James Dugdale, 2nd Baron Crathorne
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Charles James Dugdale, 2nd Baron Crathorne, KStJ
, FSA
, FRSA
(born 12 September 1939) is Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire. He is also one of the ninety hereditary peer
s elected to remain in the House of Lords
after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999
. In 1977, he succeeded to his father's title.
in Berkshire
. He was further educated at Trinity College, Cambridge
, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (later converted to a Master of Arts
) in fine arts in 1963. Crathorne worked in the impressionist painting department of Sotheby & Co from 1963 until 1966, when he became assistant to president of the Parke-Bernet Galleries in New York
, a post he held until 1969. In 1969, he created an independent fine art consultancy [James Dugdale & Associates]] which later became James Crathorne & Associates and has made many lecture tours to the United States
. In 1981, Crathorne held a lecture series about "Aspects of England" in the Metropolitan Museum in New York
and in 1988, he made a lecture tour for the bicentenary of Australia
, talking about Captain James Cook. From 1979 to 1993, he was director of Blakeney Hotels Ltd, from 1988 to 1999 of Woodhouse Securities Ltd and from 2000 to 2001 of Hand Picked Hotels
. Between 1993 and 1998, he was also director of Cliveden plc and from 1999 of its successor Cliveden Ltd.
Lord Crathorne was Honorary Secretary of the All Party Parliamentary Arts and Heritage Group at Westminster for 1981 and became Chairman & Hon. Secretary in 2010. From 1988 he has been a member of the Advisory Panel on Works of Art in the House of Lords and from 1997 he has been Joint Secretary of the All Party Parliamentary Photography Group.
In 1972 Lord Crathorne became a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and was member of council of RSA from 1982 to 1988.He was a member of the court of the University of Leeds
from 1985 to 1997 and governor of the Queen Margaret's School, York Ltd from 1986 to 1999. From 1983 to 2011 he was member of the editorial board of the House Magazine at Westminster. Since 1987 he has been president of the Yarm Civic Society. For the Georgian Group
he has been a member of its executive committee, and was its chair between 1990 to 1999. Lord Crathorne has been also president of the Cleveland Sea Cadets, of the Cleveland Family History Society
as well as of the Hambleton District
of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE)
since 1988. He was patron of the Cleveland Community Foundation from 1990 to 2004 and president of the Cleveland and North Yorkshire Magistrates' Association from 1997 to 2003. For the Joint Committee of the National Amenity Societies, he was deputy chair between 1993 and 1996 and chair between 1996 and 1999. Since 1997, Lord Crathorne has been vice president of The Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA) and since 1998 president of the Cleveland Search and Rescue Team. Since 1999, he has been also president of the North Yorkshire County Scout Council, patron of the North Yorkshire Branch of the British Red Cross
, as well as member of the court of the University of York
and the University of Hull
. Lord Crathorne has been vice-president of the Yorkshire and Humberside branch of the Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
(RFCA) since 1999, and its president from 2006-2009. He has been further vicepresident of the RFCA in North England since 2001, president of the Cleveland and South Durham Magistrates' Association since 2003 and patron of the Tees Valley Community Foundation since 2004.
Lord Crathorne has been trustee of the Georgian Theatre Royal
in Richmond
since 1970, vice-president of the Cleveland Wildlife Trust since 1989 and patron of the Attingham Trust for the Study of the British Country House since 1990. For the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum Trust, he has been trustee since 1978 and chair since 1993. From 1988 to 1994, Lord Crathorne was member of the National Trust of the Yorkshire Regional Committee and from 1992 to 1995 trustee of the National Heritage Memorial Fund
. In 1999, he was made a Knight of the Venerable Order of Saint John
(KStJ). In 2002, Lord Crathorne has received the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal. In 2010 he became a Fellow of The Society of Antiquities. Since 1999, he has been Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire
.
From 1970, he was married to Sylvia Mary Montgomery, a daughter of the actress Jane Baxter
. She died in 2009. They had two daughters and a son.
Venerable Order of Saint John
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, FSA
Society of Antiquaries of London
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, FRSA
Royal Society of Arts
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(born 12 September 1939) is Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire. He is also one of the ninety 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 to remain in the House of Lords
House of Lords
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after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999
House of Lords Act 1999
The House of Lords Act 1999 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was given Royal Assent on 11 November 1999. The Act reformed the House of Lords, one of the chambers of Parliament. For centuries, the House of Lords had included several hundred members who inherited their seats;...
. In 1977, he succeeded to his father's title.
Biography
The son of the 1st Baron Crathorne and Nancy Tennant, he was educated at Eton CollegeEton 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"....
in Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
. He was further educated at Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (later converted to a Master of Arts
Master of Arts (Oxbridge)
In the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Dublin, Bachelors of Arts of these universities are admitted to the degree of Master of Arts or Master in Arts on application after six or seven years' seniority as members of the university .There is no examination or study required for the degree...
) in fine arts in 1963. Crathorne worked in the impressionist painting department of Sotheby & Co from 1963 until 1966, when he became assistant to president of the Parke-Bernet Galleries in New York
New York
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, a post he held until 1969. In 1969, he created an independent fine art consultancy [James Dugdale & Associates]] which later became James Crathorne & Associates and has made many lecture tours to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. In 1981, Crathorne held a lecture series about "Aspects of England" in the Metropolitan Museum in New York
New York
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and in 1988, he made a lecture tour for the bicentenary of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, talking about Captain James Cook. From 1979 to 1993, he was director of Blakeney Hotels Ltd, from 1988 to 1999 of Woodhouse Securities Ltd and from 2000 to 2001 of Hand Picked Hotels
Hand Picked Hotels
Hand Picked Hotels, set up by financier Guy Hands and his wife Julia, owns and operates a collection of individual and historic country house hotels. Julia, a former lawyer, now runs Hand Picked Hotels.TIMELINE...
. Between 1993 and 1998, he was also director of Cliveden plc and from 1999 of its successor Cliveden Ltd.
Lord Crathorne was Honorary Secretary of the All Party Parliamentary Arts and Heritage Group at Westminster for 1981 and became Chairman & Hon. Secretary in 2010. From 1988 he has been a member of the Advisory Panel on Works of Art in the House of Lords and from 1997 he has been Joint Secretary of the All Party Parliamentary Photography Group.
In 1972 Lord Crathorne became a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and was member of council of RSA from 1982 to 1988.He was a member of the court of the University of Leeds
University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
from 1985 to 1997 and governor of the Queen Margaret's School, York Ltd from 1986 to 1999. From 1983 to 2011 he was member of the editorial board of the House Magazine at Westminster. Since 1987 he has been president of the Yarm Civic Society. For the Georgian Group
Georgian Group
The Georgian Group is an English and Welsh conservation organisation created to campaign for the preservation of historic buildings and planned landscapes of the 18th and early 19th centuries...
he has been a member of its executive committee, and was its chair between 1990 to 1999. Lord Crathorne has been also president of the Cleveland Sea Cadets, of the Cleveland Family History Society
Cleveland Family History Society
The Cleveland Family History Society, more formally The Cleveland, North Yorkshire and South Durham Family History Society, is a family history society that covers this named part of the North-East of England....
as well as of the Hambleton District
Hambledon
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of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE)
Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE)
The Campaign to Protect Rural England is a registered charity with over 60,000 members and supporters. Formed in 1926 by Sir Patrick Abercrombie to limit urban sprawl and ribbon development, the CPRE claims to be one of the...
since 1988. He was patron of the Cleveland Community Foundation from 1990 to 2004 and president of the Cleveland and North Yorkshire Magistrates' Association from 1997 to 2003. For the Joint Committee of the National Amenity Societies, he was deputy chair between 1993 and 1996 and chair between 1996 and 1999. Since 1997, Lord Crathorne has been vice president of The Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA) and since 1998 president of the Cleveland Search and Rescue Team. Since 1999, he has been also president of the North Yorkshire County Scout Council, patron of the North Yorkshire Branch of the British Red Cross
British Red Cross
The British Red Cross Society is the United Kingdom branch of the worldwide impartial humanitarian organisation the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The society was formed in 1870, and is a registered charity with over 31,000 volunteers and 2,600 staff. At the heart of their work...
, as well as member of the court of the University of York
University of York
The University of York , is an academic institution located in the city of York, England. Established in 1963, the campus university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects...
and the University of Hull
University of Hull
The University of Hull, known informally as Hull University, is an English university, founded in 1927, located in Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire...
. Lord Crathorne has been vice-president of the Yorkshire and Humberside branch of the Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
Reserve Forces and Cadets Associations are regional civilian bodies comprising voluntary members and a small full time secretariat. They are established by statute to offer advice and support to the Defence Council on behalf of the Reserve Forces and Cadet Movement. In particular they are...
(RFCA) since 1999, and its president from 2006-2009. He has been further vicepresident of the RFCA in North England since 2001, president of the Cleveland and South Durham Magistrates' Association since 2003 and patron of the Tees Valley Community Foundation since 2004.
Lord Crathorne has been trustee of the Georgian Theatre Royal
Georgian Theatre Royal
The Georgian Theatre Royal is a theatre and historic Georgian playhouse in the market town of Richmond, North Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom. It is among the oldest of Britain's extant theatres....
in Richmond
Richmond, North Yorkshire
Richmond is a market town and civil parish on the River Swale in North Yorkshire, England and is the administrative centre of the district of Richmondshire. It is situated on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and serves as the Park's main tourist centre...
since 1970, vice-president of the Cleveland Wildlife Trust since 1989 and patron of the Attingham Trust for the Study of the British Country House since 1990. For the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum Trust, he has been trustee since 1978 and chair since 1993. From 1988 to 1994, Lord Crathorne was member of the National Trust of the Yorkshire Regional Committee and from 1992 to 1995 trustee of the National Heritage Memorial Fund
National Heritage Memorial Fund
The National Heritage Memorial Fund is a non-departmental public body set up under the National Heritage Act 1980 in memory of people who gave their lives for the United Kingdom....
. In 1999, he was made a Knight of the Venerable Order of Saint John
Venerable Order of Saint John
The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem , is a royal order of chivalry established in 1831 and found today throughout the Commonwealth of Nations, Hong Kong, Ireland and the United States of America, with the world-wide mission "to prevent and relieve sickness and...
(KStJ). In 2002, Lord Crathorne has received the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal. In 2010 he became a Fellow of The Society of Antiquities. Since 1999, he has been Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire
Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire
The position of Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire was created on 1 April 1974.Since 1996 the position has included the areas south of the River Tees in the former county of Cleveland...
.
From 1970, he was married to Sylvia Mary Montgomery, a daughter of the actress Jane Baxter
Jane Baxter
Jane Baxter was a British actress. Her stage career spanned half a century, and she appeared in a number of films and in television.-Early life:...
. She died in 2009. They had two daughters and a son.
Works
- Edouard Vuillard (1967)
- Tennant's Stalk (1973)
- A Present from Crathorne (1989)
- Cliveden, the Place and the People (1995)
- The Royal Crescent Book of Bath (1998)
- Parliament in Pictures (1999)