- Alan Burrough
Alan Burrough,
CBE , (February 22 ,1917 –July 23 ,2002 ) was a British businessman, army officer and rower.He was Chairman of James Burrough Ltd, the distiller of
Beefeater Gin .He rowed at
Jesus College, Cambridge then atThames Rowing Club . He rowed ten times atHenley Royal Regatta , reaching the final on six occasions but never winning. He was Captain of Thames in 1946-47 and President from 1978 until ill health forced him to retire a short while before his death. He was appointed a Steward of Henley Royal Regatta in 1951 and was on the Management Committee from 1960 to 1985. In 1987 he and his wife Rosie donated £515,000 to the regatta, enabling the purchase ofTemple Island .In the Second World War he served as an artillery observation officer in North Africa and lost the lower part of his right leg.
He was the owner of
Corbiere (though the horse was registered in his son's name) which won theGrand National in 1983.References
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4480909,00.html]
* cite book
author= Page, Geoffrey
title = Hear The Boat Sing
publisher = Kingswood Press
year = 1991
isbn = 0 413 65410 9
* cite book
author= Burnell, Richard
title = Henley Royal Regatta: A celebration of 150 years
publisher = William Heinemann
year = 1989
isbn = 0 434 98134 6
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