James Anthony Cropper
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Sir James Anthony Cropper KCVO
Royal Victorian Order
The Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...

 (born 22 December 1938) is the current Lord-Lieutenant of Cumbria, and the chairman of James Cropper, speciality paper makers, of Burneside
Burneside
Burneside is a small village in South Lakeland in Cumbria, England. It is located to the north of Kendal and to the south east of Staveley, on the River Kent, just upstream from the confluence of the River Sprint...

.

He served as High Sheriff of Westmorland
High Sheriff of Westmorland
Westmorland in North West England no longer exists as a county, the original core of it having merged into the modern district of Eden within the county of Cumbria....

 for 1971.

He was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) in the 2011 New Year Honours.
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