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John Newton Frears CBE (1906-1981) of Frears and Blacks
1906 Born the son of John Russell Frears, Junior
Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge
Joined the family business
1937 Became chairman
WWII Director bakeries for the UK under the Ministry of Food
1962 Became Pro-Chancellor Leicester University
1964 Director of Nabisco-Frears Biscuits Ltd
1981 Died
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