John Moores, Jr.
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John Moores, Jr CBE, DL |
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| 2nd Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University | |
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In office 1994–1999 |
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| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Peter Toyne, CBE |
| Preceded by | Henry Egerton Cotton, JP, DL |
| Succeeded by | Cherie Blair, QC |
| 1st Pro-Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University | |
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In office 1992–1994 |
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| Chancellor | Henry Egerton Cotton, JP, DL |
| Succeeded by | Prof. Maureen Williams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 November 1928 |
| Died | 22 May 2012 |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Moores |
| Relations |
Sir John Moores (father) Ruby Knowles |
| Alma mater |
Eton College, Berkshire, England |
| Profession | Businessman |
Sir John Moores (father) Ruby Knowles
(mother)
Betty Suenson-Taylor, The Dowager Lady Grantchester (sister)
Sir Peter Moores (brother)
Eton College, Berkshire, England
John Moores Jr., CBE, DL, (22 November 1928 – 22 May 2012) was the eldest son of businessman Sir John Moores CBE who founded the Littlewoods company. He became Executive Director and Deputy Chairman of the family firm in 1968. John Moores also served as 2nd Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University from 1994, after previously serving as the university's First Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Board of Governors from 1992.
John Moores joined the firm in 1946. He became a director of the organisation in 1950 and was Chair of the Littlewoods Equal Opportunities strategy committee from the mid 1960s until the mid-1990s after wanting to promote equal opportunities in the firm following his return from the United States after a 2-year academic stay. In 1968 he became the executive director and deputy chairman.
John Moores resigned as a director at Littlewoods in October 1996 to spend time breeding Aberdeen-Angus Cattle at his farm in Formby, Merseyside, what he and his wife second wife Jane began in 1964. He was a member of the Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society, of which he later became president and in March 2012 was the first of its members to be awarded the society's Hugh Watson Lifetime Achievement Award.
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