Roger Fleetwood-Hesketh
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Lieutenant-Colonel Roger Fleetwood Fleetwood-Hesketh, TD
, DL
, OBE
(28 July 1902 – 14 November 1987), born Roger Bibby-Hesketh, was a Conservative Party
politician in the United Kingdom
. He was Member of Parliament
(MP) for Southport
from 1952 to 1959.
He was educated at Eton
and at Christ Church, Oxford
, and called to bar in 1928 at the Middle Temple
. He was High Sheriff of Lancashire
in 1947 and later Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire from 1950 to 1972. He was awarded an OBE
in 1970. He was commissioned into the Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry
and later transferred to the Royal Artillery
.
His name changed twice: the first time in 1907, when his father changed the family name from Bibby-Hesketh to Fleetwood-Hesketh, and on 10 August 1956, when he changed his name by deed poll
to the unhyphenated form of Roger Fleetwood Hesketh.
In the 1960s he rebuilt Meols Hall
near Southport as a family home.
Territorial Decoration
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, DL
Deputy Lieutenant
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, OBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(28 July 1902 – 14 November 1987), born Roger Bibby-Hesketh, was a Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
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politician in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. He was Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Southport
Southport (UK Parliament constituency)
Southport is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
from 1952 to 1959.
He was educated at Eton
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 at Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
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, and called to bar in 1928 at the Middle Temple
Middle Temple
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. He was High Sheriff of Lancashire
High Sheriff of Lancashire
The High Sheriff of Lancashire is an ancient officer, now largely ceremonial, granted to Lancashire, a county in North West England. High Shrievalties are the oldest secular titles under the Crown, in England and Wales...
in 1947 and later Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire from 1950 to 1972. He was awarded an OBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
in 1970. He was commissioned into the Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry
Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry
The Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry has its origins in the various troops of light horse raised in the eighteenth century in the county of Lancaster, the earliest of which was the Bolton Light Horse formed in 1798....
and later transferred to the Royal Artillery
Royal Artillery
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.
His name changed twice: the first time in 1907, when his father changed the family name from Bibby-Hesketh to Fleetwood-Hesketh, and on 10 August 1956, when he changed his name by deed poll
Deed poll
A deed poll is a legal document binding only to a single person or several persons acting jointly to express an active intention...
to the unhyphenated form of Roger Fleetwood Hesketh.
In the 1960s he rebuilt Meols Hall
Meols Hall
Meols Hall is a historical manor house in Churchtown, Merseyside, dating from the 12th century but largely rebuilt in by Roger Fleetwood-Hesketh in the 1960s.- History :...
near Southport as a family home.