John Manningham-Buller, 2nd Viscount Dilhorne
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John Mervyn Manningham-Buller, 2nd Viscount Dilhorne, Bt
(born February 28, 1932) is a British
barrister
and peer
.
The son of Reginald Manningham-Buller, 1st Viscount Dilhorne
and Lady Mary Lindsay, Manningham-Buller was educated at Eton College
and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. After service in the Coldstream Guards
, he was called to the Bar from the Inner Temple
in 1979. He was Managing Director of Stewart Smith (LP&M) Ltd from 1970 to 1974 and Chairman of the Value Added Tax Tribunal from 1988 to 1995, a member of Wiltshire County Council
, 1967 to 1970, of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Statutory Instruments, 1981 to 1988, of the JPC on Consolidation Bills, 1994–1999, and of the EC Select Committee (Law and Institutions), 1989–1992.
He married, firstly, Gillian Stockwell, on October 8, 1955, and they were divorced in 1973. They had three children:
He married, secondly, Dr Susannah Jane Eykin on December 17, 1981.
His sister is The Hon. Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller
(born 1948), who is the former head of MI5
. She has recently been awarded a life peerage, becoming The Rt. Hon. The Baroness Manningham-Buller DCB.
Baronet
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(born February 28, 1932) is a British
United Kingdom
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barrister
Barrister
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and peer
Peerage (disambiguation)
Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom.Peerage may also refer to:* Peerage Act 1963* Jacobite Peerage* Hereditary peer* Life Peer- British Isles :* Peerage of England** Welsh peers* Peerage of Ireland...
.
The son of Reginald Manningham-Buller, 1st Viscount Dilhorne
Reginald Manningham-Buller, 1st Viscount Dilhorne
Reginald Edward Manningham-Buller, 1st Viscount Dilhorne PC, QC , known as Sir Reginald Manningham-Buller, Bt, from 1954 to 1962 and as The Lord Dilhorne from 1962 to 1964, was an English lawyer and Conservative politician...
and Lady Mary Lindsay, Manningham-Buller was educated at Eton College
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 the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. After service in the Coldstream Guards
Coldstream Guards
Her Majesty's Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, also known officially as the Coldstream Guards , is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division or Household Division....
, he was called to the Bar from the Inner Temple
Inner Temple
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as Inner Temple, 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 1979. He was Managing Director of Stewart Smith (LP&M) Ltd from 1970 to 1974 and Chairman of the Value Added Tax Tribunal from 1988 to 1995, a member of Wiltshire County Council
Wiltshire County Council
Wiltshire County Council was the county council of Wiltshire in the South West of England, an elected local Government body responsible for most local government services in the county....
, 1967 to 1970, of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Statutory Instruments, 1981 to 1988, of the JPC on Consolidation Bills, 1994–1999, and of the EC Select Committee (Law and Institutions), 1989–1992.
He married, firstly, Gillian Stockwell, on October 8, 1955, and they were divorced in 1973. They had three children:
- Hon. James Edward Manningham-Buller, heir apparentHeir apparentAn heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
(born August 20, 1956) - Hon. Mervyn Manningham-Buller (born 1962)
- Hon. Mary Louise Manningham-Buller (born 1970)
He married, secondly, Dr Susannah Jane Eykin on December 17, 1981.
His sister is The Hon. Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller
Eliza Manningham-Buller
Elizabeth Lydia "Eliza" Manningham-Buller, Baroness Manningham-Buller, DCB was Director General of MI5, the British internal Security Service, from October 2002 until her retirement on 20 April 2007, aged 58....
(born 1948), who is the former head of MI5
MI5
The Security Service, commonly known as MI5 , is the United Kingdom's internal counter-intelligence and security agency and is part of its core intelligence machinery alongside the Secret Intelligence Service focused on foreign threats, Government Communications Headquarters and the Defence...
. She has recently been awarded a life peerage, becoming The Rt. Hon. The Baroness Manningham-Buller DCB.