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[[File:Ugland House|400px|thumb|right|The building which stands today in memory of Robert Maguire Ugland]] | [[File:Ugland House.jpg|400px|thumb|right|The building which stands today in memory of Robert Maguire Ugland]] | ||
'''Robert Maguire Ugland''' (1872-1957) was a British brewer and industrialist who founded the [[Cayman Islands rum cake|Tortuga]] factory in the [[Cayman Islands|British West Indies]] and who, having made his fortune exporting rum cakes, devoted the autumn years of his life to corporate philanthropy. | '''Robert Maguire Ugland''' (1872-1957) was a British brewer and industrialist who founded the [[Cayman Islands rum cake|Tortuga]] factory in the [[Cayman Islands|British West Indies]] and who, having made his fortune exporting rum cakes, devoted the autumn years of his life to corporate philanthropy. | ||
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Ugland’s legacy today is the grand, five story Spanish frontage to [[UGland House]] which, to this day, houses tens of thousands of [[orphan ownership|orphan]] companies. | Ugland’s legacy today is the grand, five story Spanish frontage to [[UGland House]] which, to this day, houses tens of thousands of [[orphan ownership|orphan]] companies. | ||
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