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Baron Grantchester, of Knightsbridge in the City of Westminster, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. [1] It was created on 30 June 1953 for the banker and Liberal politician Alfred Suenson-Taylor .
Lord Grantchester is the grandson of John Moores, and his mother was nominal head of the Moores family, founders of the Liverpool-based Littlewoods football pools and retailing businesses, until her death in 2019. Lord Grantchester is a former director of Littlewoods. He is ranked 149th in the Sunday Times Rich List 2022 with a net worth of £1 ...
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In contrast to the English equivalent, the dignity of baron is a non-peerage rank in the Baronage of Scotland, created in the same way as a peerage with crown charter and is protected by the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 recognised by the crown as a title of nobility with status of minor baron.
On 30 June 1953, he was raised to the peerage as Baron Grantchester, of Knightsbridge in the City of Westminster. [7] Grantchester served as Chairman of the London and Manchester Assurance Company from 1953 to 1961, as Joint Honorary Treasurer of the Liberal Party Organisation from 1953 to 1962 and as President of the Society for Individual ...
The Lord Mayor of Leeds (until 1897 known as the Mayor of Leeds) is a ceremonial post held by a member of Leeds City Council, elected annually by the council. By charter from King Charles I in 1626, the leader of the governing body of the borough of Leeds was an alderman, the first holder being Sir John Savile . [ 1 ]
The vicars of Grantchester always know how to make a first impression. On the June 30 episode of the long-running PBS Masterpiece Mystery series, the charming Rev. Alphy Kotteram (played by series ...
James Milner, 1st Baron Milner of Leeds; Charles Spring Rice, 5th Baron Monteagle of Brandon; Roger Moore; Charles Langbridge Morgan (engineer) Hill Godfrey Morgan; Peter Morgan (automaker) Eric Morley; George Morphy; Henry Morris (education) Harold Bolingbroke Mudie; Godfrey Mulholland