Martin Peake, 2nd Viscount Ingleby
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Martin Raymond Peake, 2nd Viscount Ingleby (31 May 1926 – 14 October 2008) was a British nobleman and businessman. He was the son of Osbert Peake
, created Viscount Ingleby in 1956, and his wife Lady Joan Capell.
Peake was rendered a paraplegic early in life due to polio. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Oxford
, and despite his disability, was a lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards
from 1945 to 1947. In 1955, he was called to the bar at the Inner Temple
. He married Gladys Susan Landale (died 1996) in 1952, by whom he had five children:
A director of the Hargreaves Group from 1960 to 1980, Peake was also interested in forestry and conservation. He was a member of the planning committee for the North York Moors
National Park, and was responsible for the planting of a row of lime trees at the entrance to the park, which he intended as a thanksgiving for God's deliverance of Britain during the two World Wars. He also served on the North Yorkshire County Council during the 1960s. He succeeded his father as Viscount Ingleby in 1965.
Ingleby and Baroness Masham, who also uses a wheelchair, took a prominent part in the House of Lords
in the debate on the Disabled Persons Act 1970. In 1975, he suffered a personal tragedy when his only son, Richard, fell from Beachy Head
and was killed; the coroner's inquest recorded an open verdict
.
After the death of his first wife in 1996, Ingleby married Dobrila Radovic in 2003. They had no children and the peerage became extinct on his death in 2008.
Osbert Peake, 1st Viscount Ingleby
Osbert Peake, 1st Viscount Ingleby PC was a British Conservative Party politician. He served as Minister of National Insurance and then as Minister of Pensions and National Insurance from 1951 to 1955....
, created Viscount Ingleby in 1956, and his wife Lady Joan Capell.
Peake was rendered a paraplegic early in life due to polio. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Oxford
Trinity College, Oxford
The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of Oxford, of the foundation of Sir Thomas Pope , or Trinity College for short, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It stands on Broad Street, next door to Balliol College and Blackwells bookshop,...
, and despite his disability, was a lieutenant 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....
from 1945 to 1947. In 1955, he was called to the bar at 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...
. He married Gladys Susan Landale (died 1996) in 1952, by whom he had five children:
- Hon. Richard Martin Herbert Peake (7 August 1953 – 19 July 1975)
- Hon. Fiona Catherine Peake (born 24 January 1955)
- Hon. Sarah Rachel Peake (born 27 November 1958)
- Hon. Henrietta Cecilia Imogen Peake (born 23 October 1961)
- Hon. Katharine Susan Emma Peake (born 23 December 1963)
A director of the Hargreaves Group from 1960 to 1980, Peake was also interested in forestry and conservation. He was a member of the planning committee for the North York Moors
North York Moors
The North York Moors is a national park in North Yorkshire, England. The moors are one of the largest expanses of heather moorland in the United Kingdom. It covers an area of , and it has a population of about 25,000...
National Park, and was responsible for the planting of a row of lime trees at the entrance to the park, which he intended as a thanksgiving for God's deliverance of Britain during the two World Wars. He also served on the North Yorkshire County Council during the 1960s. He succeeded his father as Viscount Ingleby in 1965.
Ingleby and Baroness Masham, who also uses a wheelchair, took a prominent part in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
in the debate on the Disabled Persons Act 1970. In 1975, he suffered a personal tragedy when his only son, Richard, fell from Beachy Head
Beachy Head
Beachy Head is a chalk headland on the south coast of England, close to the town of Eastbourne in the county of East Sussex, immediately east of the Seven Sisters. The cliff there is the highest chalk sea cliff in Britain, rising to 162 m above sea level. The peak allows views of the south...
and was killed; the coroner's inquest recorded an open verdict
Open verdict
The Open verdict is an option open to a Coroner's jury at an Inquest in the legal system of England and Wales. The verdict strictly means that the jury confirms that the death is suspicious but is unable to reach any of the other verdicts open to them...
.
After the death of his first wife in 1996, Ingleby married Dobrila Radovic in 2003. They had no children and the peerage became extinct on his death in 2008.