Background
Beesly was born at Bromsgrove, the son of Gerald Beesly and his wife Helen (née Chamberlain) who was a cousin of Neville Chamberlain.
Beesly was born at Bromsgrove, the son of Gerald Beesly and his wife Helen (née Chamberlain) who was a cousin of Neville Chamberlain.
He was educated at Oundle School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was a member of the First Trinity Boat Club.
He rowed at a number four for the winning Cambridge crew in the Boat Race in 1927 and 1928. They recorded a time of 6:36.0 in the final to beat the United States of America crew by 1 second. In 1932, Beesly joined Guest Keen and Nettlefolds, a firm with which he had strong family connections on his mother"s side.
During World World War II he served with the Ministry of Supply.
In 1945 he bought a controlling interest in a light engineering firm which produced mechanical hedge cutters and mobile forestry saws. He lived at Ashford Hall, Shropshire where he had a farm.
He met his death there when he was attacked and killed instantly by a bulletin