Graham Kirkham, Baron Kirkham, CVO (born 14 December 1944 in Doncaster), is an English businessman famous for founding sofa retailer DFS.
Previously Executive Chairman of DFS Furniture Company Ltd, Kirkham is a strong political and financial supporter of the Conservative Party, and is one of South Yorkshire's richest men, with a personal fortune estimated at £1 billion. After selling DFS in April 2010 he now has a large share in Iceland supermarkets. He is also now involved in fish & chip shops having bought the Whitby chain.
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“Scatter my ashes, strew them in the air:
Lord since thou know’st where all these atoms are,
I’m hopeful thou’lt recover once my dust,
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