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Kenneth Keith, Baron Keith of Castleacre (1916–2004) was a merchant banker and industrialist.

Biography[edit]

Kenneth Alexander Keith was born on 30 August 1916 at Castle Acre, Norfolk. His father was Edward Keith, a farmer and author, and his mother was Gertrude (née Telfair). He was the elder of two sons.

He was educated at Rugby School and trained to be a chartered accountant with Peat Marwick. When World War II broke out in 1939, he was commissioned as an officer in the Welsh Guards, rising to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, and then joined the Foreign Office.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References[edit]

^ Faith, Nicholas (10 October 2011). "Lord Keith of Castleacre". The Independent. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
^ Roberts, Richard (3 January 2008). "Keith, Kenneth Alexander, Baron Keith of Castleacre (1916–2004)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
^ Cowe, Roger (4 September 2004). "Lord Keith of Castleacre". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

"Lord Keith of Castleacre". The Times. 6 September 2004. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
"Lord Keith of Castleacre". The Telegraph. 2 September 2004. Archived from the original on 23 December 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
"No. 44863". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 1969. p. 5962. Knight Bachelor : Kenneth Alexander KEITH. For services to economic and regional affairs.
"No. 48059". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 January 1980. p. 287. Life peers : Sir Kenneth Alexander KEITH, lately Chairman, Rolls-Royce Ltd.
"No. 48093". The London Gazette. 11 February 1980. p. 2197. The QUEEN has been pleased by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm, bearing date the 6th day of February 1980 to confer the dignity of a Barony of the United Kingdom for life upon Sir Kenneth Alexander Keith, Knight, by the name style and title of BARON KEITH OF CASTLEACRE, of Swaffham in the County of Norfolk.

Vallance, Tom. "Obituary: Eleanor Summerfield." Independent [London, England], 16 July 2001, p. 6. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A76540358/ITOF?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=f55fa5fc. Accessed 24 Aug. 2021.

[IndyObit-1] Faith, Nicholas (10 October 2011). "Lord Keith of Castleacre". The Independent. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

[ODNB-2] Roberts, Richard (3 January 2008). "Keith, Kenneth Alexander, Baron Keith of Castleacre (1916–2004)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

[GuardianObit-3] Cowe, Roger (4 September 2004). "Lord Keith of Castleacre". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

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