English business executive, landowner and courtier
Sir Henry Louis Carron GreigKCVOCBEDL (21 February 1925 – 11 July 2012), usually known simply as Carron Greig, was an English business executive, landowner and courtier.[1]
He served in the Scots Guards from 1943–47, where he was made a captain and intelligence officer. He was part of the 3rd (Tank) battalion, which worked mostly in Germany as the enemy was in retreat; his hand was crushed by a tank barrel. Other junior officers in his battalion included future Deputy Prime Minister William Whitelaw, Robert Runcie, a future Archbishop of Canterbury, and future industrialist Hector Laing (United Biscuits).
Business career
Greig joined London shipbrokers Horace Clarkson & Co. Ltd in 1948, serving as Director and Managing Director before being named Chairman (1973-1985). He later became Chairman, Horace Clarkson, PLC (1976–93). One of his colleagues at Horace Clarkson was Sir Alexander Glen.
He also served as Director of British gunmaker James Purdey & Sons (1972–2000).
Personal life
In 1955, he married Monica Kathleen Stourton (1928–2019), daughter of Major Hon. John Joseph Stourton and Kathleen Alice (née Gunther), on 23 September 1955.[citation needed] The marriage produced three sons and one daughter (Louis, Jonathan, Geordie, and Laura).