▁and ▁civil ▁engineering ▁business . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁inherited ▁the ▁N utt all ▁baron et cy ▁on ▁his ▁father ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁eight ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Army , ▁he ▁sold ▁the ▁family ▁company ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁and ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁the ▁Bah am as , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁marine ▁conservation . ▁ ▁Background ▁N utt all ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Le ic esters hire , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Sir ▁Keith ▁N utt all , ▁ 2 nd ▁Baron et ▁( 1 9 0 1 – 1 9 4 1 ), ▁who ▁ran ▁the ▁family ▁engineering ▁business , ▁Edmund ▁N utt all , ▁S ons ▁& ▁Co . ▁Ltd , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁The ▁business ▁had ▁been ▁founded ▁by ▁N utt all ' s ▁great - grand father ▁James ▁N utt all ▁in ▁Manchester ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁and ▁built ▁into ▁a ▁nation wide ▁business ▁by ▁N utt all ' s ▁grand father , ▁Sir ▁Edmund ▁N utt all , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron et ▁( 1 8 7 0 – 1 9 2 3 ), ▁who ▁became ▁a ▁baron et ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁ ▁N utt all ' s ▁father ▁became ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁colon el ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Engine ers ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁W ounded ▁in ▁the ▁retre