Christopher Bathurst, 3rd Viscount Bledisloe
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Christopher Hiley Ludlow Bathurst, 3rd Viscount Bledisloe, QC
(24 June 1934 – 12 May 2009), was the son of the second Viscount. He was educated at Eton
, and Trinity College, Oxford
. He served in the military as a Second Lieutenant of the 11th Hussars from 1954 to 1955 and went into law; he was called to the Bar at Gray's Inn
in 1959. In 1978 he became a Queen's Counsel (QC), as his father had before him. He married Elizabeth Mary Thompson in 1962; they divorced in 1986 and had two sons and one daughter. One son, Rupert Bathurst, is a noted portrait artist.
Lord Bledisloe was the President of the St. Moritz Tobogganing Club (SMTC) also known as the Cresta. He died on May 12, 2009.
Lord Bledisloe had the distinction of being one of the hereditary peer
s elected by the other hereditary peers to take a seat in the House of Lords
, which most hereditary peers lost by the House of Lords Act 1999. The Bledisloe seat is Lydney Park
, Gloucestershire
, from which the territorial designation of the peerage was taken. The Bathursts had been one of the leading county families in Gloucestershire for many centuries. He sat as a crossbencher.
The death of Viscount Bledisloe was announced on the 14th May 2009 to the House of Lords by the Lords' Speaker, Baroness Hayman
. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200809/ldhansrd/text/90514-0001.htm#09051453000003
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
(24 June 1934 – 12 May 2009), was the son of the second Viscount. He was educated at Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
, and Trinity College, Oxford
Trinity College, Oxford
The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of Oxford, of the foundation of Sir Thomas Pope , or Trinity College for short, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It stands on Broad Street, next door to Balliol College and Blackwells bookshop,...
. He served in the military as a Second Lieutenant of the 11th Hussars from 1954 to 1955 and went into law; he was called to the Bar at Gray's Inn
Gray's Inn
The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, commonly known as Gray's Inn, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
in 1959. In 1978 he became a Queen's Counsel (QC), as his father had before him. He married Elizabeth Mary Thompson in 1962; they divorced in 1986 and had two sons and one daughter. One son, Rupert Bathurst, is a noted portrait artist.
Lord Bledisloe was the President of the St. Moritz Tobogganing Club (SMTC) also known as the Cresta. He died on May 12, 2009.
Lord Bledisloe had the distinction of being one of the hereditary peer
Hereditary peer
Hereditary peers form part of the Peerage in the United Kingdom. There are over seven hundred peers who hold titles that may be inherited. Formerly, most of them were entitled to sit in the House of Lords, but since the House of Lords Act 1999 only ninety-two are permitted to do so...
s elected by the other hereditary peers to take a seat in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
, which most hereditary peers lost by the House of Lords Act 1999. The Bledisloe seat is Lydney Park
Lydney Park
Lydney Park is a 17th century country estate surrounding Lydney House, located at Lydney in the Forest of Dean district in Gloucestershire, England. It is known for its gardens and Roman temple complex.-House and gardens:...
, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, from which the territorial designation of the peerage was taken. The Bathursts had been one of the leading county families in Gloucestershire for many centuries. He sat as a crossbencher.
The death of Viscount Bledisloe was announced on the 14th May 2009 to the House of Lords by the Lords' Speaker, Baroness Hayman
Helene Hayman, Baroness Hayman
Helene Valerie Hayman, Baroness Hayman, PC was Lord Speaker of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. As a member of the Labour Party she was a Member of Parliament from 1974 to 1979, and became a Life Peer in 1996...
. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200809/ldhansrd/text/90514-0001.htm#09051453000003
External links
- Viscount Bledisloe - Daily Telegraph obituary