Stuart Wheeler
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Stuart Wheeler (born 1937) is the founder of IG Group and British Conservative Party donor.
Wheeler was educated at Eton College, and went on to do his national service in the Welsh Guards before graduating from Oxford University with a second class honours degree in law. He then practised as a barrister briefly before working as a merchant banker. He eventually set up IG Index in 1974.
The entrepreneur is married to Tessa Codrington, a society photographer, and they have three daughters. Sarah, 25, is a student, while Jacquetta, 24, is a International model. The couple's third daughter, Charlotte, 22, is a student at the London School of Economics studying BSc Government.
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Wheeler is known to be one of the Conservative Party's largest donors, having donated in excess of £5 million to the party.
A keen gambler, he can boast to having played bridge with Lord Lucan just before the peer vanished, and with Omar Sharif. He recently also realised a dream by taking part in the World Poker Championships in Las Vegas.
Wheeler was shot in the mouth during target practice while doing his National Service in Egypt. He has mostly false teeth as a consequence.[citation needed]
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