John Nevill, 5th Marquess of Abergavenny
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| Marquess of Abergavenny | |
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| Tenure | 30 March 1954 – 23 February 2000 |
| Successor | Christopher Nevill, 6th Marquess |
| Other titles | 9th Earl of Abergavenny 5th Earl of Lewes 9th Viscount Nevill |
| Born | 8 November 1914 |
| Died | 23 February 2000 (aged 85) |
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| Parents | Guy Larnach-Nevill, 4th Marquess of Abergavenny Isabel Nellie Larnach |
British peer
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Biography
The eldest son of the 4th Marquess of Abergavenny, Lord Abergavenny was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge.[2]
In 1936, he became an officer in the service of the
Lieutenant-Colonel
in 1946.
On 4 January 1938, he married (Mary) Patricia Harrison,[2] by whom he had five children:
- Lady Anne Patricia Nevill (b. 25 October 1938), married Captain Martin Whiteley and had issue.
- Lady Vivienne Margaret Nevill (15 February 1941 – 10 September 2018), married Alan Lillingston and had issue.
- Lady Jane Elizabeth Nevill (1944–1946), died in infancy.
- Henry John Montague Nevill, Earl of Lewes (1948–1965), educated at Eton, died without issue.[2]
- Lady Rose Nevill (b. 15 July 1950); a bridesmaid at the wedding of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones. Lady Rose married George Clowes and had issue.
Lord Abergavenny was an Honorary Colonel of the
Kent and County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) 1961–1962. He was a member of East Sussex County Council between 1947 and 1954 and County Alderman for East Sussex between 1954 and 1962. He was also Deputy Lieutenant of Sussex in 1955, Vice-Lieutenant of Sussex between 1970 and 1974 and later the first Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex from 1974 to 1989.[3]
Aside from his army and political career, Lord Abergavenny was also a Director of
Lloyds Bank between 1962 and 1985; Chairman of Lloyds Bank South-East Regional Board between 1962 and 1985; and a Director of Whitbread Investment
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Lord Abergavenny became a
Doctorate of Laws from the University of Sussex
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Abergavenny was also involved in
racing colours were scarlet with white cross-belts.[4]
Death
Lord Abergavenny died in 2000, aged 85. As he had no surviving male children, he was succeeded by his nephew, Christopher Nevill, 6th Marquess of Abergavenny.[citation needed]
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Notes
- ISBN 0312175914.
- ^ a b c Cokayne 1998, p. 8.
- ^ "No. 46255". The London Gazette. 4 April 1974. p. 4399.
- ISBN 0-354-08536-0.
References
- Cokayne, George E. (1998). Hammond, Peter W. (ed.). The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant. Vol. XIV, Addenda and Corrigenda. London: Sutton Publishing. pp. 3–4.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Marquess of Abergavenny
- Portraits of John Nevill, 5th Marquess of Abergavenny at the National Portrait Gallery, London
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