Sir John Auld Mactaggart, 4th Baronet
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Sir John Auld Mactaggart, 4th Baronet (born 21 January 1951[1]) is a Scottish entrepreneur and philanthropist.
Mactaggart was educated at Shrewsbury School and Trinity College, Cambridge.[2]
He was Chairman of 1981-1992, Chairman of Co since 1987,[3] Chairman of Bruichladdich Distillery Company 2004-2012, Chairman of Waterford Distillery Company since 2014 and Renegade Spirits Grenada since 2016. Mactaggart has been involved in a number of charitable organizations, including Thames Valley Housing Association, The Head Injuries Trust for Scotland, Defeating Deafness, Action on Hearing Loss, The Scottish Ballet,Thames Valley Housing Association, Commonweal Housing and Grove End Housing Association amongst others.[citation needed]}}
He married firstly, in 1977, Patricia, youngest daughter of Major Harry Alastair Gordon, M.C. and Lady Joan Patricia Quirk, daughter of Field Marshal Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell. They divorced in 1990.[4] In 1991, he married Caroline, youngest daughter of Eric Charles Williams, of Fair Acre, Esher, Surrey; they had two sons and two daughters.[5][6] He married thirdly Helena van der Kun.[citation needed]
Sir John is the older brother of the Right Honourable Fiona Mactaggart MP, Member for Slough 1997-2017 Labour Party politician.[3]
References[]
- ^ Mosley, Charles (2003). Burke's peerage, baronetage and knightage. Stokesley: Burke's Peerage & Gentry. ISBN 978-0-9711966-2-9. cited on "Sir John Auld Mactaggart, 4th Bt". The Peerage. Lundy Consulting Ltd. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ Burke's Peerage and Baronetage (106th ed.) (Mactaggart)
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Mactaggart in profit after £3.4m revival". Herald Scotland.
- ^ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 2003, vol. 2, p. 2555
- ^ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 2003, vol. 2, p. 2555
- ^ Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage, 2000, Kelly's Directories, p. 682
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