Sir John Auld Mactaggart, 4th Baronet

Sir John Auld Mactaggart 4th bt (born 21 January 1951[1]) is a Scottish entrepreneur and philanthropist.

Mactaggart was educated at Shrewsbury School and Trinity College, Cambridge.[2]

He was Chairman of Central Holdings 1981-1992, Chairman of Western Heritable Investment Co since 1987,[3] Chairman of Bruichladdich Distillery Company 2004-2012 Chairman of Waterford Distillery Company since 2014 and Renegade Spirits Grenada since 2016

Mactaggart has been involved in a number of charitable organizations, including Thames Valley Housing Association, The Head Injuries Trust for Scotland, Defeating Deafness, Action on Hearing Loss, The Scottish Ballet,Thames Valley Housing Association, Commonweal Housing and Grove End Housing Association amongst others.

He has married three times: firstly to Patricia, youngest daughter of Harry Alastair Gordon, son-in-law of Earl Wavell. Secondly to Caroline, youngest daughter of Eric Charles Williams. Their children are Jack Auld Mactaggart, Sholto Auld Mactaggart, Kinvara May Mactaggart and Aphra Hope Mactaggart. He is married thirdly to Helena van der Kun.

Sir John is the older brother of the Right Honourable Fiona Mactaggart MP,Member for Slough 1997-2016 Labour Party politician.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Mosley, Charles (2003). Burke's peerage, baronetage and knightage. Stokesley: Burke's Peerage & Gentry. ISBN 978-0-9711966-2-9. cited on "Sir John Auld Mactaggart, 4th Bt". The Peerage. Lundy Consulting Ltd. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Burke's Peerage and Baronetage (106th ed.) (Mactaggart)
  3. 1 2 "Mactaggart in profit after £3.4m revival". Herald Scotland.


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