Maurice Fiennes

Sir Maurice Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes^[a] (1 March 1907 – 14 September 1994) was an English industrialist.^[1]

Sir Maurice Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes
Born	(1907-03-01)March 1, 1907 London, England
Died	September 14, 1994(1994-09-14) (aged 87) London, England
Nationality	British
Occupation	Industrialist
Known for	Managing Director of Davy & United Engineering; Chairman of Davy-Ashmore
Notable work	Contributions to British steel industry
Spouse(s)	Sylvia Joan Finlay (m. 1932–1964), Erika Hueller von Huellenried (m. 1967)
Children	5, including Mark Fiennes
Parent(s)	Alberic Arthur Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, Gertrude Theodosia Pomeroy Colley
Relatives	Grandfather of actors Ralph and Joseph Fiennes; great-grandfather of Hero Fiennes Tiffin
Awards	Knighted in 1965 New Year Honours

Fiennes was the son of Alberic Arthur Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, and his wife, Gertrude Theodosia Pomeroy (née Colley), and great-grandson of Frederick Benjamin Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 16th Baron Saye and Sele. He was educated at the independent Repton School in the village of Repton in Derbyshire and at Armstrong College in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.^[1]

He was the managing director of Davy & United Engineering and chairman of Davy-Ashmore in Sheffield, and achieved success as a producer of high quality British steel.^[2][3] He was made a knight in the 1965 New Year Honours in recognition of his contributions to British engineering.^[4]

He married Sylvia Joan Finlay, with whom he had five children including photographer Mark Fiennes. He was the grandfather of actors Ralph Fiennes and Joseph Fiennes, and great-grandfather to model and actor Hero Fiennes Tiffin.

Notes

1. This British person has the barrelled surname Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, but is known by the surname Fiennes.