Rupert Guinness, 2nd Earl of Iveagh

The Right Honourable The Earl of Iveagh KG CB CMG VD ADC FRS DL
Rupert Guinness by Leslie Ward
Born	Rupert Edward Cecil Lee Guinness (1874-03-29)29 March 1874
Died	14 September 1967(1967-09-14) (aged 93)
Spouse(s)	Lady Gwendolen Onslow
Children	Hon. Richard Guinness Arthur Guinness, Viscount Elveden Honor, Lady Channon Patricia Lennox-Boyd, Viscountess Boyd of Merton Brigid, Princess Frederick of Prussia

Rupert Edward Cecil Lee Guinness, 2nd Earl of Iveagh KG CB CMG VD ADC FRS DL (29 March 1874 – 14 September 1967) was an Anglo-Irish businessman, politician, oarsman and philanthropist. Born in London, he was the eldest son of Edward Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh. He served as the twentieth Chancellor of the University of Dublin from 1927 to 1963, succeeding his father who was Chancellor between 1908 and 1927.

Rupert Guinness was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1900 he served in the Boer War with the Irish Hospital Corps. He won the Unionist MP 1908–1910 for the East End constituency of Haggerston constituency from the Liberals in a 1908 by-election, losing the seat in 1910 and from 1912 to 1927 was MP for Southend. He served as a captain in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and was commanding officer of HMS President (London Division RNVR) from 1903 until 1920. In 1927 he succeeded his father as Earl of Iveagh and chairman of the family brewing business in Dublin and for thirty-five years directed its consolidation at home and its expansion abroad with the establishment of breweries in London, Nigeria and Malaya.