Kenelm Lee Guinness

Chivalric Order Member

1887 – 1937

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Who was Kenelm Lee Guinness?

Kenelm Edward Lee Guinness MBE was an Irish-born racing driver of the 1910s and 1920s. He set a new Land Speed Record in 1922. Also an automotive engineer, he invented and manufactured the KLG spark plug. A member of the Guinness brewing family, and a director of the company, he lived and died in Putney Vale, and was buried at the nearby cemetery, bordering Putney Heath.

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Born
Aug 14, 1887
Dublin
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Died
Apr 10, 1937

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on July 23, 2013

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