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− | + | Fergus James Kenneth Mackay comes in at number 19 in the Guardians 'Young Rich List'. At the age of 22 Mackay is set to inherit £50 million. The head of the family is the [[Earl of Inchcaple]] {{ref|1}} | |
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:[[Fergus Mackay]], as he is more commonly known, is descended from a family of colonial merchants who made a vast fortune in India and Hong Kong at the end of the last century, and helped finance the building of the Suez Canal. | :[[Fergus Mackay]], as he is more commonly known, is descended from a family of colonial merchants who made a vast fortune in India and Hong Kong at the end of the last century, and helped finance the building of the Suez Canal. | ||
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:Starting with a barony in 1911, the family head moved up to a viscount in 1924, before the earldom arrived in 1929. Mackay's grandfather was a significant landowner in Scotland, but the wealth is now in a family trust and the family live on their small estate in Wiltshire. | :Starting with a barony in 1911, the family head moved up to a viscount in 1924, before the earldom arrived in 1929. Mackay's grandfather was a significant landowner in Scotland, but the wealth is now in a family trust and the family live on their small estate in Wiltshire. | ||
− | :The family has a three per cent stake in the [[Inchcape Corporation]] - which over the past 18 months has sold off several business divisions, from bottling plants in Chile to global shipping services, to concentrate on its core motor business - trading in 30 countries. The sell-offs raised £600m, but the transition to global vehicle distributor was complete when Inchcape paid just £6m for a stake in Autobytel.Europe and took its car business online. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/rich/article/0,,191219,00.html] | + | :The family has a three per cent stake in the [[Inchcape Corporation]] - which over the past 18 months has sold off several business divisions, from bottling plants in Chile to global shipping services, to concentrate on its core motor business - trading in 30 countries. The sell-offs raised £600m, but the transition to global vehicle distributor was complete when Inchcape paid just £6m for a stake in Autobytel.Europe and took its car business online. |
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+ | #{{note|1}} Tom O'Sullivan [http://www.guardian.co.uk/rich/article/0,,191219,00.html Special Report: The Young Rich] The Guardian March 12th 2000 |
Revision as of 11:29, 31 May 2007
Fergus James Kenneth Mackay comes in at number 19 in the Guardians 'Young Rich List'. At the age of 22 Mackay is set to inherit £50 million. The head of the family is the Earl of Inchcaple [1]
- Fergus Mackay, as he is more commonly known, is descended from a family of colonial merchants who made a vast fortune in India and Hong Kong at the end of the last century, and helped finance the building of the Suez Canal.
- Starting with a barony in 1911, the family head moved up to a viscount in 1924, before the earldom arrived in 1929. Mackay's grandfather was a significant landowner in Scotland, but the wealth is now in a family trust and the family live on their small estate in Wiltshire.
- The family has a three per cent stake in the Inchcape Corporation - which over the past 18 months has sold off several business divisions, from bottling plants in Chile to global shipping services, to concentrate on its core motor business - trading in 30 countries. The sell-offs raised £600m, but the transition to global vehicle distributor was complete when Inchcape paid just £6m for a stake in Autobytel.Europe and took its car business online.
Notes
- ^ Tom O'Sullivan Special Report: The Young Rich The Guardian March 12th 2000