John Henry Guinness (10 April 1935 – 29 February 1988) was a son of
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 ...
and was chairman 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 ...
.
Educated at Eton College, he attained the rank of officer in the
Royal Navy
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. Later, he was named a director of Guinness Peat Group and served as chairman of Guinness and Mahon merchant bank. He married
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-born
Mary Jennifer Hollwey.
[ They had three children: Ian Richard Guinness (b. 15 March 1961), Gillian Sarah Guinness (b. 8 July 1962) and Tania Caroline Guinness (b. 10 February 1966).][
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Guinness Kidnapping
In 1986, he was pistol-whipped during his wife's kidnapping. She was rescued by Garda Síochána
(; meaning "the Guardian(s) of the Peace"), more commonly referred to as the Gardaí (; "Guardians") or "the Guards", is the national police service of Ireland. The service is headed by the Garda Commissioner who is appointed by the Irish Gover ...
later that month. John Henry Guinness died of undisclosed causes on 29 February 1988, aged 52.
References
1935 births
1988 deaths
People educated at Eton College
John Henry
Irish bankers
People from Howth
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