Maurice Fiennes
English industrialist (1907–1994)
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Sir Maurice Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes[a] (1 March 1907 – 14 September 1994) was an English industrialist.[1]
Sir Maurice Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes | |
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| Born | March 1, 1907 |
| Died | September 14, 1994 (aged 87) |
| Occupation | Industrialist |
| Known for | Managing Director of Davy & United Engineering; Chairman of Davy-Ashmore |
| Notable work | Contributions to British steel industry |
| Spouse(s) | Sylvia Joan Finlay (m. 1932–1964), Erika Hueller von Huellenried (m. 1967) |
| Children | 5, including Mark Fiennes |
| Parent(s) | Alberic Arthur Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, Gertrude Theodosia Pomeroy Colley |
| Relatives | Grandfather of actors Ralph and Joseph Fiennes; great-grandfather of Hero Fiennes Tiffin |
| Awards | Knighted in 1965 New Year Honours |
Fiennes was the son of Alberic Arthur Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, and his wife, Gertrude Theodosia Pomeroy (née Colley), and great-grandson of Frederick Benjamin Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 16th Baron Saye and Sele. He was educated at the independent Repton School in the village of Repton in Derbyshire and at Armstrong College in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.[1]
He was the managing director of Davy & United Engineering and chairman of Davy-Ashmore in Sheffield, and achieved success as a producer of high quality British steel.[2][3] He was made a knight in the 1965 New Year Honours in recognition of his contributions to British engineering.[4]
He married Sylvia Joan Finlay, with whom he had five children including photographer Mark Fiennes. He was the grandfather of actors Ralph Fiennes and Joseph Fiennes, and great-grandfather to model and actor Hero Fiennes Tiffin.
Notes
- This British person has the barrelled surname Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, but is known by the surname Fiennes.