David Nicolson, 4th Baron Carnock
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David Henry Arthur Nicolson, 4th Baron Carnock (10 July 1920 – 26 December 2008) was a British
peer and solicitor.
The son of the 3rd Baron Carnock
and Hon. Katharine Frederica Albertha Lopes, he was educated at Winchester College
and Balliol College, Oxford
. Nicolson served in the Royal Devon Yeomanry
, reaching the rank of major
and fought in the Second World War. From 1955 to 1986, he was partner with Clifford Turner. On 2 October 1982, he succeeded to his father's titles and became Chief of Clan Nicolson
. Two years later the dormant Baronetcy, of Lasswade in the County of Midlothian was revived in his favour. He was succeeded by his cousin, the writer Adam Nicolson
.
United Kingdom
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peer and solicitor.
The son of the 3rd Baron Carnock
Erskine Nicolson, 3rd Baron Carnock
Erskine Arthur Nicolson, 3rd Baron Carnock DSO, JP , styled The Honourable from 1916 until 1952, was a British peer and sailor.-Background and education:...
and Hon. Katharine Frederica Albertha Lopes, he was educated at Winchester College
Winchester College
Winchester College is an independent school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire, the former capital of England. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years and claims the longest unbroken history of any school in England...
and Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections....
. Nicolson served in the Royal Devon Yeomanry
Royal Devon Yeomanry
The Royal Devon Yeomanry was a Yeomanry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1794, it participated in the Boer War, World War I and World War II and now forms a squadron of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry.-History:...
, reaching the rank of major
Major
Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...
and fought in the Second World War. From 1955 to 1986, he was partner with Clifford Turner. On 2 October 1982, he succeeded to his father's titles and became Chief of Clan Nicolson
Clan Nicolson
Clan Nicolson is a Lowland Scottish clan. The clan claims descent from an Edinburgh lawyer who lived in the 16th century and from a disinguished line of Aberdeen merchants who preceded him. During the mid-1980s David Nicolson, 4th Baron Carnock was recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms as the...
. Two years later the dormant Baronetcy, of Lasswade in the County of Midlothian was revived in his favour. He was succeeded by his cousin, the writer Adam Nicolson
Adam Nicolson
Adam Nicolson, Baron Carnock, FRSL, FSA , is a British author who writes about English history, landscape and the sea....
.