John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover
British businessman (born 1927)
John Davan Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover, KG (2 November 1927 – 14 January 2022) was a British businessman and politician. He was the President of Sainsbury's. He was a member of the House of Lords as a life peer and member of the Conservative Party.
The Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover | |
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 Lord Sainsbury in the robes of a Knight of the Garter | |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 31 January 1989 – 14 January 2022 as a life peer | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Davan Sainsbury 2 November 1927 |
| Died | 14 January 2022 (aged 94) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Relations | Robert Sainsbury (uncle) |
| Parents | Alan Sainsbury |
| Alma mater | Worcester College, Oxford |
| Known for | businessman, politician and peer |
| Net worth | £1.3 billion[1] |
He became a Knight of the Garter in 1992.[2]
Sainsbury died on 14 January 2022, at the age of 94.[3]
References
change- ↑ "Lord Sainsbury and family". Sunday Times Rich List 2008. 27 April 2008. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
- ↑ "No. 52903". The London Gazette. 24 April 1992. p. 7175.
- ↑ Sainsbury’s statement: Death of Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover
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