{{short description|Anglo-Irish military officer}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = Captain | name = Benjamin Guinness II | honorific_suffix = | image = Benjamin Lee Guinness.jpg | alt = | caption = | birth_date = 4 August 1842 | birth_place = County Kerry, Ireland | death_date = 2 February 1900 | death_place = Bournemouth, England | parents = Sir Benjamin Guinness, 1st Baronet<br/>Elizabeth Guinness | spouse = Lady Henrietta St Lawrence | children = 3 (including Kenelm and Algernon) | allegiance = {{flagicon|UK}} | branch = British Army | service_years = | rank = Captain | commands = Royal Horse Guards | battles = }} '''Benjamin Lee Guinness II''' (4 August 1842 – 2 February 1900) was an Anglo-Irish military officer in the Royal Horse Guards.
== Early life and family == Guinness was born on 4 August 1842.<ref name= herald>{{cite news |author=<!-- not stated --> |date= 5 February 1900|title= Death Of Captain Lee Guinness|url= https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/269811181/benjamin-lee-guinness#view-photo=328525625|work= Evening Herald|location= Dublin, Ireland|publisher= |access-date= 29 November 2025}}</ref> A member of the prominent Guinness family, he was the son of Sir Benjamin Guinness, 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Guinness.<ref>{{cite web |last= Guinness|first= Arthur Edward|date= 25 September 2025|title= The True Story of How Benjamin Guinness's Will Changed the Course of History|url= https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a67946741/guinness-a-family-succession-book-excerpt-true-story-explained/|website= Town & Country|location= |publisher= |access-date=}}</ref> He was the brother of Lord Ardilaun, Lord Iveagh, and Lady Plunket.<ref name= herald/>
== Adult life == Guinness married Lady Henrietta St Lawrence, daughter of the 3rd Earl of Howth, on 6 September 1881.<ref name= herald/> They had three children: Algernon, Kenelm, and Nigel.
He served in the British Army as a captain in the Royal Horse Guards.<ref name= herald/><ref name= grazia/>
Guinness died on 2 February 1900. His funeral was held at All Saints' Church, Raheny, where he was later buried.<ref name= freeman>{{cite news |author=<!-- not stated --> |date= 9 February 1900|title= Funeral of Captain Benjamin Lee Guinness|url= https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/269811181/benjamin-lee-guinness#view-photo=328525716|work= Freeman's Journal|location= Dublin, Ireland|publisher= |access-date= 29 November 2025}}</ref>
== In popular culture == Guinness is portrayed by Fionn O'Shea in the 2025 Netflix series ''House of Guinness''.<ref name= grazia>{{cite web |last= Peach|first= Nikki|date= 30 September 2025|title= House Of Guinness: Who Is Benjamin 'Ben' Guinness? |url= https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/tv-and-film/house-of-guinness-ben-guinness/|website= Grazia|location= |publisher= |access-date= 29 November 2025}}</ref>
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