Sir michael marshall biography samples

Family business leader, stalwart charity supporter and a champion of Cambridge, Sir Michael Marshall led an extraordinary life.

Tributes poured in following his death, at 87, on July 27.

He was on holiday in Spain with his wife, Lady Sibyl, and friends.

The son of Sir Arthur Marshall, he attended St Faith's School, Cambridge, and Eton College before completing national service as a pilot in the Royal Air Force between 1950 and 1952.

He went on to read history at Jesus College at the University of Cambridge, earning his rowing blue.

Sir Michael was the grandson of David Marshall, who founded Marshall of Cambridge, on October 1, 1909, in a stable in Brunswick Gardens, Cambridge, which can be seen in this picture, believed to be from the 1950s.

After joining the family business in 1955, he was appointed managing director of Marshall (Cambridge) Limited, which is now Marshall Motor Group, in 1963.

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