Arthur Guinness Business person Arthur Guinness was an Irish brewer and the founder of the Guinness brewery business and family. He was also an entrepreneur, visionary and philanthropist. To Arthur’ is the cry that will go up as glasses of Guinness are raised today on Arthur’s Day – a clever marketing ploy from Guinness. But there is more to the man than the genius behind the ‘black stuff’. In fact Arthur was an exceptional pioneering missional leader of his day. Not only did he brew porter to wean locals off strong spirits but a few other things you may not be aware of: A Methodist influenced by John Wesley, Arthur started some of the first Sunday schools in Dublin 8 – the area surrounding the brewery. He also helped fund Hudson Taylor to go as a missionary to China. Beginning with Arthur’s son Hosea, a long line of the Guinness family have been pastors, missionaries and Christian thinkers – down to Os Guinness (who will be in Dublin for Rubicon in October). One of his grandsons helped fund Thomas Barnardo to set up his first children’s home. The Guinness family are famed for their philanthropy. Arthur helped fund the restoration of St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin. Arthur’s grandson became Lord Iveagh due to their charitable works, setting up the Iveagh trust to help the homeless, which still provides affordable housing today. Definitely a legacy that extends far beyond the pint of black stuff…
Posted on: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 16:12:09 +0000
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