John Monson, 11th Baron Monson
The 10th Baron Monson | |
|---|---|
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished [a] |
| as an elected hereditary peer 11 November 1999 – 12 February 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Seat established [a] |
| Succeeded by | The 5th Earl of Lytton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 May 1932 |
| Died | 12 February 2011 (aged 78) |
| Political party | John Monson |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Politician and peer |
John Monson, 11th Baron Monson (3 May 1932 – 12 February 2011), was a British hereditary peer and crossbench member of the House of Lords. He was one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. He was a civil liberties campaigner and president of the Society for Individual Freedom.
Background
The son of
John Monson, 10th Baron Monson, and Bettie Northrup Powell, he was educated at Eton College in Berkshire and at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a B.A. degree
in 1954. In 1958 Monson succeeded to his father's barony.
Monson married Emma Devas, daughter of
Nicholas who succeeded him. Nicholas's son, Alexander, died while in police custody in Kenya in May 2012;[2] according to a 2018 Kenyan court ruling, he was murdered by police.[3]
Notes
- ^ a b Under the House of Lords Act 1999.
References
- ^ Lundy, Darryl. "Person Page 5857". Thepeerage.com. Retrieved 28 May 2012.[unreliable source]
- ^ London Evening Standard, 24 May 2012.
- ^ "Judge rules police liable for death of British aristocrat Alexander Monson". Sky News.
Sources
- "DodOnline". Archived from the original on 5 April 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2007.
- "Obituary The Daily Telegraph". London. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.