Sir Hugh Fraser, 2nd Baronet: Difference between revisions

'''Sir Hugh Fraser, 2nd Baronet''' (18 December 1936 – 5 May 1987),<ref>[{{Cite web|title=HOUSE OF FRASER Archive :: Person: Fraser, Sir Hugh (1936-1987)|url=https://www.housefraserarchive.ac.uk/person/?id=&#61;p1084 Person: Fraser, Sir Hugh (1936|access-1987)], House of Fraser Archivedate=2023-01-06|website=www.housefraserarchive.ac.uk}}</ref> formerly '''2nd Baron Fraser of Allander''', was [[chairman]] of the [[House of Fraser]], [[Harrods]], [[George Outram and Company]], and [[Whyte and Mackay]]. He lived at [[Mugdock]], near [[Milngavie]], [[Scotland]]. He was the son of [[Hugh Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of Allander]], and inherited the [[Baron Fraser of Allander|Barony of Fraser of Allander]] on his father's death in 1966, but disclaimed it for life the same year.<ref name=nytimes>[{{Cite news|last=Ap|date=1987-05-06|title=SIR HUGH FRASER, 50; HEADED STORE GROUP THAT HAS HARRODS|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/06/obituaries/sir-hugh-fraser-50-headed-store-group-that-has-harrods.html Sir Hugh Fraser, 50: Headed store group that has Harrods], New York Times, 6 May 1987|access-date=2023-01-06|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> He has three daughters: Patricia, Belinda and Caroline.<ref name=legacy>[https{{Cite web|last=Greenaway|first=Heather|date=2017-05-07|title=Scottish playboy tycoon's daughter on her superdad's secret £50 million legacy|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scottish-playboy-tycoons-daughter-superdad-10368454 Scottish playboy tycoon's daughter on her superdad and his secret £50 million legacy], |access-date=2023-01-06|website=Daily Record, 7 May 2017|language=en}}</ref> He was not related to the politician [[Hugh Fraser (British politician)|Sir Hugh Fraser]].

Fraser was educated at [[St. Mary's School, Melrose]] and [[Kelvinside Academy]].<ref name="burrowes">{{cite book |last=Burrowes |first=John |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WHfmuGzpjU8C&q=sir+hugh+fraser+st+mary%27s+school+melrose&pg=PT28 |title=Glasgow: Tales of the City |publisher=[[Random House]] |year=2011 |isbn=978-1780573434}}</ref> He was given an [[honorary doctorate]] by the [[University of Stirling]],<ref name=geo>[http{{Cite web|title=Sir Hugh Fraser from The Gazetteer for Scotland|url=https://www.scottish-places.info/people/famousfirst959.html Famous People]|access-date=2023-01-06|website=www.scottish-places.info|language=en-gb}}</ref> where one of the student residences is now named ''Fraser of Allander'' after him. In 1981, he gifted the Mugdock Castle estate (purchased by his father) to the regional council as a [[country park]].<ref>[http{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://www.mugdock-country-park.org.uk/ |access-date=2023-01-06|website=Mugdock Castle]Park|language=en-gb}}</ref> In 1960, he established the Hugh Fraser Foundation for charitable work.<ref name=legacy/><ref name=story>[http{{Cite web|title=TheGlasgowStory: Sir Hugh Fraser|url=https://www.theglasgowstory.com/image.php/?inum=&#61;TGSA05107 Sir Hugh Fraser], The Glasgow Story|access-date=2023-01-06|website=www.theglasgowstory.com}}</ref> He was also a major benefactor to the Glasgow Scout Association and was chairman of [[Dumbarton Football Club]].