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Amies, Sir (Edwin) Hardy, (17 July 1909–5 March 2003), Dressmaker by Appointment to HM The Queen, since 1955; Director, Hardy Amies Ltd, since 1946 (President, since 1996); Design Consultant to manufacturers in the UK, EEC, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and Korea  

KCVO 1989 (CVO 1977); RDI 1964

Born 17 July 1909; s of late Herbert William Amies and Mary (née Hardy); died 5 March 2003...

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Bailey, Sir Derrick Thomas Louis, (15 Aug. 1918–19 June 2009)  

3rd Bt cr 1919; DFC

Born 15 Aug. 1918; s of Sir Abe Bailey, 1st Bt, KCMG and Hon. Dame Mary Bailey (née Westenra) (DBE ...

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Balfour, 4th Earl of, (Gerald Arthur James Balfour) (23 Dec. 1925–27 June 2003)  

Born 23 Dec. 1925; er s of 3rd Earl of Balfour and Jean (d 1981), 4th d of late Rev. Canon J. J. Cooke-Yarborough; ...

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Barnard, 11th Baron, (Harry John Neville Vane) (21 Sept. 1923–3 April 2016)  

TD 1960

Born 21 Sept. 1923; er s of 10th Baron Barnard, CMG, OBE, MC, TD, and Sylvia Mary (d 1993), d of Herbert Straker; ...

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Bengough, Sir Piers (Henry George), (24 May 1929–18 April 2005), DL; Her Majesty’s Representative, Ascot, 1982–97 (Trustee, Ascot Racecourse, 1973–97)  

KCVO 1986; OBE 1973

Born 24 May 1929; s of Nigel and Alice Bengough; m 1952, Bridget Shirley Adams; two s; died 18 April 2005

DL; Her Majesty’s Representative, Ascot, ...

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Blease, Baron, (William John Blease) (28 May 1914–16 May 2008)  

Born 28 May 1914; e s of late William and Sarah Blease; m 1939, Sarah Evelyn Caldwell (d 1995); three s one d...

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Bonham, Major Sir Antony Lionel Thomas, (21 Oct. 1916–5 Oct. 2009), late Royal Scots Greys  

4th Bt cr 1852; DL

Born 21 Oct. 1916; o s of Maj. Sir Eric H. Bonham, 3rd Bt, and Ethel (d 1962), ...

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Bruce-Clifton, Sir Hervey (James Hugh), (3 Sept. 1952–9 Feb. 2010), hotelier, Oaklands Country Manor  

7th Bt cr 1804

Born 3 Sept. 1952; s of Sir Hervey John William Bruce, 6th Bt, and Crista, (d 1984), y d of late Lt-Col Chandos De Paravicini, OBE; changed name to Bruce-Clifton on inheriting Clifton estate, ...

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Buccleuch, 9th Duke of, (Walter Francis John Montagu Douglas Scott) (28 Sept. 1923–4 Sept. 2007)  

KT 1978; VRD; JP

Born 28 Sept. 1923; o s of 8th Duke of Buccleuch, KT, GCVO, PC, and Vreda Esther Mary (d 1993...

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Burlison, Baron, (Thomas Henry Burlison) (23 May 1936–20 May 2008)  

Born 23 May 1936; s of Robert Burlison and Georgina (née Doige); m 1981, Valerie Stephenson; two s one d; died 20 May 2008...

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Burton, 3rd Baron, (Michael Evan Victor Baillie) (27 June 1924–30 May 2013)  

Born 27 June 1924; er s of Brig. Hon. George Evan Michael Baillie, MC, TD (d 1941) and g s of Baroness Burton (2nd in line); ...

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Callander, Maj. (John) Henry, (9 May 1948–4 Nov. 2010), landowner and farmer; Vice Lord-Lieutenant, Midlothian, since 1996  

Born 9 May 1948; s of late Maj. John David Callander, MC and Mary Callander (née Crompton-Roberts); m 1987, Jacqueline Hulda (née Crocker); two s one d; died...

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Cameron, Major Allan John, (25 March 1917–4 Dec. 2011), JP; Vice Lord-Lieutenant, Highland Region (Ross and Cromarty), 1977–92  

MBE 1988

Born 25 March 1917; s of Col Sir Donald Cameron of Lochiel, KT, CMG (d 1951), and Lady Hermione Cameron (...

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Campbell, Sir Robin Auchinbreck, (7 June 1922–12 March 2016)  

15th Bt cr 1628 (NS)

Born 7 June 1922; s of Sir Louis Hamilton Campbell, 14th Bt and Margaret Elizabeth Patricia (d 1985), ...

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Carter, Baron, (Denis Victor Carter) (17 Jan. 1932–18 Dec. 2006)  

Born 17 Jan. 1932; s of Albert William and Annie Julia Carter; m 1957, Teresa Mary Greengoe; (one s one d decd); died 18 Dec. 2006...

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Carver, Peter William John, (18 June 1938–28 Feb. 2003), JP, DL; landowner and farmer; Commissioner-in-Chief, 1995–99, Chief Commissioner, Operations and Member, Board of Trustees, 1999–2000, St John Ambulance  

Born 18 June 1938; s of late John Henton Carver and Juliet Carver (née Clitherow); m 1963, Jacqueline Boyce; one s.; died 28 Feb. 2003

JP, DL; landowner and farmer; Commissioner-in-Chief, ...

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Chapple, Baron cr 1985 (Life Peer), of Hoxton in Greater London, (Francis Joseph Chapple) (8 Aug. 1921–19 Oct. 2004)  

Born Shoreditch, 8 Aug. 1921; m 1st, 1944, Joan Nicholls (d 1994); two s; 2nd, 1999, Phyllis Luck; died 19 Oct. 2004

General Secretary, Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunication and Plumbing Union, ...

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Cooper, Sir Richard (Powell), (13 April 1934–5 March 2006)  

5th Bt cr 1905, of Shenstone Court, Co. Stafford

Born 13 April 1934; s of Sir Francis Ashmole Cooper, 4th Bt and of Dorothy Frances Hendrika, ...

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Cornwallis, 3rd Baron, (Fiennes Neil Wykeham Cornwallis) (29 June 1921–6 March 2010)  

OBE 1963; DL

Born 29 June 1921; s of 2nd Baron Cornwallis, KCVO, KBE, MC, and Cecily Etha Mary (d 1943), d of Sir James Walker, 3rd Bt; ...

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Davson, Sir Christopher (Michael Edward), (26 May 1927–21 Dec. 2004)  

3rd Bt cr 1927, of Berbice, British Guiana

Born 26 May 1927; yr s of Sir Edward Rae Davson, 1st Bt, KCMG (d 1937...