Raymond Oppenheimer

Raymond Harry Oppenheimer CBE (13 November 1905 – 12 August 1984) was an English businessman, golfer and Bull Terrier enthusiast.

[2] During the war Oppenheimer served in the Royal Air Force as a pilot officer, rising to the rank of wing commander.

In 1957 he was still a bachelor at the age of 51, and lived in White Waltham Place, a mid-sized Georgian manor house in Maidenhead, Berkshire, set in a 300 acres (120 ha) estate.

He was a director of Anglo American, but had considerable free time to devote to sports and dog breeding.

[2] He often won medals at St Andrews, and was a winning partner of Joyce Wethered at Worplesdon Golf Club.

[2] Since 1952 the winning team in the Men's Home Internationals has received the Raymond Trophy, which Oppenheimer presented in 1952.

[9] By 1957 he had become the leading expert on Bull Terriers, and spent much of his time supervising his kennels and judging in Britain, Europe and the United States.