John Vaughan-Morgan, Baron Reigate
In office 2 July 1970 – 26 January 1995 Life Peerage | |
Personal details | |
Born | 2 February 1905 |
Died | 26 January 1995 | (aged 89)
John Kenyon Vaughan-Morgan, Baron Reigate,
Family and early life
Vaughan-Morgan was the younger son of Sir Kenyon Pascoe Vaughan-Morgan, an army officer and Conservative member of parliament. His great-uncle was the Liberal politician Octavius Vaughan Morgan.[citation needed] He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford.[1][2]
Career
In 1928 he entered politics when he was elected to Chelsea Borough Council in London, and was chairman of East Fulham Conservative Association, the constituency previously represented by his father, from 1935 to 1938.[2]
In 1940 he married Emily Cross of New York City.[1][2] The Second World War had broken out in 1939, and shortly after his marriage Vaughan-Morgan enlisted in the Welsh Guards. He spent the next five years in continuous active service outside the United Kingdom, ending the war as a staff officer for the 21st Army Group.[1][2]
After the war he was elected to the
Honours and arms
He was created a
Following his retirement from the Commons, he was created a
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References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Cosgrave, Patrick (31 January 1995). "Obituaries:Lord Reigate". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ^ Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. December 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ^ "The New L.C.C. Labour Gains in a Low Poll". The Times. 9 March 1946. p. 2.
- ^ "No. 41909". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1959. p. 1.
- ^ "No. 41945". The London Gazette. 2 February 1960. p. 858.
- ^ "No. 42370". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1961. p. 4143.
- ^ "No. 45142". The London Gazette. 3 July 1970. p. 7377.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage. 1973.
Sources
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [better source needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs