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'''Sir Leonard Gordon Wolfson, Baron Wolfson''', 2nd Bt [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] (11 November 1927 – 20 May 2010) was a British businessman, the former chairman of [[Great Universal Stores|GUS]], and son of GUS magnate [[Isaac Wolfson|Sir Isaac Wolfson, 1st Baronet]]. He was Chairman of the [[Wolfson Foundation]]. Having been knighted in 1977,<ref>London Gazette, 47415, 23 December 1977, p. 16073</ref> he was created a Life Peer on 13 June 1985 with the title '''Baron Wolfson''', ''of Marylebone in the City of Westminster'',<ref>London Gazette, 50167, 18 June 1985, p. 8355</ref> and was a member of the [[Conservative Party]]. He attended [[The King's School, Worcester]] from 1942 to 1945.<ref>''[http://www.ksw.org.uk/item.asp?cid=903 The King's School, Worcester, OVs 1900–1949]'', [[The King's School, Worcester]], UK.</ref>

On the death of his father in 1991, Lord Wolfson succeeded as 2nd Baronet. He was granted a leave of absence from the House of Lords from 2008.

He was elected an Honorary Fellow of the [[British Academy]] in 1986, and an Honorary [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 2005. He was also an Honorary Fellow of three [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] colleges, [[Wolfson College, Oxford|Wolfson College]] (named after his father [[Isaac Wolfson]]), [[St Catherine's College, Oxford|St Catherine's College]], and [[Worcester College, Oxford|Worcester College]].<ref>[[Hermione Lee]], "Obituaries: Lord Wolfson (1927–2010)". [http://www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/files/attachments/WolfsonCollegeRecord2010.pdf ''Wolfson College Record'', 2010], p. 26–28.</ref>

He died on 20 May 2010. <ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/finance-obituaries/7750834/Lord-Wolfson.html]</ref><ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article7133818.ece]</ref><ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article7134313.ece Obituary — Lord Wolfson: businessman and philanthropist], ''[[The Times]]'', 24 May 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/leonard-wolfson-businessman-and-philanthropist-1990944.html Obituaries — Leonard Wolfson: Businessman and philanthropist], ''[[The Independent]]'', 4 June 2010.</ref> He was survived by his widow, [[Estelle Wolfson|Estelle]] and by his four daughters, [[Janet Wolfson de Botton|Janet]], Laura, Deborah, and Elizabeth.

==See also==
Parents: [[Isaac Wolfson]] and [[Edith Wolfson]] (nee Specterman)
Uncle: [[Charles Wolfson]]
Cousin: [[David Wolfson]]
Cousin's son: [[Simon Wolfson]]

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-Parents: [[Isaac Wolfson]] and [[Edith Wolfson]] (nee Specterman)
+*Parents: [[Isaac Wolfson]] and [[Edith Wolfson]] (nee Specterman)
-Uncle: [[Charles Wolfson]]
+*Uncle: [[Charles Wolfson]]
-Cousin: [[David Wolfson]]
+*Cousin: [[David Wolfson]]
-Cousin's son: [[Simon Wolfson]]
+*Cousin's son: [[Simon Wolfson]]
-Son-in-law: [[Barry Townsley]]
+*Son-in-law: [[Barry Townsley]]
-[[Lord Leonard and Lady Estelle Wolfson Foundation]]
+*[[Lord Leonard and Lady Estelle Wolfson Foundation]]
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 Cousin: [[David Wolfson]]
 Cousin's son: [[Simon Wolfson]]
-Son-in-law: [[Barry Townlsey]]
+Son-in-law: [[Barry Townsley]]
 [[Lord Leonard and Lady Estelle Wolfson Foundation]]

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 He was elected an Honorary Fellow of the [[British Academy]] in 1986, and an Honorary [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 2005. He was also an Honorary Fellow of three [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] colleges, [[Wolfson College, Oxford|Wolfson College]] (named after his father [[Isaac Wolfson]]), [[St Catherine's College, Oxford|St Catherine's College]], and [[Worcester College, Oxford|Worcester College]].<ref>[[Hermione Lee]], "Obituaries: Lord Wolfson (1927–2010)". [http://www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/files/attachments/WolfsonCollegeRecord2010.pdf ''Wolfson College Record'', 2010], p. 26–28.</ref>
-He died on 20 May 2010. <ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/finance-obituaries/7750834/Lord-Wolfson.html Lord Wolfson] Lord Wolfson, who died on May 20 aged 82, succeeded his father Sir Isaac Wolfson as chairman both of Great Universal Stores and of the Wolfson Foundation, one of Britain's most munificent charitable trusts. 6:40PM BST 21 May 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article7134313.ece Obituary — Lord Wolfson: businessman and philanthropist], ''[[The Times]]'', 24 May 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/leonard-wolfson-businessman-and-philanthropist-1990944.html Obituaries — Leonard Wolfson: Businessman and philanthropist], ''[[The Independent]]'', 4 June 2010.</ref> He was survived by his widow, [[Estelle Wolfson|Estelle]] and by his four daughters, [[Janet Wolfson de Botton|Janet]], [[Laura Wolfson Townsley|Laura]], [[Deboarah Davis|Deborah]], and Elizabeth Peltz|Elizabeth]].
+He died on 20 May 2010. <ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/finance-obituaries/7750834/Lord-Wolfson.html Lord Wolfson] Lord Wolfson, who died on May 20 aged 82, succeeded his father Sir Isaac Wolfson as chairman both of Great Universal Stores and of the Wolfson Foundation, one of Britain's most munificent charitable trusts. 6:40PM BST 21 May 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article7134313.ece Obituary — Lord Wolfson: businessman and philanthropist], ''[[The Times]]'', 24 May 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/leonard-wolfson-businessman-and-philanthropist-1990944.html Obituaries — Leonard Wolfson: Businessman and philanthropist], ''[[The Independent]]'', 4 June 2010.</ref> He was survived by his widow, [[Estelle Wolfson|Estelle]] and by his four daughters, [[Janet Wolfson de Botton|Janet]], [[Laura Wolfson Townsley|Laura]], [[Deboarah Davis|Deborah]], and [[Elizabeth Peltz|Elizabeth]].
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 He was elected an Honorary Fellow of the [[British Academy]] in 1986, and an Honorary [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 2005. He was also an Honorary Fellow of three [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] colleges, [[Wolfson College, Oxford|Wolfson College]] (named after his father [[Isaac Wolfson]]), [[St Catherine's College, Oxford|St Catherine's College]], and [[Worcester College, Oxford|Worcester College]].<ref>[[Hermione Lee]], "Obituaries: Lord Wolfson (1927–2010)". [http://www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/files/attachments/WolfsonCollegeRecord2010.pdf ''Wolfson College Record'', 2010], p. 26–28.</ref>
-He died on 20 May 2010. <ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/finance-obituaries/7750834/Lord-Wolfson.html Lord Wolfson] Lord Wolfson, who died on May 20 aged 82, succeeded his father Sir Isaac Wolfson as chairman both of Great Universal Stores and of the Wolfson Foundation, one of Britain's most munificent charitable trusts. 6:40PM BST 21 May 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article7134313.ece Obituary — Lord Wolfson: businessman and philanthropist], ''[[The Times]]'', 24 May 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/leonard-wolfson-businessman-and-philanthropist-1990944.html Obituaries — Leonard Wolfson: Businessman and philanthropist], ''[[The Independent]]'', 4 June 2010.</ref> He was survived by his widow, [[Estelle Wolfson|Estelle]] and by his four daughters, [[Janet Wolfson de Botton|Janet]], Laura, Deborah, and Elizabeth.
+He died on 20 May 2010. <ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/finance-obituaries/7750834/Lord-Wolfson.html Lord Wolfson] Lord Wolfson, who died on May 20 aged 82, succeeded his father Sir Isaac Wolfson as chairman both of Great Universal Stores and of the Wolfson Foundation, one of Britain's most munificent charitable trusts. 6:40PM BST 21 May 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article7134313.ece Obituary — Lord Wolfson: businessman and philanthropist], ''[[The Times]]'', 24 May 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/leonard-wolfson-businessman-and-philanthropist-1990944.html Obituaries — Leonard Wolfson: Businessman and philanthropist], ''[[The Independent]]'', 4 June 2010.</ref> He was survived by his widow, [[Estelle Wolfson|Estelle]] and by his four daughters, [[Janet Wolfson de Botton|Janet]], [[Laura Wolfson Townsley|Laura]], [[Deboarah Davis|Deborah]], and Elizabeth Peltz|Elizabeth]].
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 He was elected an Honorary Fellow of the [[British Academy]] in 1986, and an Honorary [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 2005. He was also an Honorary Fellow of three [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] colleges, [[Wolfson College, Oxford|Wolfson College]] (named after his father [[Isaac Wolfson]]), [[St Catherine's College, Oxford|St Catherine's College]], and [[Worcester College, Oxford|Worcester College]].<ref>[[Hermione Lee]], "Obituaries: Lord Wolfson (1927–2010)". [http://www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/files/attachments/WolfsonCollegeRecord2010.pdf ''Wolfson College Record'', 2010], p. 26–28.</ref>
-He died on 20 May 2010. <ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/finance-obituaries/7750834/Lord-Wolfson.html Lord Wolfson] Lord Wolfson, who died on May 20 aged 82, succeeded his father Sir Isaac Wolfson as chairman both of Great Universal Stores and of the Wolfson Foundation, one of Britain's most munificent charitable trusts. 6:40PM BST 21 May 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article7133818.ece]</ref><ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article7134313.ece Obituary — Lord Wolfson: businessman and philanthropist], ''[[The Times]]'', 24 May 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/leonard-wolfson-businessman-and-philanthropist-1990944.html Obituaries — Leonard Wolfson: Businessman and philanthropist], ''[[The Independent]]'', 4 June 2010.</ref> He was survived by his widow, [[Estelle Wolfson|Estelle]] and by his four daughters, [[Janet Wolfson de Botton|Janet]], Laura, Deborah, and Elizabeth.
+He died on 20 May 2010. <ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/finance-obituaries/7750834/Lord-Wolfson.html Lord Wolfson] Lord Wolfson, who died on May 20 aged 82, succeeded his father Sir Isaac Wolfson as chairman both of Great Universal Stores and of the Wolfson Foundation, one of Britain's most munificent charitable trusts. 6:40PM BST 21 May 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article7134313.ece Obituary — Lord Wolfson: businessman and philanthropist], ''[[The Times]]'', 24 May 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/leonard-wolfson-businessman-and-philanthropist-1990944.html Obituaries — Leonard Wolfson: Businessman and philanthropist], ''[[The Independent]]'', 4 June 2010.</ref> He was survived by his widow, [[Estelle Wolfson|Estelle]] and by his four daughters, [[Janet Wolfson de Botton|Janet]], Laura, Deborah, and Elizabeth.
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