Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,258 pages of information and 244,500 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
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John Douglas Richards (1922-1991 )
1922 Born in Hackney son of Mr Richards and his wife (nee Brooks)[1]
1939 A John D. Richards (born Sept 1922) was at school in Marlborough[2]
1952 Engineer, Solex
1959 Chairman and Managing Director, Zenith Carburetter Co; Managing Director, Solex, Stanmore Engineering Co: Director, Solex (Gauges), Ltd., Bendix-Tecnico (Automotive) Pty
1964 Elected vice-president of the SMMT
1969-71 President of the SMMT
1991 Died in Colwyn[3]
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