Background
He is the son of Sir John Renton Aird, 3rd Baronet and Lady Priscilla Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby.
He is the son of Sir John Renton Aird, 3rd Baronet and Lady Priscilla Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby.
George Aird was educated at Eton College, and was Page of Honour to The Queen from 1955-1957. Later in his life, he studied at Harvard University from which he graduated with a Master of Business Administration (Master of Business Administration).
Foreign others similarly named, see the John Aird navigation page
He is usually called by his middle name John. He was chairman and managing director of Sir John Aird and Company Limited from 1969-1996. In 1981 he was chairman of Matcon.
On his father"s death on 20 November 1973, he succeeded him as 4th Baronet.
His mother died in December 2002. They have three children:
Rebecca Aird (born 22 July 1970)
Belinda Elizabeth Aird (born 14 May 1972)
James John Aird, Esq.
(born 12 June 1978)
Sir John is co-heir presumptive of the barony of Willoughby de Eresby, his mother being an aunt of the present Baroness.
In 1966 he was registered as a Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (MICE).