Ailwyn Broughton, 3rd Baron Fairhaven

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The Lord Fairhaven
Personal details
Born
Ailwyn Henry George Broughton

(1936-11-16) 16 November 1936 (age 88)
Spouse
Kathleen Patricia Magill
(after 1960)
Children6
Parent(s) Henry Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven
Diana Rosamond Fellowes
Education Eton College
Alma mater Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst
Military service
AllegianceFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Branch/service Flag of the British Army.svg British Army
Rank Major
Commands Royal Horse Guards
Awards Order of the White Rose of Finland

Ailwyn Henry George Broughton, 3rd Baron Fairhaven KStJ DL (born 16 November 1936), is a British peer and equestrian.

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Early life

Lord Fairhaven was the son of The Rt Hon. Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven, and The Hon. Diana Rosamond Fellowes: his maternal grandfather was Coulson Churchill Fellowes, eldest son of the 2nd Baron de Ramsey.

He was educated at Eton College and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.

Career

On 2 August 1957, he commissioned into the Royal Horse Guards, [1] and served in the regiment until his retirement with the rank of Major in 1971. In 1970 he was invested as a Knight as the Order of the White Rose of Finland. In 1973 he was Deputy Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely, and on 6 April 1973 he succeeded his father as Baron Fairhaven and assumed his seat in the House of Lords as a Conservative. [2]

In 1975, Lord Fairhaven was a Justice of the Peace in Cambridgeshire, and between 1977 and 1984 he served as Vice-Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire. [3] From 1985 to 1989, Lord Fairhaven was Senior Steward of the Jockey Club. In 1992 he was invested as a Knight of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. [4]

Personal life

On 23 September 1960, he was married to Kathleen Patricia Magill, the eldest daughter of Colonel James Henry Magill OBE, of Queen's House, Ousden. Together they have had six children, including: [5]

Lord Fairhaven's heir apparent is his eldest son, Maj. James Henry Ailwyn Broughton. [5]

References

  1. "No. 41191". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 October 1957. p. 5759.
  2. Professor Nicholas Vincent, Runnymede and the Commemoration of Magna Carta (1923-2015), The Magna Carta Project
  3. "No. 47392". The London Gazette . 1 December 1977. p. 15013.
  4. "No. 53091". The London Gazette . 28 October 1992. p. 18069.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Fairhaven, Baron (UK, 1961)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baron Fairhaven
1973–present
Incumbent
Heir apparent:
Hon. James Broughton