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Arthur Frederick Sidgreaves

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Sir Arthur Sidgreaves (1882-1948), managing director of Rolls-Royce

1882 June 12th. Born probably in the Straits Settlements where his father, Sir Thomas Sidgreaves, was chief justice. His mother was Barbara Catharine, daughter of George Young, of Saverley House, Staffordshire.

He was educated at Downside School Worked for Napier

1920 Joined Rolls-Royce as Export Manager

1929 Became Managing Director of RR

He retired after WWII


1948 Obituary [1]



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Sources of Information

The Magic of a Name by Peter Pugh. Published 2002. ISBN 1 84046 151 9