Loel Guinness
Loel Guinness | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Bath | |
| In office 1931–1945 | |
| Preceded by | Hon. Charles Baillie-Hamilton |
| Succeeded by | Sir James Pitman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 June 1906 |
| Died | 31 December 1988 (aged 82) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Resting place | Cimetière du Bois de Vaux, Lausanne |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 3, including Lindy, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava |
| Parent(s) | Benjamin Seymour Guinness Bridget Williams-Bulkeley |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army Royal Auxiliary Air Force |
| Rank | Group Captain |
| Commands | No. 601 (County of London) Squadron |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches (5) |
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "serviceyears". Replace with "service_years".
Group Captain Thomas Loel Evelyn Bulkeley Guinness, OBE (9 June 1906 – 31 December 1988) was a British politician, Royal Air Force officer, business magnate and philanthropist. He was Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Bath (1931–1945) and achieved fame as a fighter pilot in the Battle of Britain during World War II. Guinness also financed the purchase of the Calypso, leasing her for one symbolic franc a year to famous oceanic explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau.