Henry Keswick (businessman)
Sir Henry Keswick | |
|---|---|
| Born | Henry Neville Lindley Keswick 29 September 1938 |
| Died | 5 November 2024 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Chairman emeritus of Jardine Matheson Holdings |
| Title | The Spectator (owner, 1975–1980) Jardine Matheson Holdings (former Chairman, 1961) |
| Spouse | |
| Father | Sir William Johnstone "Tony" Keswick |
| Relatives | Sir John Chippendale Keswick (brother) Simon Keswick (brother) |
Sir Henry Neville Lindley Keswick (29 September 1938 – 5 November 2024) was a British businessman who was chairman of Jardine Matheson.
Early life
[edit]Keswick was born in 1938 in Shanghai, China, into the Keswick family of businesspeople. He was the son of Sir William Johnstone "Tony" Keswick and Mary Lindley,[1] and an older brother to Simon Keswick and Sir Chips Keswick. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge.
During the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953, Keswick was a page to Field Marshal Alan Brooke, and took part in the ceremony in Westminster Abbey. During his period of national service from 1956 to 1958, he was commissioned into the Scots Guards.[1]
Business career
[edit]Keswick owned The Spectator, a British conservative magazine, from 1975 to 1980.[1] He was the chairman of Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd, which he joined in 1961. He was a director from 1967 and became managing director in 1970, and chairman in 1972.[1]
Other interests
[edit]Keswick was vice chairman of the Hong Kong Association and a member of the council of the National Trust.[1] He was previously the chairman of the National Portrait Gallery.[1]
Personal life and death
[edit]
Keswick was a practising Roman Catholic and was a member of the Tablet Trust, a charity linked to The Tablet newspaper.[2]
In 1985, he married Tessa (née Fraser), a public policy analyst who went on to be chancellor of the University of Buckingham. She is the younger daughter of Simon Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat and was formerly married to Hugh Mackay, 14th Lord Reay.[citation needed] They lived at Oare House, a large country estate in Oare, Wiltshire.[3][4]
Keswick and his wife donated £100,000 to the Conservative Party in the 2017 General Election.[5][6] According to the Register of Members' Financial Interests, in January 2020, Keswick donated £2,000 to Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg.[7] He also donated £10,000 to MP Danny Kruger.[8]
Keswick died at home on 5 November 2024, at the age of 86.[9][10]
Honours
[edit]Keswick was knighted in the 2009 Birthday Honours for services to British business interests overseas and charitable activities in the UK.[1][11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Profile - Keswick Debretts.com; accessed 1 April 2016
- ^ Contact Us The Tablet; accessed 1 April 2016
- ^ "Open Garden: Oare House". Marlborough News Online. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ Nigel Kerton (11 February 2010). "Pavilion at Oare wins award". Gazette & Herald. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Pre-poll donations and loans summary document" (PDF). Electoral Commission.
- ^ Cahill, Helen (18 May 2017). "Party donors: Here are the big names bank-rolling the Conservative campaign". City AM. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "The Register of Members' Financial Interests As at 11 May 2020".
- ^ "The Register of Members' Financial Interests As at 11 May 2020".
- ^ "Sir Henry Keswick, head of Jardine Matheson and owner of The Spectator during a golden era". The Telegraph. 6 November 2024. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ "Sir Henry Neville Lindley Keswick". The Times. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "No. 59090". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 2009. p. 1.
- 1938 births
- 2024 deaths
- People educated at Eton College
- Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
- British businesspeople
- British Roman Catholics
- Jardine Matheson Group
- Knights Bachelor
- Keswick family
- Conservative Party (UK) donors
- Rothschild & Co people
- Businesspeople from Shanghai
- Businesspeople awarded knighthoods