Ralph Assheton, 1st Baron Clitheroe
DL | |
|---|---|
 The Lord Clitheroe in 1956 | |
| Member of Parliament for Blackburn West | |
| In office 23 February 1950 – 6 May 1955 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of Parliament for City of London | |
| In office 31 October 1945 – 3 February 1950 | |
| Preceded by | |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of Parliament for Rushcliffe | |
| In office 26 July 1934 – 15 June 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Betterton |
| Succeeded by | Florence Paton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ralph Assheton 24 February 1901 |
| Died | 18 September 1984 (aged 83) |
| Spouses |
Sylvia Benita Frances Hotham
(m. 1923) |
| Children | 4 |
Ralph Assheton, 1st Baron Clitheroe, DL (24 February 1901 – 18 September 1984),[citation needed] was an English aristocrat and politician.
Biography
Assheton was born on 24 February 1901.[1] His father was Sir Ralph Assheton, 1st Baronet (1860–1955), and his mother, Mildred Estelle Sybella Master (1884–1949).[citation needed] He was educated at Summer Fields School and Eton College.[2]
Assheton was
from 1944 to 1946.After retiring from the
Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (KStJ) in February 1972,[6] and appointed to the Royal Victorian Order as a Knight Commander in 1977 on his retirement from the Council of the Duchy of Lancaster.[7]
Family
He married Hon. Sylvia Benita Frances Hotham, daughter of Frederick Hotham, 6th Baron Hotham (1863–1923), on 24 January 1924.[citation needed] They had four children:[citation needed]
- Anne Assheton (born & died 22 December 1924)
- Hon. Bridget Assheton (born 20 August 1926, died 22 May 2004). Married Sir Marcus Worsley, Bt, brother of Katharine, Duchess of Kent[citation needed]
- Ralph John Assheton, 2nd Baron Clitheroe (born 3 November 1929)
- Hon. Nicholas Assheton, CVO (born 23 May 1934, died 27 November 2012); Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother from 1998 to her death in 2002.[8]
Lord Clitheroe died in 1984.[citation needed]
References
- ^ National Portrait Gallery
- ^ Usborne, Richard (1964). A Century of Summer Fields. Methuen. p. 105.
- ^ "No. 36309". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1943. p. 1.
- ^ "No. 40517". The London Gazette. 21 June 1955. p. 3593.
- ^ "No. 40638". The London Gazette. 22 November 1955. p. 6584.
- ^ "No. 45601". The London Gazette. 17 February 1972. p. 2005.
- ^ "No. 47221". The London Gazette. 24 May 1977. p. 6421.
- ^ "Obituaries: Nicholas Assheton". Daily Telegraph.
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