Biography
Hayward was born in Wolverhampton. He was educated at Northaw Preparatory School and Stowe School in Buckingham. In 1941, during the Second World War, he joined the Royal Air Force, receiving flight training in Clewiston, Florida. He served first as a Pilot Officer in the Royal Air Force 671 Squadron S.E. Asia Command in India and in 1946 was demobilised as a Flight Lieutenant.
His father, Sir Charles Hayward CBE, began the family involvement with the Bahamas in the 1950s, after relocating his business from the United States. Sir Jack arrived in Grand Bahama in 1956, and became a Vice President of The Grand Bahama Port Authority which helped promote the development of Freeport. Sir Jack took over his father's interests in the Bahamas, and continues to play an active role in Freeport, where the Sir Jack Hayward High School is named after him.
The Sunday Times Rich List placed him as 125th richest in Britain with an estimated £160million fortune in 2009.
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