually became the managing director. He was responsible for the giving of £110,000 and £25,000 for the creation of a hall of residence for

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students. Many of the boarding houses at Mill Hill School are located on Wills Grove, named after George Alfred Wills. George Alfred Wills was created a Baronet in

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/ref> He was responsible, with his brother Henry Herbert Wills, for the building of the

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in memory of his father Henry Overton Wills III. Another brother was

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, who was also involved with the family tobacco business.(

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) Wills was a nephew of Sir Edward Payson Wills Bt, Sir Frederick Wills Bt, & Sir Frank William Wills Kt, and also a cousin of Gilbert Wills, 1st Baron Dulverton, & Sir Ernest Wills, 3rd Baronet of Hazelwood. Seats - Combe Lodge,

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, & Burwalls, Leigh Woods,

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, Somerset.

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George Wills obituary
1854 births 1928 deaths People educated at Mill Hill School People associated with the University of Bristol Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom {{England-business-bio-stub