Charles Rolls

The Honourable Charles Rolls FRGS FRMetS MICE
Born	Charles Stewart Rolls (1877-08-27)27 August 1877 Berkeley Square, London, England
Died	12 July 1910(1910-07-12) (aged 32) Southbourne, Bournemouth, England
Cause of death	Air accident
Education	Eton College
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge
Occupation(s)	Motor car promoter and aviator
Known for	Co-founder, Rolls-Royce
Parents	1st Baron Llangattock (father) Georgiana Rolls, Baroness Llangattock (mother)
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Charles Stewart Rolls FRGS FRMetS MICE (27 August 1877 – 12 July 1910) was a British motoring and aviation pioneer. With Henry Royce, he co-founded the Rolls-Royce car manufacturing firm. He was the first Briton to be killed in an aeronautical accident with a powered aircraft, when the tail of his Wright Flyer broke off during a flying display in Bournemouth. He was aged 32.