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Arnold Weinstock was born on 29 July, 1924, is an English industrialist and businessman (1924–2002). Discover Arnold Weinstock's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 77 years old?

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1924

Arnold Weinstock, Baron Weinstock, Kt., OMRI, FSS (29 July 1924 – 23 July 2002) was an English industrialist and businessman known for making General Electric Company one of Britain's most profitable companies.

1944

He was a junior administrative officer in the Admiralty in the period 1944–1947.

1949

In 1949, he married Netta Sobell, the daughter of industrialist Michael Sobell.

1952

The couple had two children, Simon (1952–1996) and Susan (b 1955).

1954

In 1954 he joined his father-in law's electronics company, Radio & Allied Industries Ltd., and in 1963 orchestrated its merger with the General Electric Company, becoming the largest shareholder of GEC.

1957

He and his father-in-law, Michael Sobell, became owners in 1957 and were immediately successful when purchasing London Cry, who won the 1958 Cambridgeshire Handicap.

1960

He transformed the firm, raising its turnover from £100m in 1960 to £11bn at his retirement in 1996.

In 1960 they purchased the Ballymacoll Stud in Ireland.

1961

He served as a member of the board of directors from 1961 to 1963 and was managing director from 1963 to 1996, thence chairman Emeritus.

1967

One of their early successful racehorses was a colt called Reform, who was the champion miler of 1967 and won amongst other races the St. James's Palace Stakes Sussex Stakes and Champion Stakes.

1968

He was a significant investor in London Weekend Television at its launch in 1968.

1971

He was a director of Rolls-Royce (1971) Ltd from 1971 to 1973.

Up until 1971 his horses were trained by Sir Gordon Richards but in 1970 with his father in law he purchased the West Ilsley stables from Jakie Astor, whereupon Dick Hern became his trainer.

They owned and bred the St Leger Stakes runner-up Homeric.

1974

In 1974 Gaily, a purchased filly, won the Irish One Thousand Guineas.

Their horse Admetus won the Washington International Stakes and the Prince of Wales's Stakes.

A few years later they bred and owned Cistus who won the Lupe Stakes, Child Stakes, Nassau Stakes and the Prix de l'Opéra.

1975

He was awarded an Honorary DSc: Salford, 1975; Aston, 1976; University of Bath, 1978; Reading, 1978; Ulster, 1987; Hon. LLD: Leeds, 1978; Wales, 1985; Keele, 1997; Hon. DTech Loughborough, 1981; DUniv Anglia Poly., 1994; Hon. DEconSc London, 1997.

A member of the Jockey Club, Weinstock owned a number of thoroughbred racehorses.

1979

Their horse Troy won the 200th Epsom Derby in 1979.

1980

He was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 1970 Birthday Honours for services to export and was created a life peer in the 1980 Birthday Honours as Baron Weinstock, of Bowden in the County of Wiltshire on 17 July 1980.

1981

In 1981 they sold the stables to the Queen.

Sun Princess won both the Epsom Oaks and St Leger.

1982

He was also a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society, an Honorary Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge (from 1982), and an Honorary Bencher of Gray's Inn (from 1982).

1985

He became an Honorary Fellow of his alma mater, LSE, in 1985.

The Guardian newspaper called him "Britain's premier post-second-world-war industrialist."

1988

She in turn bred for them the Champion Two Year Old of 1988 Prince of Dance.

1991

He became a Commander of the Ordine al Merito of Italy in 1991 and an Officer of the Legion of Honour of France in 1992.

1993

He was Vice-President of the Friends of the Ravenna Festival (1993–1994), a trustee of the British Museum (1985–1996), the Royal Philharmonic Society and the Foundation Fund (1984–1992).

He became a friend of the conductor Riccardo Muti, whose recordings he chose on the Desert Island Discs radio programme.

He was also senior trustee of the Next Century Foundation, a peace process organisation he helped establish.

He established the Weinstock Fund, a charitable foundation that supports a variety of benevolent and cultural causes.

1995

They owned 1995 Irish Two Thousand Guineas and Champion Stakes winner Spectrum.

On the premature death of Simon Weinstock, the racing activities continued but soon after raced under the name of the Ballymacoll Stud.

1996

The City (London) criticized Weinstock for his financial caution but after he retired as managing director in 1996, under his successor a series of ill-judged acquisitions led to catastrophic losses.

Born in Stoke Newington, Hackney, London, the son of working class Polish-Jewish immigrants Golda (Schag) and Simon Weinstock, Arnold Weinstock was educated at the London School of Economics.

He also owned Pilsudski, whose wins included the 1996 Grosser Preis von Baden and Breeders' Cup Turf plus the 1997 Japan Cup; Golan (who won the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes and the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes after Weinstock's death) and Islington (who won the Musidora Stakes, and after Weinstock's death won the Nassau Stakes, the Yorkshire Oaks (twice) and the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf).

1997

By now the partnership's horses were being trained by Sir Michael Stoute, although Hern remained as a trainer up until 1997 and other trainers such as Ian Balding, Peter Chapple-Hyam and Roger Charlton trained at various times for them.

Upon Sir Michael Sobell's death, Weinstock continued his racing activities, in partnership with his son Simon.

2019

Lady Weinstock died in 2019.