John Hare, 1st Viscount Blakenham
Christopher Soames | |
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| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 5 July 1945 – 5 December 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Walter Ross-Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Keith Stainton |
| Constituency | Woodbridge (1945–1950) Sudbury and Woodbridge (1950–1963) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 January 1911 |
| Died | 7 March 1982 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Hon. Nancy Pearson (1908–1994) |
John Hugh Hare, 1st Viscount Blakenham,
Background and education
Blakenham was the third son of The Rt. Hon.
Political career
Blakenham was an
He later held office under Macmillan as
Family
Lord Blakenham married the Hon. Nancy Pearson, daughter of
- Hon. Mary Anne Hare (b. 9 April 1936)
- Michael John Hare, 2nd Viscount Blakenham (25 January 1938 - 8 January 2018)
- Hon. Joanna Freda Hare (b. 27 July 1942)
In 1967, Joanna married American attorney and Harvard Law School professor Stephen Breyer; Breyer would be appointed a Circuit Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in 1980 and a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States in 1994.
Lord Blakenham died in March 1982, aged 71, and was succeeded in the viscountcy by his only son, Michael. Lady Blakenham died in November 1994, aged 86.
Horticultural interests
In 1951 he purchased a wood close to his home, to make a woodland garden. Over the following years he created glades and paths through the bluebells and planted many rare plants, and became known as the Blakenham Woodland Garden.
Hare received the Victoria Medal of Honour from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1974.[2] In 1982 he became treasurer of the Society.
The Blakenham Woodland Garden was inherited by his son and is open to the public.[3] On his death the wood was made into a charitable trust. His son, Michael Blakenham, a lifelong environmentalist has increased the stock of unusual specimens and has bought many rare including unnamed trees and shrubs from auctions at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.[4]
References
- ^ "No. 43153". The London Gazette. 8 November 1963. p. 9127.
- ^ a b Mosley, Charles (ed.) (2003) "John Hugh Hare, 1st Viscount Blakenham" Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage 107th edition, 3 volumes, Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A., volume 1, page 391.
- ^ "History of the Garden". Blakenham Woodland Garden. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ^ "The gardens today". Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
