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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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Agnew-Somerville, Sir Quentin (Charles Somerville), (8 March 1929–13 Oct. 2010), insurance consultant  

2nd Bt cr 1957, of Clendry, Co. Wigtown

Born 8 March 1929; s of Comdr Sir Peter Agnew, 1st Bt and Enid Frances (d...

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Archdale, Sir Edward (Folmer), (8 Sept. 1921–31 July 2009), Captain, RN, retired  

3rd Bt cr 1928; DSC 1943

Born 8 Sept. 1921; s of Vice-Adm. Sir Nicholas Edward Archdale, 2nd Bt, CBE, and Gerda (d 1969...

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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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Ashton of Hyde, 3rd Baron, (Thomas John Ashton) (19 Nov. 1926–2 Aug. 2008)  

TD

Born 19 Nov. 1926; s of 2nd Baron Ashton of Hyde and Marjorie Nell (d 1993), d of late Hon. Marshall Jones Brooks; ...

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Aykroyd, Sir William Miles, (24 Aug. 1923–18 July 2007)  

3rd Bt cr 1920; MC 1944

Born 24 Aug. 1923; s of Sir Alfred Hammond Aykroyd, 2nd Bt, and Sylvia Ambler Aykroyd (née Walker) (...

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Blaker, Baron cr 1994 (Life Peer), of Blackpool in the County of Lancashire, and of Lindfield in the County of West Sussex, (Peter Allan Renshaw Blaker) (4 Oct. 1922–5 July 2009)  

KCMG 1983; PC 1983; MA

Born Hong Kong, 4 Oct. 1922; s of late Cedric Blaker, CBE, MC and Louisa Douglas Blaker (née Chapple); m 1953, Jennifer, d of late Sir Pierson Dixon, GCMG, CB; one ...

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Carbery, 11th Baron, (Peter Ralfe Harrington Evans-Freke) (20 March 1920–28 July 2012)  

Born 20 March 1920; o s of Major the Hon. Ralfe Evans-Freke, MBE (yr s of 9th Baron) (d 1969), and Vera (...

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Chamberlain, Sir Henry Hamilton Erroll, (22 Nov. 1857–28 June 1936), 4th Bt cr 1828  

Born 22 Nov. 1857; m 1887, Gwendolen (d 1928), d of J. Inglis Jones, Royal Horse Guards, Derry Ormond, Cardiganshire, and Lady Elizabeth Inglis Jones; one ...

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Clerke, Sir John Edward Longueville, (29 Oct. 1913–1 Oct. 2009), Captain Royal Wilts Yeomanry, RAC, TA  

12th Bt cr 1660

Born 29 Oct. 1913; er s of Francis William Talbot Clerke (killed in action, 1916), e s of 11th Bt, and late Albinia Mary, ...

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Darling, 2nd Baron, (Robert Charles Henry Darling) (15 May 1919–16 Oct. 2003)  

Born 15 May 1919; s of late Major Hon. John Clive Darling, DSO; m 1942, Bridget Rosemary Whishaw (d 1997), d of Rev. F. C. Dickson; one ...

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Gillett, Sir Robin (Danvers Penrose), (9 Nov. 1925–21 April 2009), Underwriting Member of Lloyd’s; Lord Mayor of London for 1976–77  

2nd Bt cr 1959; GBE 1976; RD 1965

Born 9 Nov. 1925; o s of Sir (Sydney) Harold Gillett, 1st Bt, MC, and Audrey Isabel Penrose Wardlaw (...

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Glendyne, 3rd Baron, (Robert Nivison) (27 Oct. 1926–27 June 2008)  

Born 27 Oct. 1926; o s of 2nd Baron Glendyne and Ivy May Rose; m 1953, Elizabeth, y d of late Sir Cecil Armitage, CBE; one ...

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Gooch, Major Sir Timothy (Robert Sherlock), (7 Dec. 1934–9 April 2008), DL; company director; landowner  

13th Bt cr 1746, of Benacre Hall, Suffolk; MBE 1970

Born 7 Dec. 1934; y s of Col Sir Robert Gooch, 11th Bt, KCVO, DSO and Katharine Clerveaux, d of Maj. Gen. Sir Edward Chaytor, KCMG, KCVO, CB; ...

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Goodson, Rear-Adm. Frederick Brian, (21 May 1938–10 Sept. 2015), Chairman: Explora Security Ltd, 2002–11; Explora Security A&E Inc. (USA), 2010–12; Voyager Holding Group, 2008–11; Explora Foundation and Scholarship Fund, since 2012  

CB 1996; OBE 1982

Born 21 May 1938; m 1965, Susan, (Sue), Mary Firmin; two s two d; died 10 Sept. 2015

Chairman: Explora Security Ltd, 2002–11; Explora Security A&E Inc. (USA), ...

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Green, Lt-Col Sir Simon (Lycett), (11 July 1912–5 Nov. 2003), DL; Chairman, Green’s Economiser Group plc, 1956–83  

5th Bt cr 1886, of Wakefield, Yorkshire and Ken Hill, Norfolk; TD 1947

Born 11 July 1912; s of Sir Edward Arthur Lycett Green, 3rd Bt and Elizabeth Green (...

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Halliday, Prof. Fred, (22 Feb. 1946–26 April 2010), ICREA Research Professor, Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals, since 2008  

FBA 2002

Born 22 Feb. 1946; s of Arthur Halliday and Rita (née Finigan); m 1979, Prof. Maxine Deirdre Molyneux; one s; died 26 April 2010

ICREA Research Professor, Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals, since ...

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Hambro, Baron, (Charles Eric Alexander Hambro) (24 July 1930–7 Nov. 2002)  

Born 24 July 1930; s of late Sir Charles Hambro, KBE, MC, and Pamela Cobbold; m 1st, 1954, Rose Evelyn (marr. diss. 1976), d...

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Hunt of Tanworth, Baron, (John Joseph Benedict Hunt) (23 Oct. 1919–17 July 2008)  

GCB 1977 (KCB 1973; CB 1968)

Born 23 Oct. 1919; er s of Major Arthur L. Hunt and Daphne Hunt; m 1st, 1941, Hon. Magdalen Mary Lister Robinson (...

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Kenyon, 4th Baron, (Lloyd Tyrrell-Kenyon) (5 July 1864–30 Nov. 1927)  

KCVO 1907; TD

Born London, 5 July 1864; o s of late Hon. Lloyd Kenyon, and Fanny Mary Katherine, d of 1st Baron Harlech, Brogyntyn, Shropshire; ...