(William) Geoffrey Rootes, 2nd Baron Rootes (14 June 1917 – 16 January 1992) was the chairman of Rootes Motors (1964-1967),

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(1967-1978) and Britain's

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(1968-1973).

Early life

Rootes was the first son of William Edward Rootes and Nora Press, and was educated at Port Regis, Harrow and

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.(William) Geoffrey Rootes
at thepeerage.com (unofficial website) He married his wife, Marian, on 15 August 1946. Their children were Sally Hayter Rootes and Nicholas Geoffrey Rootes, the 3rd Baron Rootes.

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at National Portrait Gallery, London, U.K. Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom 1917 births 1992 deaths People educated at Harrow School Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford {{UK-baron-stub