James Cropper (businessman)
Sir James Anthony Cropper KCVO (born 22 December 1938[1]) is the former Lord-Lieutenant of Cumbria and honorary president of James Cropper plc, speciality paper makers, of Burneside, a business founded by his great-great grandfather James Cropper in 1845.
He was educated at Eton College and Magdalene College, Cambridge (BA, 1962).[2]
He served as High Sheriff of Westmorland for 1971.[3]
He was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) in the 2011 New Years Honours List.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Directors". www.cropper.com. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ ‘Cropper, Sir James (Anthony)’, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017
- ^ "No. 45321". The London Gazette. 12 March 1971. p. 2158.
- ^ "No. 59647". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2010. p. 3.