Robert Waley-Cohen

Robert Bernard Waley-Cohen DL (born 10 November 1948 in Westminster, London) is an English entrepreneur.

For his grandfather, see Robert Waley Cohen.

Biography

He is the son of Bernard Waley-Cohen and Joyce Waley-Cohen, and grandson of Sir Robert Waley Cohen and Harry Nathan, 1st Baron Nathan. He was educated at Eton College.[1]

He is the founder of Alliance Medical and was chairman of Cheltenham racecourse until 3 May 2019.

He was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Warwickshire on 16 August 2016.[2][3]

His horse, Noble Yeats, won the 2022 Grand National, ridden by his son Sam Waley-Cohen, an amateur hunt jockey riding in his last race. His youngest son, Thomas, died of cancer in 2004.[4]

References
  1. "Robert Bernard WALEY-COHEN". Debrett's. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  2. "Lord Lieutenant's Appointments". The Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  3. "Deputy Lieutenant Commissions WARWICKSHIRE LIEUTENANCY". The London Gazette. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  4. "Family matters for the Waley-Cohen dynasty". The Independent. 11 March 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
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