David Barclay (Entrepreneur)

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The Barclay Brothers Castle on Brecqhou

David Barclay (born October 27, 1934 in Hammersmith , London ) is a British entrepreneur and publisher .

Life

His parents were the Scots Frederick Hugh Barclay and Beatrice Cecilia Taylor. He and his brother own the British magazines The Business and The Spectator through Press Holdings . In 1993 he and his brother bought the British Channel Island Brecqhou .

In 2002 they acquired the British retail company Littlewoods . Furthermore, belongs to him and his brother since 2004 about the company Press Acquisitions Limited , the publisher Telegraph Group Limited . The British newspapers The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph belong to this publisher . According to the US magazine Forbes Magazine , Barclay, along with his twin brother Frederick Barclay, is one of the richest British people. In 1954, Barclay married model Zoe Newton.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Guardina: Who are the Barlay brothers?
  2. ^ Guardian: Barclays take over at Telegraph
personal data
SURNAME Barclay, David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British entrepreneur and publisher
DATE OF BIRTH October 27, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Hammersmith , London