Early Life and Education
Alexander Keiller was born in 1889. When Keiller was nine, his father died, leaving him the sole heir to the great marmalade fortune. He was sent to Hazelwood Preparatory School at Limpsfield in Surrey. He went on to Eton College. When he was 17, his mother died, and he returned home to administer the family business.
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