Michael Ashley Cecil Brinton, (1942 – 23 April 2012) was the son of

Esme Tatton Cecil Brinton Sir Esme Tatton Cecil Brinton (4 January 1916 – 26 September 1985) was a British Conservative Party politician. At the 1964 general election, Brinton was elected as Member of Parliament for Kidderminster. He was re-elected twice, before st ...

(1919–1985) and Mary Elizabeth Fahnestock (1914–1960), and was the

Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire. Since 1719, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Worcestershire. Lord Lieutenants of Worcestershire to 1974 *''see Lord Lieutenant of Wales for pr ...

from 2001 to 2012. Previously, he was High Sheriff of Hereford and Worcester in 1990. He was a former chairman of the British carpet company

Brintons Brintons is a British manufacturer of carpets, founded in 1783 by William Brinton, at Hill Pool in Chaddesley Corbett, Chaddesley, Kidderminster, to manufacture spun yarns. Its first factory in Kidderminster was established in 1820 and as of 2 ...

. His spouse was Angela Brinton. Their children were Julian Brinton, Henry Brinton and Birdie Burnell and their grandchildren Charlie Brinton, Archie Brinton, Robert Brinton, Jake Burnell, Lily Burnell, Elodie Burnell and Margot Brinton.'Queen's man' Michael Brinton loses cancer fight
''Worcester News,'' 25 April 2012

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, - 1942 births 2012 deaths Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order Lord-lieutenants of Worcestershire British chairpersons of corporations 20th-century English businesspeople {{England-business-bio-stub