Sandy Bruce-Lockhart, Baron Bruce-Lockhart
Royal Agricultural College | |
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Occupation | Politician |
Spouse | Tess Pressland |
Children | 2 sons, 1 daughter |
Parent | John Bruce Lockhart |
Relatives | R. H. Bruce Lockhart (paternal great-uncle) John Bruce Lockhart (paternal grandfather) Logie Bruce Lockhart (paternal uncle) Rab Bruce Lockhart (paternal uncle) Dugald Bruce Lockhart (nephew) |
Alexander John Bruce-Lockhart, Baron Bruce-Lockhart,
Early life
Bruce-Lockhart was born on 4 May 1942 into the Scottish
He was the younger brother of James Bruce Lockhart (1941โ2018), a diplomat, intelligence officer, author, and artist.[4]
Career
He left the United Kingdom to work in the then Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), managing a large farm for a South African owner. After a period in Australia, he returned to live in Kent in 1968, where he had a dairy farm, then a 300-acre (1.2 km2) fruit farm, in Headcorn.
He became a county councillor for
He was made a
On 17 June 2008, Lord Bruce-Lockhart was made an honorary Freeman of the City of Canterbury.[8] After a battle with cancer, he died in 2008, aged 66.[9]
Personal life
In 1966, Bruce-Lockhart married Tess Pressland, and they had two sons and a daughter.
Death
He died on 14 August 2008.
References
- ^ Policy Review TV speaker profile
- ^ 'Memorial services: Mr John Bruce Lockhart' in The Times (London), 22 June 1995, p. 22
- ^ "Person Page".
- ^ "James Bruce-Lockhart, Intelligence officer from a family of spies" (obituary) in The Times dated 5 December 2018, accessed 29 April 2019
- ^ Sir Sandy quits as council leader
- ^ "No. 58011". The London Gazette. 14 June 2006. p. 8145.
- ^ Lord Bruce-Lockhart to be new English Heritage Chairman
- ^ Lord Bruce-Lockhart to be Freeman of Canterbury[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Former KCC leader Sandy Bruce-Lockhart dies" Archived 2008-09-08 at the Wayback Machine, Kent News, accessed 14 August 2008.