Sir William Lawrence, 5th Baronet
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Sir William Fettiplace Lawrence, 5th Baronet OBE
(23 August 1954) is an English
baronet
and politician
.
Lawrence was born on 14 July 1954, the son of Sir William Lawrence
and his wife Pamela, Lady Lawrence. He was educated at King Edward VI School Stratford-upon-Avon
. He succeeded to his father’s baronetcy in 1986 (see Lawrence Baronets
).
Lawrence has filled numerous roles in his political career, specialising in the promotion of tourism in the Midlands. He has been a member of the Stratford-on-Avon District Council since 1982 (and was Chairman from 1990-1991). He has been on the South Warwickshire General Hospital NHS Trust since 1993. He has been a member of the Heart of England Tourist Board since 1989 (and Chairman since 1991). He has also been a Governor of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre since 1991.
He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire
in 2003 for services to the tourist industry.
He contracted polio at the age of three, and his life has been lived from a wheelchair. He married February 2005 Tamara Bubashvili of Tbilisi
, Georgia
, b. 1977.
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...
(23 August 1954) is an English
United Kingdom
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baronet
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
and politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
.
Lawrence was born on 14 July 1954, the son of Sir William Lawrence
Sir William Lawrence, 4th Baronet
Sir William Lawrence, 4th Baronet FRHS was an English baronet and businessman.Lawrence was born on 14 July 1913, the son of Sir William Lawrence and his wife Iris, youngest daughter of Brigadier-General Eyre Crabbe. He was educated at Bradfield College. On 20 January 1940 he married Zoe Pether,...
and his wife Pamela, Lady Lawrence. He was educated at King Edward VI School Stratford-upon-Avon
King Edward VI School Stratford-upon-Avon
King Edward VI School is a voluntary aided boys grammar school in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England...
. He succeeded to his father’s baronetcy in 1986 (see Lawrence Baronets
Lawrence Baronets
There have been seven Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Lawrence, one in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and five in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom....
).
Lawrence has filled numerous roles in his political career, specialising in the promotion of tourism in the Midlands. He has been a member of the Stratford-on-Avon District Council since 1982 (and was Chairman from 1990-1991). He has been on the South Warwickshire General Hospital NHS Trust since 1993. He has been a member of the Heart of England Tourist Board since 1989 (and Chairman since 1991). He has also been a Governor of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre since 1991.
He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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 2003 for services to the tourist industry.
He contracted polio at the age of three, and his life has been lived from a wheelchair. He married February 2005 Tamara Bubashvili of Tbilisi
Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
, Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
, b. 1977.