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British businessman (1930–2019)

This article is about the British businessman. For the Australian politician, see Maurie Sheehy. For the Irish singer, see Pa Sheehy.

Sir Patrick Sheehy (2 September 1930 – 23 July 2019) was a British businessman who was chairman of British American Tobacco. In 1992, he was appointed chairman of the Inquiry into Police Responsibilities and Rewards (known as the Sheehy Inquiry), charged with reviewing police services in the United Kingdom.

He was knighted in the 1991 New Year Honours.

References

  1. Obituaries, Telegraph (24 July 2019). "Sir Patrick Sheehy, businessman who consolidated the fortunes of British-American Tobacco and fought off a hostile takeover bid – obituary" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  2. "Debrett's People of Today". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  3. Kirby, Terry (1 July 1993). "The Sheehy Inquiry: Police 'jobs for life' culture swept away by inquiry: Rank and file representative says authors of Sheehy report understand little or nothing about policing". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
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