JCB boss Sir Anthony Bamford made the fourth largest personal donation to a political party last year, according to The Sunday Times.
Sir Anthony and his family, who live in Daylesford near Chipping Norton, gave £401,000 to the Conservatives in 2011.
Lord Fink, co-chairman of the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, gave £248,101 to the Tories in the last year.
Colin and Christine Weir, who won £161m in the EuroMillions lottery, donated the most, £1m to the Scottish National Party.
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