Kenelm Lee Guinness

Kenelm Lee Guinness
Born(1887-08-14)14 August 1887
London, England
Died10 April 1937(1937-04-10) (aged 49)
Resting placePutney Vale Cemetery, London
Occupations
  • Racing driver
  • businessman
  • spark plug manufacturer
Spouse
Josephine Strangman
(m. 1928; div. 1936)
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Children2
RelativesGuinness family

Kenelm Edward Lee Guinness MBE (14 August 1887 – 10 April 1937) was a British racing driver of the 1910s and 1920s mostly associated with Sunbeam racing cars. He set a new Land Speed Record in 1922. Also an automotive engineer, he invented and manufactured the KLG spark plug. Additionally, aside from motorsport and mechanical interests, he was a director of the Guinness brewing company.

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