Middleton Joseph Blackwell
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| Born | 1913 Windsor, Berkshire, England |
| 💀Died | 1993 (aged 80) Westport, Ireland1993 (aged 80) |
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| 👶 Children | 3, including Chris Blackwell |
Middleton Joseph Blackwell was an Anglo-Irish soldier and businessman.
Early life
Middleton was born in Windsor, Berkshire in August 1913. He was the only child of William Gordon and Irene Blackwell (O'Malley), the daughter of Middleton Moore O'Malley JP.
Educated at St John's Beaumont School and at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (1931-33).
Career
In 1933 he became a captain in the Household Division of the Irish Guards.[1] In 1934 he met Blanche Lindo, whom he would marry two years later.
He was a major in The Jamaica Regiment and a French Liaison Officer with the Allied forces in Vienna between 1939-49.[2][3]
He was a director of J. Wray and Nephew Ltd. and Lindo Brothers & Co. between 1937-1947 and White Beach Ltd. (Bermuda) 1947-49.
In 1948, he became the import/sales manager for Western Division of Crosse & Blackwell and James Keiller & Son until the company was acquired by Nestlé in 1960. In 1959, he became president of Blackwell-Young Fancy Food Brokers and vice-president of Kehe Foods.[4]
From 1988-89 he was the Chieftain of the O’Malley Clan.[5]
Personal life
In 1936 he married Blanche Blackwell. The couple had one child, Chris Blackwell, but divorced in 1949.[6]
He remarried to Edith Behr later that year and had two daughters: Aileen Nina and Edith Leslie.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ Blackwell, Chris (2022-06-07). The Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-9821-7269-5. Search this book on
- ↑ Stratton, Jon (2016-02-17). When Music Migrates: Crossing British and European Racial Faultlines, 1945–2010. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-76288-0. Search this book on
- ↑ Thomson, Ian (2009-05-07). The Dead Yard: Tales of Modern Jamaica. Faber & Faber. ISBN 978-0-571-25234-3. Search this book on
- ↑ Who's who in Commerce and Industry. Marquis Who's Who. 1965. Search this book on
- ↑ "Chieftains of O'Malley Clan | Ireland". www.ireland101.com. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ↑ Jewish Historical Studies: Transactions of the Jewish Historical Society of England. The Society. 2001. Search this book on
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