Miles Lampson, 1st Baron Killearn
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| Born | Miles Wedderburn Lampson 24 August 1880 |
| Died | 18 September 1964 (aged 84) |
Miles Wedderburn Lampson, 1st Baron Killearn,
Background and education
Miles Lampson was the son of Norman Lampson, and grandson of
Diplomatic career
Lampson entered the
In 1934 he was appointed
He was then Special Commissioner in Southeast Asia between 1946 and 1948. He was admitted to the
Family
Lord Killearn married firstly Rachel, daughter of William Wilton Phipps, in 1912. They had one son and two daughters:
- Graham Curtis Lampson, 2nd Baron Killearn (1919–1996). He died leaving daughters only, the youngest Hon. Nadine Marisa Lampson being married to Sir Nicholas Bonsor, Bt.
- Hon. Mary Lampson
- Hon. Margaret Lampson
After Rachel's death in 1930 he married secondly Jacqueline Aldine Leslie Castellani (1910–2015),[4] daughter of Aldo Castellani, KCMG (Hon.), in 1934. They had one son and two daughters:
- Victor Miles George Aldous Lampson, 3rd Baron Killearn. He has issue, including a son and heir apparent.
- Hon. Jacquetta Jean Frederica Lampson; she married Peregrine Eliot, 10th Earl of St Germans, and had issue, three sons.
- Hon. Roxana Rose Catherine Naila Lampson. She married Ian Ross, mother of six children, including the musicians Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross and the model Liberty Ross.
Lampson was a close personal friend of Sir Edward Peel.
Succession
Lord Killearn died in September 1964, aged 84, and was succeeded in the barony by his son by his first marriage, Graham. As Graham died without male heirs, the title subsequently passed to Lord Killearn's son from his second marriage, Victor.
The 3rd Lord Killearn took legal action in 2011 to prevent his mother selling off the family home, Haremere Hall.[5]
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See also
- List of colonial heads of Egypt
- Military history of Egypt during World War II
References
- ^ "Historic Anglo-Egyptian treaty signed in London – archive, 1936". Guardian. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "No. 36020". The London Gazette. 18 May 1943. p. 2219.
- ^ a b "Pax Britannica (3rd Class)", Time, 16 May 1932.
- ^ "The Dowager Lady Killearn - obituary". 12 October 2015.
- ^ "Baroness loses legal fight with son to sell stately home". www.telegraph.co.uk. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage. 1973.
Sources
- The Killearn Diaries, 1934–1946, London: Sidwick and Jackson, 1972.
- Yapp, M.E.(ed.): Politics and diplomacy in Egypt: The diaries of Sir Miles Lampson, 1935–1937, Oxford: Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press, 1997.
- Lord Killearn's Diaries: Custodial history: In the possession of Lord Killearn, the Lampson family, Drs Trefor Evans and David Steeds of the University of Aberystwyth. Reference code: GB165-0176. Dates of creation: 1926–1951. 8 boxes 25 volumes. Scope and content: 25 MS and TS volumes of diaries, 1926–51, covering his service in China, Egypt and the Sudan, and South-East Asia.
- Cassandra Jardine: "Grande dame is still giving high society plenty of cause for gossip", in: The Independent, Sunday 27 January 2008. Describes the life and times of the Dowager Lady Killearn (née Jacquetta Aldine Leslie Castellani).
- O'Sullivan, Christopher D.: FDR and the End of Empire: The Origins of American Power in the Middle East., Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
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