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Sir John Wills, 4th Baronet

1928 – 1998

English landowner

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Lived 1928 – 1998 (aged 69–70). Sir John Wills, 4th Baronet was a farmer and businessperson.

Sir John Vernon Wills, 4th Baronet, KCVO, KStJ, TD, JP (3 July 1928 – 26 August 1998) was an English landowner, businessman, farmer and royal representative.

Born on 3 July 1928, Wills came from a prominent Bristol family. One of his ancestors was among the founders of W. D. and H. O. Wills, which became Imperial Tobacco. His grandfather, George Wills, was president of the latter and was created a baronet in 1923; his son (Wills's father), George Vernon Proctor Wills, succeeded to the baronetcy in 1926 and served as a director of Imperial Tobacco, dying in 1931. Wills's mother was Nellie Jeannie Rutherford, ARRC, JP (died 1961).

Educated at Eton and the Royal College of Agriculture, Wills succeeded his elder brother George to the baronetcy in 1945. He took no part in the family business, instead he ran dairy farms and bred Hereford cattle while pursuing a career in the Territorial Army from 1954 to 1967; He was appointed a Knight of Grace of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in 1978 and a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1998. He died on 26 August 1998.

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Important facts

Born
1928
Birth century
Died
1998
Education
Royal Agricultural University
Positions held
Lord Lieutenant of Somerset, High Sheriff of Somerset, Lord Lieutenant of Avon
Awards
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order

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Who was Sir John Wills, 4th Baronet?

English landowner

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Sir John Wills, 4th Baronet was born in 1928.

When did Sir John Wills, 4th Baronet die?

Sir John Wills, 4th Baronet died in 1998.

What was Sir John Wills, 4th Baronet's occupation?

Sir John Wills, 4th Baronet was a farmer and businessperson.

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· Wikipedia: Sir John Wills, 4th Baronet

· Wikidata: Q108882983

· DBpedia: Sir John Wills, 4th Baronet

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