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Campbell, Lady Archibald, (Janey Sevilla), (died 1923)  

Born d of late James Callander of Ardkinglas and Craigforth, and of late Hon. Mrs Callander (whose portrait hangs in the King of Bavaria’s Gallery of Beauty at Munich); ward of George, 8th Duke of Argyll; ...

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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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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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Cox, Lady Louisa Belle, (died 30 Aug. 1956)  

DBE 1923

Born d of late Surgeon General J. B. Hamilton, RAMC; m 1889, Sir Percy Zachariah Cox, GCMG, GCIE, KCSI (d 1937); no ...

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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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Hamilton of Dalzell, 4th Baron, (James Leslie Hamilton) (11 Feb. 1938–28 Sept. 2006)  

Born 11 Feb. 1938; s of 3rd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell, GCVO, MC and Rosemary Olive (d 1993), d of Maj. Hon. Sir John Coke, KCVO; ...

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Johnston of Rockport, Baron, (Charles Collier Johnston) (4 March 1915–30 April 2002)  

Kt 1973; TD

Born 4 March 1915; e s of late Captain Charles Moore Johnston and Muriel Florence Mellon; m 1st, 1939, Audrey Boyes Monk, LLB; two ...

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Landale, Sir David (William Neil), (27 May 1934–25 March 2016), DL; company director  

KCVO 1993

Born 27 May 1934; s of David Fortune Landale and Louisa (née Forbes); m 1961, Melanie Roper; three s; died 25 March 2016

DL; company director

Eton Coll.; Balliol Coll., Oxford (MA Hist. ...

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Lawrence, Hon. Dame Maude Agnes, (16 April 1864–11 Jan. 1933), Director of Women’s Establishments at the Treasury since 1920; Chief Woman Inspector of the Board of Education, 1905–20  

DBE 1926

Born 16 April 1864; d of 1st Baron Lawrence, Viceroy of India, 1864–69; died 11 Jan. 1933

Director of Women’s Establishments at the Treasury since ...

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Morton, 22nd Earl of, (John Charles Sholto Douglas) (19 March 1927–5 March 2016)  

Born 19 March 1927; s of Hon. Charles William Sholto Douglas (d 1960) (2nd s of 19th Earl) and Florence (d 1985...

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Nesbit, E(dith), (Mrs Hubert Bland), (19 Aug. 1858–4 May 1924), poet and novelist, and author of children’s books  

Born London, 19 Aug. 1858; y d of John Collis Nesbit; m 1st, 1880, Hubert Bland (d 1914); two s two d; 2nd, ...

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Porter, Sir Leslie, (10 July 1920–20 March 2005), President, Tesco PLC, 1985–90 (Chairman, 1973–85; Deputy Chairman and Managing Director, 1972–73)  

Kt 1983

Born 10 July 1920; s of late Henry Alfred and Jane Porter; m 1949, Shirley Cohen (later Dame Shirley Porter, DBE); one s...

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Wolfson, Baron, (Leonard Gordon Wolfson) (11 Nov. 1927–20 May 2010)  

Kt 1977

Born London, 11 Nov. 1927; s of Sir Isaac Wolfson, 1st Bt, FRS (d 1991) and Lady (Edith) Wolfson (d...