George Kynoch (businessman)
George Kynoch (22 August 1834 - 28 February 1891) was the founder of IMI plc, one of the United Kingdom's largest engineering businesses.
Career
Born at Peterhead in Aberdeenshire and educated at the local school, George Kynoch first worked as an insurance clerk in Glasgow and then as a bank clerk in Worcester. After working for a while at larger bank branch in Birmingham, in 1856 he decided to join Pursall & Phillips, ammunition manufacturers, in Birmingham. In September 1861 he proceeded to set up his own ammunition business on four acres of land that he acquired at Witton near Handsworth. The Lion Works, as it became known, quickly secured contracts to supply ammunition to the British and Turkish Governments. In 1884 his interests were bought out and he was simply employed as Managing Director.
In 1886 he became Member of Parliament for Aston Manor and in 1887 he was appointed President of Aston Villa Football Club. These roles distracted him from his business and in 1888 he was forced to resign: he emigrated to South Africa and died in Johannesburg in 1891.
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George Kynoch (Scottish politician)
George Alexander Bryson Kynoch OBE (born 7 October 1946), is a Scottish Conservative politician.
At the 1992 general election, he was elected as MP for Kincardine and Deeside, defeating the Liberal Democrat Nicol Stephen, who had gained the seat at a by-election in 1991. From 1995 to 1997, he was a junior Scottish Office minister.
Kynoch's seat was abolished in boundary changes for the 1997 general election; he contested the new seat of Aberdeenshire West and Kincardine but lost to the Liberal Democrat Sir Robert Smith.
In May 2008 Kynoch was elected as Deputy Chairman of the Scottish Conservatives. He was reelected in 2010 and held office till 2012.
Kynoch was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for public and political service.
Since 1997 George Kynoch has held several non executive director positions in AIM listed and private companies.
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