Nicholas Charles Tyrwhitt Wheeler (born 20 January 1965) is an English businessman. In 1986, he established the Charles Tyrwhitt company and

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brand, which he owns.

Life and career

Wheeler was born Ludlow, Shropshire and was educated at the Dragon School in Oxford and Eton College. At Eton, he was a classmate of former Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. After Eton, Wheeler attended the University of Bristol, where he studied geography. His first job was as a management consultant for Bain & Company. In November 1986, he set up Charles Tyrwhitt, a shirt brand in the United Kingdom. It grew to be the UK’s largest mail order shirt business, and it also has several brick and mortar locations. In 2008, he was a regional judge for the ''Entrepreneur Challenge'' in the UK.

Personal life

Wheeler is married to Chrissie Rucker, founder of The White Company. They have four children: Tom, Ella, India and Bea. His sister, Susie Cummings, is founder and

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of Nurole, the online head-hunting platform. In 2010, Wheeler supported the Conservatives in the 2010 general election. He voted in favour of the UK's withdrawal from the European Union in 2016. As of 2020, Wheeler and his wife's collective wealth was estimated at £427 million by the ''

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''. They live in Tythrop Park in

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and also own a chalet in Klosters,

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

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