Baron Rootes
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Baron Rootes, of Ramsbury in the County of Wiltshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1959 for the businessman Sir William Rootes
. He was head of the motor car manufacturer Rootes Ltd. the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1992.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. It was created in 1959 for the businessman Sir William Rootes
William Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes
William Edward Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes GBE was a noted Coventry motor manufacturer and the innovative Chairman of the Promotion Committee which founded the University of Warwick.-Early life:...
. He was head of the motor car manufacturer Rootes Ltd. the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1992.
Barons Rootes (1959)
- William Edward Rootes, 1st Baron RootesWilliam Rootes, 1st Baron RootesWilliam Edward Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes GBE was a noted Coventry motor manufacturer and the innovative Chairman of the Promotion Committee which founded the University of Warwick.-Early life:...
(1894–1964) - William Geoffrey Rootes, 2nd Baron Rootes (1917–1992)
- Nicholas Geoffrey Rootes, 3rd Baron Rootes (b. 1951)