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4 unusual facts about John Moores


John Moores

John H. Moores (1821–1880), American businessman and politician in the state of Oregon

Liverpool John Moores University, a university in Liverpool, England, named after Sir John Moores

John Moores, Jr.

His older sister Betty Suenson-Taylor, The Dowager Lady Grantchester, who married her husband Kenneth Bent Suenson-Taylor, 2nd Baron Grantchester, his younger brother Sir Peter Moores, CBE, DL and younger sister Janitha Moores.

He was a member of the Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society, of which he later become president and in March 2012 was the first of its members to be awarded the societies Hugh Watson Lifetime Achievement Award.


Christopher Suenson-Taylor, 3rd Baron Grantchester

Lord Grantchester is the grandson of John Moores and his mother is nominal head of the Moores family, founders of the Liverpool-based Littlewoods football pools and retailing businesses.

Peregrine Systems

In 1989, John Moores, founder of BMC Software and owner of the San Diego Padres Major League Baseball team, became a member of the Peregrine Board of Directors.


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