GUINNESS, SIR BENJAMIN LEE, 1ST BARONET

born Nov. 1, 1798, Dublin, Ire. died May 19, 1868, London, Eng. Irish brewer and first lord mayor of Dublin under the reformed corporation (1851), whose brewery became one of the largest in the world. Guinness assumed control in 1825 of a brewing business limited to domestic sales, Arthur Guinness and Sons, started by his father, Arthur Guinness (died 1855). He then developed a large export trade of porter and stout to the United States, England, and Europe, which became the foundation of his fortune. He represented Dublin in Parliament from 1865 until his death. He was created a baronet in 1867.