Sir John Aird, 4th Baronet

Sir George John Aird, 4th Baronet (born 30 January 1940) is a British baronet. He is the son of Sir John Renton Aird, 3rd Baronet and Lady Priscilla Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby. He is usually called by his middle name John.

Biography

George Aird was educated at Eton College, and was Page of Honour to The Queen from 195557. Later in his life, he studied at Harvard University from which he graduated with a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.). In 1966 he was registered as a Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (M.I.C.E.).

He was chairman and managing director of Sir John Aird and Company Limited from 196996. In 1981 he was chairman of Matcon.

On his father's death on 20 November 1973, he succeeded him as 4th Baronet. His mother died in December 2002.

On 31 August 1968, he married Margaret Elizabeth Muir (19462010), daughter of Sir John Harling Muir, 3rd Baronet. They have three children:

On 11 August 2011, he married Xiao Fen Wang, daughter of Jing Fen Wang (王景芬) of Beijing, China who is professor of Chinese Calligraphy and a writer of TV series.

Sir John is co-heir presumptive of the barony of Willoughby de Eresby, his mother being an aunt of the present Baroness.

Court offices
Preceded by
Viscount Carlow
Page of Honour
1955–1956
Succeeded by
Lord Ardee
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
John Renton Aird
Baronet
(of Hyde Park Terrace)
1973–present
Incumbent

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