William Edward Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes
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Lord Rootes was a noted Coventry motor manufacturer and the innovative Chairman of the Promotion Committee which founded the University of Warwick. Although Lord Rootes’ untimely death in 1964 prevented him being installed as the University’s first Chancellor, his name is still strongly connected with the University in many ways. These include the Rootes Social Building, Rootes student residences and the Lord Rootes Memorial Fund.
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