Saturday, January 15, 2022

The Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover, KG 1927-2022

 The Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover, KG, Conservative life peer, Senior Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter, and former chairman of one of Britain's biggest supermarket chains, died 14 January, 2022. He was 94.

John Davan Sainsbury was born 2 November, 1927, the son of Alan John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury, a life peer [1902-98], and his wife, Doreen Davan Adams [who died in 1985]. He was a great-grandson of John James Sainsbury [1844-1928], who founded what became the supermarket chain.

John Sainsbury began working in his family’s business in 1950, initially taking on a role in the grocery department before becoming a director in 1958, followed by Deputy Chairman in 1967 – a role which he took over from his father. Then in 1969, he was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive which he held until his retirement in 1992.

He was knighted in 1980, and created a life peer in 1989, as Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover. In 1992 he was appointed a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, the highest order of chivalry, and an honour in the Queen's personal gift. At the time of his demise he was the senior Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter.

Lord Sainsbury married in 1963, Anya Linden, the ballerina, by whom he had issue, two sons, John Julian, and Mark, and a daughter, Sarah.

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