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Abdy, Sir Valentine (Robert Duff), (11 Sept. 1937–27 June 2012), European Representative, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1983–95 and 1998 (Member, National Board, 1995–98)  

6th Bt cr 1850

Born 11 Sept. 1937; s of Sir Robert Henry Edward Abdy, 5th Bt, and Lady Diana Bridgeman (d 1967), ...

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Aberdare, 4th Baron, (Morys George Lyndhurst Bruce) (16 June 1919–23 Jan. 2005)  

KBE 1984; PC 1974; DL

Born 16 June 1919; s of 3rd Baron Aberdare, GBE, and Margaret Bethune (née Black); m 1946, Maud Helen Sarah, ...

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Abinger, 8th Baron, (James Richard Scarlett) (28 Sept. 1914–23 Sept. 2002)  

Born 28 Sept. 1914; e s of 7th Baron and Marjorie (d 1965), 2nd d of John McPhillamy, Blair Athol, Bathurst, NSW; m...

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Acton, 4th Baron, (Richard Gerald Lyon-Dalberg-Acton) (30 July 1941–10 Oct. 2010)  

Born 30 July 1941; s of 3rd Baron Acton, CMG, MBE, TD and Hon. Daphne, o d of 4th Baron Rayleigh, FRS and Lady Mary Hilda, 2nd ...

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Ailesbury, 5th Marquess of, (Henry Augustus Brudenell-Bruce) (11 April 1842–10 March 1911)  

Born 11 April 1842; m 1870, Georgina Sophia Maria (d 1902), d of G. H. Pinckney; one s two d; died 10 March 1911...

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Allen of Abbeydale, Baron, (Philip Allen) (8 July 1912–27 Nov. 2007)  

GCB 1970 (KCB 1964; CB 1954)

Born 8 July 1912; yr s of late Arthur Allen and Louie Tipper, Sheffield; m 1938, Marjorie Brenda Coe (...

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Allendale, 1st Viscount, (Wentworth Canning Blackett Beaumont) (2 Dec. 1860–12 Dec. 1923)  

DL; MA

Born Bywell Hall, Northumberland, 2 Dec. 1860; e s of 1st Baron Allendale and Margaret, 4th d of 1st Marquess of Clanricarde; m...

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Ampthill, 4th Baron, (Geoffrey Denis Erskine Russell) (15 Oct. 1921–23 April 2011)  

CBE 1986; PC 1995

Born 15 Oct. 1921; s of 3rd Baron Ampthill, CBE, and Christabel, Lady Ampthill (d 1976); m 1st, 1946...

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Arbuthnott, 16th Viscount of, (John Campbell Arbuthnott) (26 Oct. 1924–14 July 2012)  

KT 1996; CBE 1986; DSC 1945; FRSE 1984

Born 26 Oct. 1924; e s of 15th Viscount of Arbuthnott, CB, CBE, DSO, MC, and Ursula Collingwood (...

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Archer of Sandwell, Baron cr 1992 (Life Peer), of Sandwell in the County of West Midlands, (Peter Kingsley Archer) (20 Nov. 1926–14 June 2012)  

Born 20 Nov. 1926; s of Cyril Kingsley Archer and May (née Baker); m 1954, Margaret Irene (née Smith); one s; died 14 June 2012

PC 1977; QC ...

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Ashcombe, 4th Baron, (Henry Edward Cubitt) (31 March 1924–4 Dec. 2013)  

Born 31 March 1924; er s of 3rd Baron Ashcombe; m 1955, Ghislaine (marr. diss. 1968), o d of Cornelius Willem Dresselhuys, Long Island, New York; ...

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Ashley of Stoke, Baron, (Jack Ashley) (6 Dec. 1922–20 April 2012)  

CH 1975

Born 6 Dec. 1922; s of John Ashley and Isabella Bridge; m 1951, Pauline Kay Crispin (d 2003); three d; died...

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Ashtown, 7th Baron, (Nigel Clive Cosby Trench) (27 Oct. 1916–6 March 2010)  

KCMG 1976 (CMG 1966)

Born 27 Oct. 1916; s of Clive Newcome Trench (d 1964), g s of 2nd Baron, and Kathleen (...

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Attenborough, Baron cr 1993 (Life Peer), of Richmond upon Thames, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, (Richard Samuel Attenborough) (29 Aug. 1923–24 Aug. 2014)  

Kt 1976; CBE 1967

Born 29 Aug. 1923; s of late Frederick Levi Attenborough and Mary Attenborough (née Clegg); m 1945, Sheila Beryl Grant Sim; one s one d...

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Avebury, 4th Baron, (Eric Reginald Lubbock) (29 Sept. 1928–14 Feb. 2016)  

Born 29 Sept. 1928; s of Hon. Maurice Fox Pitt Lubbock (6th s of 1st Baron) (d 1957), and Hon. Mary Katherine Adelaide Stanley (...

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Baillie, James Evan Bruce, (8 Jan. 1869–6 May 1931)  

MVO, JP, DL

Born 8 Jan. 1869; e s of Evan Peter Montagu Baillie and Lady Frances Anna Bruce, d of 7th Earl of Elgin; ...

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Ballyedmond, Baron, (Edward Enda Haughey) (5 Jan. 1944–13 March 2014)  

OBE 1987

Born 5 Jan. 1944; s of Edward Haughey and Rose Haughey (née Traynor); m 1972, Mary Gordon Young; two s one d...

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Barclay, Sir Colville Herbert Sanford, (7 May 1913–1 Sept. 2010), painter  

14th Bt cr 1668

Born 7 May 1913; s of late Rt Hon. Sir Colville Adrian de Rune Barclay, 3rd s of 11th Bt, and Sarita Enriqueta, d of late Herbert Ward; ...

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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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Barran, Sir John (Napoleon Ruthven), (14 Feb. 1934–25 March 2010), Head of Information Technology, Central Office of Information, 1985–87  

4th Bt cr 1895

Born 14 Feb. 1934; s of Sir John Leighton Barran, 3rd Bt, and Hon. Alison Mary (d 1973), 3rd ...