Kenelm Lee Guinness
Kenelm Edward Lee Guinness MBE (14 August 1887 - 10 April 1937) was an Irish-born racing driver of the 1910s and 1920s. He set a new Land Speed Record in 1922. Also an automotive engineer, he invented and manufactured the KLG spark plug. A member of the Guinness brewing family, and a director of the company, he lived and died in Putney Vale, and was buried at the nearby cemetery, bordering Putney Heath.
Read more about Kenelm Lee Guinness: Beginnings in Motor Racing, KLG Spark Plugs, Land Speed Record, Yachting, Death
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