Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 168,236 pages of information and 247,232 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Arthur Edward Guinness

From Graces Guide

Arthur Edward Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun, 2nd Baronet (1 November 1840 – 20 January 1915), known as Sir Arthur Guinness, Bt, between 1868 and 1880, was an Irish businessman, politician, and philanthropist.

Eldest son of Benjamin Lee Guinness.

1900 A. E. Guinness was a member of the Automobile Club

1906 A. E. Guinness owned a Brooke car. The body is mounted on a standard 35 h.p. Brooke chassis, with a 10ft. wheelbase. There are three speeds forward and the reverse worked by a lever on the gate principle with a direct drive on top speed. For the two side and tail lamps an electric generative set is provided, in addition to the usual acetylene head lamps. All the four wheels are of the De Cadignan spring type. The Burlington Carriage Co. are responsible for the luxurious brougham body.[1]

1915 Baron Ardiluan died in Dublin.[2]


N.B. A. E Guinness could also refer to Arthur Ernest Guinness


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Sources of Information

  1. The Autocar 1906/03/31
  2. National probate calendar