Robert Holmes à Court
 Robert Holmes à Court    (businessman, billionaire) | |
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| Born | Michael Robert Hamilton Holmes à Court 27 July 1937 Johannesburg |
| Died | 2 September 1990 (Age 53) |
| Alma mater | Cordwalles Preparatory School, Michaelhouse School (Natal), University of Auckland, Massey Agricultural College, University of Western Australia |
| Children | • Simon Holmes à Court • Peter Holmes à Court • Paul Holmes à Court |
| Relatives | • H.R. Cumming • Karl von Möller |
Rhodesian-Australian businessman who became the country's first billionaire, before dying suddenly of a heart attack in 1990 at the age of 53 | |
Robert Holmes à Court was a Rhodesian-Australian businessman who became the country's first billionaire, before dying suddenly of a heart attack in 1990 at the age of 53.[1]
Background
Holmes à Court was born in Johannesburg but spent much of his early life in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).
He a grand nephew of William Frederick Holmes à Court, 3rd Baron Heytesbury and 2nd great grandson of William Henry Holmes à Court, 2nd Baron Heytesbury.
Career
Holmes à Court was one of the world's most feared corporate raiders through the 1980s, having built his empire single-handedly from virtually nothing to a diversified resources and media group with an estimated worth prior to the 1987 stockmarket crash of about A$2 billion. Shareholders in the company enjoyed enormous investment growth. 1984 saw Robert Holmes à Court's owned horse Black Knight, win the Melbourne Cup with a time 3:18:19.[2]
Holmes à Court died intestate and his estate was to be divided one third for his widow Janet (née Ranford), and the remainder equally among their four children.[3]
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