Robert Edwin McAlpine, Baron McAlpine of Moffat (23 April 1907 – 7 January 1990), grandson of

Sir Robert McAlpine, 1st Baronet Sir Robert McAlpine, 1st Baronet (13 February 1847 – 3 November 1934) was a Scottish businessman who founded the British construction firm which is now known as Sir Robert McAlpine. He was made a baronet in June 1918, the first of the M ...

, was a British construction magnate who headed Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd.

Career

Edwin was the second son of William Hepburn McAlpine. He joined the family firm when he left

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at the age of 18, becoming a partner in the 1950s. In 1955, he became deputy chairman of the Nuclear Power Plant Co., becoming the chairman four years later, overseeing the construction of seven nuclear power stations for Sir Robert McAlpine. He was knighted in 1963 and was made a

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as Baron McAlpine of Moffat, of

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in the County of

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on 21 February 1980. He inherited the family baronetcy in 1983 on the death of his brother Tom. He was an enthusiastic racehorse breeder and owned his own stud at

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, was chairman of

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and was a frequent gambler.

Family

On 8 December 1930 McAlpine married Ella Mary Gardner Garnett (died 1987). They had four children: Patricia (born 1932),

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(1936–2018), (Robert) Alistair (1942–2014), and David (born 1946). The sons also joined the family firm.

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