Education
He was educated at the independent Repton School in the village of Repton in Derbyshire and at Armstrong College in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Industrialist chairman of Davy
He was educated at the independent Repton School in the village of Repton in Derbyshire and at Armstrong College in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
He was made a knight by Harold Wilson in recognition of his contributions to British engineering. He was the grandfather of actors Ralph Fiennes and Joseph Fiennes.