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Name
  
William Rootes


Education
  
Harrow School

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(William) Geoffrey Rootes, 2nd Baron Rootes (14 June 1917 – 16 January 1992) is more commonly styled Geoffrey Rootes to minimise confusion with his father William Rootes, whose business empire he inherited in 1964. He was the chairman of Rootes Motors (1964-1967), Chrysler UK (1967-78) and Britain's National Economic Development Council (1968-73).

Early life

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

He married his wife, Marian, on 15 August 1946. Their children were Sally Hayter Rootes and Nicholas Geoffrey Rootes, the 3rd Baron Rootes.

References

William Geoffrey Rootes Wikipedia