Baron Rootes
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'''Baron Rootes''', of [[Ramsbury]] in the [[County of Wiltshire]], is a title in the [[Peerage of the United Kingdom]].{{London Gazette |issue=41637 |date=17 February 1959 |page=1164}} It was created on 16 February 1959 for the businessman [[William Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes|Sir William Rootes]]. He was head of the motor car manufacturer [[Rootes Group|Rootes Ltd]] and following his death, his son |
'''Baron Rootes''', of [[Ramsbury]] in the [[County of Wiltshire]], is a title in the [[Peerage of the United Kingdom]].{{London Gazette |issue=41637 |date=17 February 1959 |page=1164}} It was created on 16 February 1959 for the businessman [[William Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes|Sir William Rootes]]. He was head of the motor car manufacturer [[Rootes Group|Rootes Ltd]] and, following his death, his son [[William Geoffrey Rootes]] became the new chairman in 1964. The company was acquired during the late 1960s by [[Chrysler]] and renamed [[Chrysler UK]] in 1970. {{As of|2010}} the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1992. |
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==Barons Rootes (1959)== |
==Barons Rootes (1959)== |
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