William Summers
Jeweler
About William Summers
Lived 1930 – 2002 (aged 71). William Summers was a jeweler.
William Hamilton Summers LVO (4 October 1930 – 19 June 2002), was the British Crown Jeweller for almost 30 years, a post he held as a director of the London jewellery firm Garrard & Co.
Summers was born in Burnham, Buckinghamshire, and attended King's School, Bruton. He did National Service with the 13th/18th Hussars then joined Garrard as an apprentice where he succeeded Cecil Mann as the Crown Jeweller in 1962, a post he held until his retirement in 1991. He was succeeded by David V. Thomas.
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William Summers was born on 4 October 1930.
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William Summers died on 19 June 2002.
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William Summers was a jeweler.
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