John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover

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The Lord Sainsbury
of Preston Candover

Lord Sainsbury in the robes of a Knight of the Garter
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
31 January 1989 – 14 January 2022
as a life peer
Personal details
Born
John Davan Sainsbury

(1927-11-02)2 November 1927
Died14 January 2022(2022-01-14) (aged 94)
Political partyConservative
RelationsRobert Sainsbury (uncle)
ParentsAlan Sainsbury
Alma materWorcester College, Oxford
Known forbusinessman, politician and peer
Net worth£1.3 billion[1]

John Davan Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover, KG (2 November 1927 – 14 January 2022) was a British businessman and politician. He was the President of Sainsbury's. He was a member of the House of Lords as a life peer and member of the Conservative Party.

He became a Knight of the Garter in 1992.[2]

Sainsbury died on 14 January 2022, at the age of 94.[3]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Lord Sainsbury and family". Sunday Times Rich List 2008. 27 April 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
  2. "No. 52903". The London Gazette. 24 April 1992. p. 7175.
  3. Sainsbury’s statement: Death of Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover