Oliver Farrer, 4th Baron Farrer
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Oliver Thomas Farrer, 4th Baron Farrer, 4th Baronet DL
JP
(5 October 1904 - 24 January 1954) was the fourth Baron Farrer
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He was born in 1904, the second of Thomas Farrer, 2nd Baron Farrer
by his second wife Evangeline (née Knox), daughter of Octavius Newry Knox JP (son of The Hon. John Henry Knox, son of Thomas Knox, 1st Earl of Ranfurly
). He was educated at Westminster School
and Trinity College, Cambridge
(BA 1925). In 1931 he married Katharine Runciman, youngest daughter of Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford
. They had no children. During the Second World War he served as an officer in the Royal Air Force
, reaching the rank of Wing Commander
. He was a county councillor on Hertfordshire County Council
and was both a Deputy Lieutenant
of Herts and a Justice of the Peace
. In 1948 upon the death of his elder half-brother Cecil Farrer, 3rd Baron Farrer
, Farrer became the 4th Baron Farrer. Upon his own death in 1954, the Barony passed to his cousin, Anthony Farrer, 5th Baron Farrer
Deputy Lieutenant
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Justice of the Peace
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(5 October 1904 - 24 January 1954) was the fourth Baron Farrer
Baron Farrer
Baron Farrer, of Abinger in the County of Surrey, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 22 June 1893 for the statistician and civil servant Thomas Farrer. The first Baron was also a baronet, having been created the first Baronet in 1883...
.
He was born in 1904, the second of Thomas Farrer, 2nd Baron Farrer
Thomas Farrer, 2nd Baron Farrer
Thomas Cecil Farrer, 2nd Baron Farrer, 2nd Baronet was the second Baron Farrer. He was the eldest son of Thomas Farrer, 1st Baron Farrer and his first wife Frances Erskine....
by his second wife Evangeline (née Knox), daughter of Octavius Newry Knox JP (son of The Hon. John Henry Knox, son of Thomas Knox, 1st Earl of Ranfurly
Thomas Knox, 1st Earl of Ranfurly
Thomas Knox, 1st Earl of Ranfurly , styled The Honourable between 1781 and 1818 and known as The Viscount Northland between 1818 and 1831, was an Irish peer and politician.-Background:...
). He was educated at Westminster School
Westminster School
The Royal College of St. Peter in Westminster, almost always known as Westminster School, is one of Britain's leading independent schools, with the highest Oxford and Cambridge acceptance rate of any secondary school or college in Britain...
and 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...
(BA 1925). In 1931 he married Katharine Runciman, youngest daughter of Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford
Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford
Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford PC was a prominent Liberal, later National Liberal politician in the United Kingdom from the 1900s until the 1930s.-Background:...
. They had no children. During the Second World War he served as an officer in the Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
, reaching the rank of Wing Commander
Wing Commander (rank)
Wing commander is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries...
. He was a county councillor on Hertfordshire County Council
Hertfordshire County Council
Hertfordshire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Hertfordshire, in England, the United Kingdom. It currently consists of 77 councillors, and is controlled by the Conservative Party, which has 55 councillors, 17 Liberal Democrats, versus 3 Labour...
and was both a Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
of Herts and a Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
. In 1948 upon the death of his elder half-brother Cecil Farrer, 3rd Baron Farrer
Cecil Farrer, 3rd Baron Farrer
Cecil Claude Farrer, 3rd Baron Farrer, 3rd Baronet OBE was the third Baron Farrer.He was the son of Thomas Farrer, 2nd Baron Farrer and his first wife Evelyn Spring-Rice, daughter of The Hon. Charles Spring-Rice, the son of Thomas Spring Rice, 1st Baron Monteagle of Brandon. He was educated at...
, Farrer became the 4th Baron Farrer. Upon his own death in 1954, the Barony passed to his cousin, Anthony Farrer, 5th Baron Farrer
Anthony Farrer, 5th Baron Farrer
Anthony Thomas Farrer, 5th Baron Farrer, 5th Baronet was the fifth and last Baron Farrer.Born in 1910, he was the son of the civil servant The Hon. Noel Maitland Farrer, the third son of Thomas Farrer, 1st Baron Farrer...