TOO BUSY TO DIE
The man who says he is "far too busy to die” was 99 years old recently. He is Sir Halley Stewart, father of Air. P. Malcolm Stewart, former Distressed Areas Commissioner, and one of Britain's most remarkable men. He started from nothing, made a fortune, retired, went back into business and redoubled his wealth, sat for 12 years in Parliament, and then started to give away fortunes because he was determined not to die “disgracefully rich.” Ho founded the Halley Stewart Trust, endowed it. with £20(1.00(1. and has since Supervised its benefactions to medical, educational, social and religious causes.
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Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 159, 2 April 1937, Page 3
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103TOO BUSY TO DIE Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 159, 2 April 1937, Page 3
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