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Principal members of the founding family of the UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's are: Alan John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury (1902–1998), eldest son of John Benjamin Sainsbury, a Labour life peer 1962 as Lord Sainsbury, later joined the SDP . The Hon. Simon Sainsbury (1930–2006), second son of Alan Sainsbury, quiet philanthropist who gave ...
Jul 9, 1991 · The Sainsbury brothers. In April 1985 the three Sainsbury brothers – John, Simon and Timothy – announced their offer to fund a major extension for the exclusive use of the National Gallery. The Sainsbury brothers' donation resulted in the construction of the building named in their honour, the Sainsbury Wing , which was officially opened by ...
Sainsbury brothers, John, Simon and Timothy Categories: Benefactor , Commerce John Davan Sainsbury , Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover KG (1927–2022), The Hon. Simon Sainsbury (1930–2006) and The Right Honourable Sir Timothy Sainsbury (1932–) were the three sons of Alan John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury (1902–1998).
Timothy Sainsbury, the third son of Alan, joined his brothers at Sainsbury’s in 1956. In 1959 he became deputy to Fred Salisbury (the first non-Sainsbury director of the company). He was appointed Director of Estates, Architects and Engineers in 1962.
The Sainsbury Wing was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 9 July 1991. The building was presented to the nation by the three Sainsbury brothers – John, Simon and Timothy – and over the past 20 years it has offered millions of visitors a fitting space in which to contemplate the National Gallery’s outstanding collection of early Renaissance paintings.
His younger brothers were Simon and Timothy, former Conservative Minister of Trade; David Sainsbury, former Labour Minister for Science, was a cousin. His great-grandparents, John James Sainsbury and Mary Ann Staples , established a grocer's at 173 Drury Lane in 1869 which became the British supermarket chain Sainsbury's .
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1869-1899. It was 1869 when John James Sainsbury and his wife Mary Ann opened the first Sainsbury's store on London's Drury Lane. The business didn't take long to flourish, proving popular with locals due to the high quality yet affordable goods on offer. By 1881, three more stores were opened to help cater for the growing demand.
