John Pease, 1st Baron Wardington
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John William Beaumont Pease, 1st Baron Wardington (4 July 1869 - 7 August 1950), was a British
banker.
Pease was the son of Helen Maria and John William Pease of Pendower, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and of Nether Grange, Northumberland
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He served as Chairman of Lloyds Bank
from 1922 to 1945 and of the Bank of London and South Africa from 1922 to 1947. In 1936 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Wardington, of Alnmouth
in the County of Northumberland.
Lord Wardington married the Hon. Dorothy Charlotte Forster, daughter of Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster
, and Rachel Cecily Douglas-Scott-Montagu and widow of the Hon. Harold Lubbock, on 4 April 1923. They had two sons, Christopher and William. Lord Wardington died in August 1950, aged 81, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son Christopher.
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banker.
Pease was the son of Helen Maria and John William Pease of Pendower, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and of Nether Grange, Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
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He served as Chairman of Lloyds Bank
Lloyds Bank
Lloyds Bank Plc was a British retail bank which operated in England and Wales from 1765 until its merger into Lloyds TSB in 1995; it remains a registered company but is currently dormant. It expanded during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and took over a number of smaller banking companies...
from 1922 to 1945 and of the Bank of London and South Africa from 1922 to 1947. In 1936 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Wardington, of Alnmouth
Alnmouth
Alnmouth is a village in Northumberland, England. It is situated just off the main A1068 road , about south-east of Alnwick.Located at the mouth of the River Aln, the village has been an important trading port in Northumberland's past, mainly involved in the export of grain, and smuggling. Due to...
in the County of Northumberland.
Lord Wardington married the Hon. Dorothy Charlotte Forster, daughter of Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster
Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster
Henry William Forster, 1st Baron Forster, GCMG, PC, DL , was a British Conservative Party politician who became the seventh Governor-General of Australia-Background and education:...
, and Rachel Cecily Douglas-Scott-Montagu and widow of the Hon. Harold Lubbock, on 4 April 1923. They had two sons, Christopher and William. Lord Wardington died in August 1950, aged 81, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son Christopher.