Sir Hugh Fraser, 2nd Baronet (18 September 1936 – 5 May 1987), formerly 2nd Baron Fraser of Allander, was chairman of the House of Fraser

House of Fraser

House of Fraser is a British department store group with over 60 stores across the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was established in Glasgow, Scotland in 1849 as Arthur and Fraser. By 1891 it was known as Fraser & Sons. The company grew steadily during the early 20th century, but after the Second...

, Harrods

Harrods

Harrods is an upmarket department store located in Brompton Road in Brompton, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London. The Harrods brand also applies to other enterprises undertaken by the Harrods group of companies including Harrods Bank, Harrods Estates, Harrods Aviation and Air...

, George Outram (company), and Whyte and Mackay

Whyte and Mackay

Whyte and Mackay Ltd is a Scottish company producing alcoholic beverages. It was founded in 1844 and is based in Glasgow. Since May 2007, Whyte and Mackay has been owned by United Breweries Group, a large Indian conglomerate....

. He lived at Mugdock, near Milngavie, Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

. He was the son of Hugh Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of Allander

Hugh Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of Allander

-Career:Born in Partick, Lanarkshire , Hugh Fraser was educated at Glasgow Academy and Warriston School near Moffat. In 1919 he joined his father's business, a shop in Buchanan Street in Glasgow. He became Managing Director in 1924 and Chairman on his father's death in 1927...

, and inherited the Barony of Fraser of Allander

Baron Fraser of Allander

Baron Fraser of Allander, of Dineiddwg in the County of Stirling, was a title in the United Kingdom. It was created in 1964 for the Scottish businessman and philanthropist Sir Hugh Fraser, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a Baronet, of Dineiddwg in the County of Stirling, in the Baronetage...

 on his father's death in 1966, but disclaimed it for life the same year. He has a daughter, Patricia. He was not related to the politician Sir Hugh Fraser

Hugh Fraser (politician)

Major Sir Hugh Charles Patrick Joseph Fraser MBE was a British Conservative politician and first husband of the author Lady Antonia Fraser.-Youth and military career:...

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Career

Fraser was educated at Kelvinside Academy

Kelvinside Academy

Kelvinside Academy is a private school in the City of Glasgow, Scotland, founded in 1878. It has a capacity of 640 pupils and spans two years of Junior Start , six years of Junior School , and seven years of Senior School , comprising fifteen years in all...

, and was given an honorary doctorate by the University of Stirling

University of Stirling

The University of Stirling is a campus university founded by Royal charter in 1967, on the Airthrey Estate in Stirling, Scotland.-History and campus development:...

, where one of the student residences is now named Fraser of Allander after him. In 1981 he gifted the Mugdock Castle estate (purchased by his father) to the regional council as a country park

Country park

A country park is an area designated for people to visit and enjoy recreation in a countryside environment.-History:In the United Kingdom the term 'Country Park' has a special meaning. There are over 400 Country Parks in England alone . Most Country Parks were designated in the 1970s, under the...

. In 1960, he established the Hugh Fraser Foundation for charitable work. He was also a major benefactor to the Glasgow Scout Association and was chairman of Dumbarton Football Club.
It was alleged by a Channel 5 documentary that Fraser put up the money for an attempted abduction of Ronnie Biggs

Ronnie Biggs

Ronald Arthur "Ronnie" Biggs is an English criminal, known for his role in the Great Train Robbery of 1963, for his escape from prison in 1965, for living as a fugitive for 36 years and for his various publicity stunts while in exile. In 2001, he voluntarily returned to the United Kingdom and...

 from Brazil, so the latter could stand trial in Britain for his part in the Great Train Robbery

Great Train Robbery (1963)

The Great Train Robbery is the name given to a £2.6 million train robbery committed on 8 August 1963 at Bridego Railway Bridge, Ledburn near Mentmore in Buckinghamshire, England. The bulk of the stolen money was not recovered...

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Sir Hugh Fraser died from cancer

Cancer

Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...

in 1987, aged 50.