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William Ives (businessman)

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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}{{Use British English|date=October 2017}}William Ives (12 October 1943 – 31 August 2017)^[1] was a British steel magnate who has been a major donor to the British Conservative Party.^[2]^[3]

Ives was a former boxer who once worked as a doorman at Esmeralda's Barn,^[3] the gambling club owned by the Kray Twins in the early 1960s. In 1973, he founded Rainham Steel which is the source of his wealth. In 2012, Ives accepted a caution from Essex Police for harassing his ex-wife. The incident was seen in the British press as an embarrassment for the Conservative Party.^[4]

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1. ^https://www.frankwarren.com/william-ives-12th-october-1943-31st-august-2017/
2. ^Who's the top 50 richest in Essex? Philip Beresford, EssexLife, 15 November 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
3. ^¹[https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/the-cameron-crony-and-the-kray-twins-tory-786608 The Cameron crony and the Kray twins: Tory donor admits working as gangsters' doorman.] James Lyons & David Collins, Mirror, 11 April 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
4. ^[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9194772/Tory-donor-cautioned-for-harassing-ex-wife.html Tory donor cautioned for harassing ex-wife.] The Telegraph, 10 April 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2014.

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