John Wyndham, 6th Baron Leconfield
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John Edward Reginald Wyndham, 6th Baron Leconfield, 1st Baron Egremont, MBE
(5 June 1920 – 6 June 1972), was a British
peer.
John Wyndham was the son of Edward Scawen Wyndham, 5th Baron Leconfield, and Gladys Mary Farquhar, and a direct descendant of Sir John Wyndham. He served as Private Secretary to Prime Minister Harold Macmillan
from 1957 to 1963 and was also a Trustee of the Wallace Collection
between 1953 and 1972. In 1963, four years prior to succeeding his father as Baron Leconfield, he was raised to the peerage in his own right as Baron Egremont, of Petworth in the County of Sussex. This was a revival of the Egremont title held by his ancestors the Earls of Egremont
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Lord Leconfield and Egremont married his second cousin once removed, Pamela Wyndham-Quin, daughter of the Hon. Valentine Wyndham-Quin and great-granddaughter of the Hon. Blanche Julia Wyndham, daughter of George Wyndham, 1st Baron Leconfield
, in 1947. He died in June 1972, aged 52, and was succeeded in the baronies by his eldest son Max.
Order of the British Empire
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(5 June 1920 – 6 June 1972), was a British
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peer.
John Wyndham was the son of Edward Scawen Wyndham, 5th Baron Leconfield, and Gladys Mary Farquhar, and a direct descendant of Sir John Wyndham. He served as Private Secretary to Prime Minister Harold Macmillan
Harold Macmillan
Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, OM, PC was Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 10 January 1957 to 18 October 1963....
from 1957 to 1963 and was also a Trustee of the Wallace Collection
Wallace Collection
The Wallace Collection is a museum in London, with a world-famous range of fine and decorative arts from the 15th to the 19th centuries with large holdings of French 18th-century paintings, furniture, arms & armour, porcelain and Old Master paintings arranged into 25 galleries.It was established in...
between 1953 and 1972. In 1963, four years prior to succeeding his father as Baron Leconfield, he was raised to the peerage in his own right as Baron Egremont, of Petworth in the County of Sussex. This was a revival of the Egremont title held by his ancestors the Earls of Egremont
Earl of Egremont
Earls of Egremont was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1749, along with the subsidiary title of Baron Cockermouth, for Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset, with remainder to his nephews Sir Charles Wyndham, 4th Baronet, of Orchard Wyndham, and Percy Wyndham-O’Brien...
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Lord Leconfield and Egremont married his second cousin once removed, Pamela Wyndham-Quin, daughter of the Hon. Valentine Wyndham-Quin and great-granddaughter of the Hon. Blanche Julia Wyndham, daughter of George Wyndham, 1st Baron Leconfield
George Wyndham, 1st Baron Leconfield
George Wyndham, 1st Baron Leconfield , was a British soldier and peer.A direct descendant of Sir John Wyndham, he was the eldest natural son of George O'Brien Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont, and Elizabeth Ilive. He entered the British Army and achieved the rank of Colonel. His parents were married...
, in 1947. He died in June 1972, aged 52, and was succeeded in the baronies by his eldest son Max.