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Encyclopedia > Joseph Lewis (British)

Joseph (Joe) Lewis (born London) is a British billionaire who lives in Lyford Cay, Bahamas. Lewis is the 486th richest person of Forbes The World's Richest People list 2006. Lewis was listed as the 16th richest British person in Sunday Times Rich List 2007. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Lyford Cay - The area was reclaimed from swamp land in the late 1950s by Canadian industrialist E.P. Taylor, with the dream of building an exclusive community. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Bill Gates - the wealthiest man in the world according to Forbes Magazine Ingvar Kamprad The following is a list of billionaires, in United States dollars, worldwide for 2006 compiled by Forbes, not including heads of state whose wealth is tied to their position (see list of heads of government and... The Sunday Times Rich List 2007 was published on 29 April 2007. ...


Lewis made his initial wealth expanding the family's catering business, then selling luxury goods to tourists, and finally moving into currency trading in the 1970s - resulting in his move to the Bahamas. Lewis currently is the main investor in Tavistock Group, which owns more than 100 companies, such as Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and SK Slavia Praha. Lewis is a major investor in ENIC Sports PLC, run by Daniel Levy, the Chairman of Tottenham Hotspur. The Tavistock Group recently sold its currency trading firm HotSpot FX for $77 million. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is an English professional football club, who play in the Premier League. ... Slavia Praha redirects here; for the ice hockey team, see HC Slavia Praha. ... Daniel Levy (born February 8, 1963) in Essex, is the current chairman of Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur. ...


Lewis, married with two children, has homes all over the world at which he is able to indulge his passion for golf. Lewis hosts the "Tavistock Cup" tournament every March in Florida, raising $500,000 for charity, and owns the two clubs that compete: the "Lake Nona" club (resident Ernie Els) and the "Isleworth Club" (resident Tiger Woods). He is presently developing a new golf community in the Bahamas called "Albany" with his two golfing friends The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, generally regarded as the worlds Home of Golf. Golf is a sport in which individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs, and also is one of the few ball games that does not use... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Theodore Ernest Ernie Els (born October 17, 1969) is a South African golfer who has been one of the top professional players in the world since the mid-1990s. ... Isleworth Country Club is a private golf club and community in Windermere, Florida. ... Personal Information Birth December 30, 1975 ) (age 31) Cypress, California Height 6 ft 1 in (1. ...


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