Arthur Guinness was an Irish brewer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. The inventor of Guinness stout, he founded the Guinness Brewery at St. James's Gate in 1759.
Portrait of Guinness, dated 1759
View of the Guinness Brewery at St. James's Gate
Guinness's house in Thomas Street, Dublin, with commemorative plaque
Guinness was buried in Oughter Ard next to his mother, whose gravestone is pictured here.
St. James's Gate Brewery is a brewery founded in 1759 in Dublin, Ireland, by Arthur Guinness. The company is now a part of Diageo, a company formed from the merger of Guinness and Grand Metropolitan i
Arthur Guinness
…Guinness (c. 24 September 1725 – 23 January 1803) was an Irish brewer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. The inventor of Guinness stout, he founded the Guinness Brewery at St. James's Gate in 1759. Guinness was born in Clonoughlis, Celbridge, County Kildare, in 1725. His father was employed by Arthur Price, a bishop…
St. James's Gate Brewery, Dublin, Ireland
Guinness Brewery in Dublin
Arthur Guinness Son & Co. Limited, 6% Preference Stock, issued 5. November 1889