Martin st quinton biography of william

  • Martin St. Quinton has been Chairman and outright owner of Gloucester Rugby Club since 2016.
  • William Herbert St Quintin had a long career in local politics, being a JP from 1875 through to his death and an alderman from the time of the formation of the.
  • Martin Henry Quinton was born on May 21 1915.
  • IT’S A TOUGH JOB, BUT SOMEONE HAS TO DO IT

    As if being the boss at one legendary UK sporting organisation wasn’t enough, Martin St. Quinton is Chairman of two

    Martin St. Quinton has been Chairman and outright owner of Gloucester Rugby Club since 2016. Last year he was appointed Chairman of Cheltenham Racecourse.

    Which does he prefer, rugby or racing? “That’s not fair, it’s like asking which of your children you like best.”

    But horseracing is a passion. He hasn’t missed the Cheltenham Festival for 40 years and can boast three winners as an owner – in 1995, 1996 and 2004.

    Martin’s involvement with Gloucester Rugby began in the 1990s after meeting its previous owner Tom Walkinshaw. At the time, he was a senior director at the international business systems company Danka Plc. “We sponsored Tom’s Formula 1 Arrows team for something like $10 million. I love sport, and travelled to many of the races, but I’m honestly not that enthusiastic about F1.”

    But when Tom invited him to watch Gloucester Rugby, Martin was hooked.

    “I asked Tom if he’d sell me a share of the club. To begin with he wouldn’t consider it. A few years later he changed his mind and sold me 20 per cent, and a further 20 per cent 12 months later.

    But in 2010 Tom died and his son Ryan took over. With motor

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  • Martin St Quinton completes full takeover of Gloucester Rugby from Walkinshaw family

    Martin St Quinton has completed his full takeover of Gloucester Rugby, buying the Aviva Premiership club outright from Ryan Walkinshaw.

    The Walkinshaw family has ended its Gloucester association dating back to 1997, when former Arrows Formula One team owner Tom Walkinshaw bought the Kingsholm club.

    Walkinshaw Snr guided Gloucester into the professional era, helping found Premiership Rugby, the domestic league's governing body.

    Martin St Quinton has completed his full takeover of Kingsholm club, Gloucester Rugby

    Entrepreneur and race horse owner St Quinton bought a 25 per cent stake in Gloucester in 2008

    Former Arrows Formula One team owner Tom Walkinshaw (right) bought the team in 1997

    Entrepreneur and race horse owner St Quinton bought a 25 per cent stake in Gloucester in 2008 before raising his holding to 40 per cent, and has now acquired the majority shareholding, for a fee understood to be £12million.

    The Walkinshaw family officially put Gloucester up for sale in April, and initially St Quinton had been willing to offload his shareholding too.

    But, after interest from several parties failed to generate a sale, St Quinton has now chosen to take total control.

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