Rupert Guinness, 2nd Earl of Iveagh

Politician

1874 – 1967

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Who was Rupert Guinness, 2nd Earl of Iveagh?

Rupert Edward Cecil Lee Guinness, 2nd Earl of Iveagh KG CB CMG VD ADC FRS, was an Anglo-Irish businessman, politician, oarsman and philanthropist. Born in London, he was the eldest son of Edward Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh. He served as the twentieth Chancellor of the University of Dublin from 1927 to 1963, succeeding his father who was Chancellor between 1908 and 1927.

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Born
Mar 29, 1874
London
Children
Religion
  • Anglicanism
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Education
  • Trinity College, Cambridge
  • Eton College
Died
Sep 14, 1967
Woking

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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