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Stewart menzies biography

          Stewart Menzies, the second son of John Graham Menzies (–) and his wife, Susannah West Wilson (–), was born in London on 30th January

        1. Major General Sir Stewart Graham Menzies, KCB, KCMG, DSO, MC was Chief of MI6, the British Secret Intelligence Service, from to , during and after the Second World War.
        2. Stewart Graham Menzies was born in England in into a wealthy family as the second son of John Graham Menzies and Susannah West Wilson, daughter of ship.
        3. According to his biography by Anthony Cave Brown, Menzies is said to have been the model for the character of "M" in the James Bond stories, and his first wife.
        4. This is a story of an extraordinary man who lived through extraordinary times.

          5. Stewart Graham Menzies was born in England in into a wealthy family as the second son of John Graham Menzies and Susannah West Wilson, daughter of ship.!

          Stewart Menzies

          British head of intelligence (1890–1968)

          Major GeneralSir Stewart Graham Menzies, KCB, KCMG, DSO, MC (; 30 January 1890 – 29 May 1968)[1] was Chief of MI6, the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), from 1939 to 1952, during and after the Second World War.[2]

          Early life, family

          Stewart Graham Menzies was born in England in 1890 into a wealthy family as the second son of John Graham Menzies and Susannah West Wilson, daughter of ship-owner Arthur Wilson of Tranby Croft.[3] His grandfather, Graham Menzies, was a whiskydistiller who helped establish a cartel and made huge profits.

          His parents became friends of King Edward VII.[4] Menzies was a nephew of Scottish Liberal Party politician and member of the House of Commons Robert Stewart Menzies. But Menzies' father was dissolute, never established a worthwhile career, and wasted his share of the family fortune; he died of tuberculosis in 1911 in