Sir Gerald Nigel Mobbs

KStJ The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (), commonly known as the Order of St John, and also known as St John International, is an order of chivalry constituted in 1888 by royal charter from Queen Victoria and dedica ...

JP (22 September 1937 – 21 October 2005) was a businessman who was

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between 1997 and 2005. He was chairman of

Slough Estates SEGRO plc (formerly known as Slough Estates Group) is a British property investment and development company based in London, England. It develops and invests in property located in the United Kingdom and Continental Europe focusing on edge of to ...

, a property firm founded by his grandfather,

Noel Mobbs Sir Arthur Noel Mobbs (1878–1959) was the founder of Slough Estates, one of the United Kingdom's largest property businesses. Career Brought up in Northampton, Mobbs was educated at Bedford Modern School. Together with his brother, Herbert, ...

. He was the senior non-executive director of

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from 1980 to 2003.The Telegraph
Sir Nigel Mobbs
22 Oct 2005 He was also the

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from 1982 to 1983 and was a Knight of St John, a Justice of the Peace and was made a

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in the

1986 Birthday Honours Queen's Birthday Honours are announced on or around the date of the Queen's Official Birthday in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The dates vary, both from year to year and from country to country. All are published in suppl ...

. He was chairman of the council of the

University of Buckingham The University of Buckingham (UB) is a non-profit private university#United Kingdom, private university in Buckingham, England, and the oldest of the country's six private universities. It was founded as the University College at Buckingham (U ...

between 1987 and 1998. He married, in 1961, Jane Berry, who was a daughter of

Lionel Berry, 2nd Viscount Kemsley (Geoffrey) Lionel Berry, 2nd Viscount Kemsley (29 June 1909 – 28 February 1999), was a British Conservative politician, hereditary peer and newspaper editor. Biography Berry was born in Hendon. His father was Gomer Berry, 1st Viscount Kemsley ...

; they had a son and two daughters. He died suddenly at the age of 68.

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Report of his death in thetimes
1937 births 2005 deaths People from Buckinghamshire High sheriffs of Buckinghamshire Knights of the Order of St John Lord-lieutenants of Buckinghamshire Knights Bachelor People associated with the University of Buckingham {{England-bio-stub