George Alfred Wills
Deceased Person
1854 – 1928
Who was George Alfred Wills?
George Alfred Wills was a President of Imperial Tobacco and the head of an eminent Bristol family.
He was the son of Henry Overton Wills III and Alice Hopkinson and was educated at Mill Hill School before joining his father’s business, he eventually became the managing director. He was responsible for the giving of £110,000 and £25,000 for the creation of a halls of residence for Bristol University students.
Many of the boarding houses at Mill Hill School are located on Wills Grove, named after George Alfred Wills.
Sir George Alfred Wills, 1st Bt. gained the title of 1st Baronet Wills.
He was responsible, with his brother Henry Herbert Wills for the building of the Wills Memorial Building in memory of his father Henry Overton Wills III.
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- Born
- Jun 3, 1854
- Parents
- Education
- Mill Hill School
- Died
- Jul 11, 1928
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on July 23, 2013
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