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Major Gustav Adolph Renwick (1883–1956) was a British industrialist, greyhound and racehorse owner and Conservative politician. He was born in 1883, and was the fourth son of Sir George Renwick, 1st Baronet. He was educated at Giggleswick School before succeeding his father as chairman of the Manchester Dry Docks Company. He became managing director of Fisher Renwick Manchester-London Steamers Limited and a director of Scammell Lorries Limited. In 1907 He married Mabel Deuchar, and they had one son. The family home was Holystone Grange, Sharperton, near Morpeth, Northumberland. Renwick was a large landowner and worked to conserve the Coquet Valley near his home. His sporting interests dated from 1906, when he first competed at coursing events. He became a breeder of greyhounds and one of his dogs, Holystone Lifelong, won the Waterloo Cup in 1953. He became a racehorse owner in 1950. From 1931 to 1935 Renwick was National Conservative Member of Parliament for the Stretford constituency. Gustav Renwick died in hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne on 10 September 1956. References
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| title = Member of Parliament for Stretford | years = 1931–1935 | before = Thomas Robinson | after = Anthony Crossley }}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Renwick, Gustav}} 7 : 1883 births|1956 deaths|British racehorse owners and breeders|Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies|UK MPs 1931–35|People educated at Giggleswick School|People from Morpeth, Northumberland |
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