John Barrett-Lennard
British businessman
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Lieutenant-Colonel John Barrett-Lennard, CBE (14 December 1863 – 29 March 1935) was a British soldier and businessman, who was director of Imperial Airways.[1][2]
He was the son of Walter James Barrett-Lennard and Caroline Dormer. He was the grandson of Sir Thomas Barrett-Lennard, 1st Baronet. He married Mary Emma Gardiner in 1887; they had one son, the Rev. Dacre Barrett-Lennard.[citation needed]
He was lieutenant in the Reserve, but resigned this commission on 3 March 1900.[3] He fought in the Second Boer War and the First World War (9th Bn, Essex Regiment). He was appointed CBE in 1919[4] and awarded the French Legion of Honour.[citation needed]
In Who's Who he named his recreations as "fishing, golf".[1]
