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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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Carr of Hadley, Baron, ((Leonard) Robert Carr) (11 Nov. 1916–17 Feb. 2012)  

Born 11 Nov. 1916; s of late Ralph Edward and of Katie Elizabeth Carr; m 1943, Joan Kathleen, d of Dr E. W. Twining; two ...

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Chilver, Baron, ((Amos) Henry Chilver) (30 Oct. 1926–8 July 2012)  

Kt 1978; FRS 1982; FREng

Born 30 Oct. 1926; e s of Amos H. Chilver and Annie E. Mack; m 1959, Claudia M. B. Grigson, MA, MB, BCh, ...

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Cooke of Islandreagh, Baron cr 1992 (Life Peer), of Islandreagh in the County of Antrim, (Victor Alexander Cooke) (18 Oct. 1920–13 Nov. 2007)  

OBE 1981; DL; CEng, FIMechE

Born 18 Oct. 1920; s of Norman Victor Cooke and Alice Harman Cooke (née Peavey); m 1951, Alison Sheila Casement; two s one d...

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Cork and Orrery, 14th Earl of, (John William Boyle) (12 May 1916–14 Nov. 2003)  

DSC 1945; VRD 1952

Born 12 May 1916; yr s of Hon. Reginald Courtenay Boyle, MBE, MC (d 1946), ggs of 8th Earl, and Violet (...

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Flowers, Baron cr 1979 (Life Peer), of Queen’s Gate in the City of Westminster, (Brian Hilton Flowers) (13 Sept. 1924–25 June 2010)  

Kt 1969; FRS 1961

Born 13 Sept. 1924; o s of late Rev. Harold J. Flowers, Swansea; m 1951, Mary Frances, er d of late Sir Leonard Behrens, CBE; two step ...

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Glenamara, Baron cr 1977 (Life Peer), of Glenridding, Cumbria, (Edward Watson Short) (17 Dec. 1912–4 May 2012)  

Born 17 Dec. 1912; s of Charles and Mary Short, Warcop, Westmorland; m 1941, Jennie (d 2008), d of Thomas Sewell, Newcastle upon Tyne; one s one d...

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Gregson, Baron cr 1975 (Life Peer), of Stockport in Greater Manchester, (John Gregson) (29 Jan. 1924–12 Aug. 2009)  

AMCT, CIMgt; DL

Born 29 Jan. 1924; died 12 Aug. 2009

non-Executive Director, Fairey Group plc (formerly Fairey Holdings Ltd), 1989–94; with British Steel plc (formerly British Steel Corporation), 1976–94...

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Hayhoe, Baron, (Bernard John Hayhoe, (Barney)) (8 Aug. 1925–7 Sept. 2013)  

Kt 1987; PC 1985; CEng, FIMechE

Born 8 Aug. 1925; s of late Frank Stanley and Catherine Hayhoe; m 1962, Anne Gascoigne Thornton (d...

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Ilchester, 9th Earl of, (Maurice Vivian de Touffreville Fox-Strangways) (1 April 1920–2 July 2006)  

Born 1 April 1920; s of 8th Earl of Ilchester and Laure Georgine Emilie (d 1970), d of late Evanghelos Georgios Mazaraki, sometime Treasurer of Suez Canal Company; ...

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Methuen, 7th Baron, (Robert Alexander Holt Methuen) (22 July 1931–9 July 2014)  

Born 22 July 1931; y s of 5th Baron Methuen and Grace (d 1972), d of Sir Richard Durning Holt, 1st Bt; m...

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Stallard, Baron, (Albert William Stallard) (5 Nov. 1921–29 March 2008)  

Born 5 Nov. 1921; m 1944, Sheila (d 2004), d of W. C. Murphy; one s one d; died 29 March 2008