| Sir Robert Crichton-Brown | |||||||||
| Honorific Suffix: | KCMG CBE TD | ||||||||
| Birth Date: | 23 August 1919 | ||||||||
| Birth Place: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||
| Death Place: | London, England | ||||||||
| Nationality: | Australian | ||||||||
| Other Names: | Bob Crichton-Brown | ||||||||
| Education: | Sydney Grammar School | ||||||||
| Spouse: | Nono (1941–2001) | ||||||||
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Sir Robert Crichton-Brown KCMG CBE TD (23 August 191911 July 2013)[1] [2] was an Australian businessman best known as chairman of Rothmans International during the 1980s.[3] [4]
He was also Treasurer of the Liberal Party of Australia between 1974 and 1989. He was a keen yachtsman, competing in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race many times; he was the skipper of Pacha, handicap winner of the 1970 race.[5] He was the National Chair for the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award - Australia from 1979 to 1984.
Crichton-Brown was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1970. He was made a Knight Bachelor in 1972, and made a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in 1980.[1] [2]