Robert Barr (businessman)

Robert Barr (12 December 1888 – 18 July 1961) was a British businessman and founder of the Barr & Wallace Arnold Trust.

Life
Born to a farming family in Wakefield, Barr gained a financial interest in vehicle touring at a young age. He later founded Barr & Wallace Arnold Trust.

Barr married Edith Midgley in 1913 at age 25; they had seven children, Mary, Margaret, Robert, Veronica, Malcolm, Jean, Stewart. Barr died at age 72.