John King, Baron King of Wartnaby
The Lord King of Wartnaby | |
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Portrait by Nick Sinclair, 1992 | |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 15 July 1983 – 12 July 2005 Life Peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 August 1917 Brentford, Greater London, England |
| Died | 12 July 2005 (aged 87) Wartnaby, Leicestershire, England |
| Spouse(s) |
Lorna Sykes
(m. 1941; died 1969)Isabel Monckton (m. 1970) |
John Leonard King, Baron King of Wartnaby (29 August 1917 – 12 July 2005) was a British businessman, who was noted for leading British Airways. He was also directly involved with the "dirty tricks" campaign waged by British Airways against Virgin Atlantic.