Whisky Magnate’s Estate
(Rec. 11 pun.) LONDON, August 28. Mr John Dewar (“Lucky Dewar"), who died last August, left more than £3,000,000 gross—of which more than £2,000,000 has already been paid in death duties, the "Evening News” reported today. ( ' .. .. . Mr Dewar, chairman of the whisky firm and a leading racehorse owner, became a millionaire overnight when his uncle, Lord Dewar, left him £1,000,000 24 years ago—but he followed it up by making another fortune himself.
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Press, Volume XC, Issue 27441, 30 August 1954, Page 11
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