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Leicestershire is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Derbyshire,Nottinghamshire,and Lincolnshire to the north,Rutland to the east,Northamptonshire to the south-east,Warwickshire to the south-west,and Staffordshire to the west. The city of Leicester is the largest settlement and the county town.
Baron Zouche is a title which has been created three times,all in the Peerage of England.
Hazel Osborne Byford,Baroness Byford,is a retired member of the House of Lords,where she served as Opposition Parliamentary Spokesman for Food,Farming and Rural Affairs from 1997 to 2007. She sat as a Conservative.
Baron Gretton,of Stapleford in the County of Leicester,is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1944 for the brewer and Conservative politician John Gretton. He was head of the brewery firm of Bass,Ratcliff &Gretton Ltd of Burton upon Trent and also represented Derbyshire South,Rutland and Burton in Parliament. His son,the second Baron,also represented Burton in the House of Commons as a Conservative. As of 2017 the title is held by the latter's grandson,the fourth Baron,who succeeded his father in 1989. His mother,Jennifer Gretton,Lady Gretton,was Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire between 2003 and 2018.
Baron Burton,of Burton-on-Trent and of Rangemore in the County of Stafford,is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1897 for the prominent brewer,philanthropist and Liberal politician Michael Bass,1st Baron Burton. He had already been created a baronet in 1882 and Baron Burton in 1886. However,the three titles had different remainders. The Bass family descended from William Bass,who founded the brewery business of Bass &Co in Burton upon Trent in 1777. His grandson Michael Thomas Bass transformed the company into one of the largest breweries in the United Kingdom. He also represented Derby in Parliament as a Liberal for thirty-five years and was a great benefactor to the town of Burton. However,Bass declined every honour offered to him,including a baronetcy and a peerage.
Henry Somerset,5th Duke of Beaufort was an English courtier and politician. Styled the Marquess of Worcester from 1746,at his father's death on 28 October 1756,he succeeded him as 5th Duke of Beaufort,7th Marquess of Worcester,11th Earl of Worcester,and 13th Baron Herbert.
William Stephen Goulden "Willy" Bach,Baron Bach is a British Labour member of the House of Lords. He was a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice from 2008 to 2010. He resigned from the opposition front bench when he was elected the Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner on 6 May 2016. He did not stand again at the 2021 PCC election and was succeeded by the Conservative Rupert Matthews.
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire. Since 1703,all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Leicestershire.
John Henry Manners,5th Duke of Rutland,styled Lord Roos from 1778 until 1779 and Marquess of Granby from 1779 until 1787,was a British landowner as well as an owner and breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses.
Jennifer Ann Gretton,Baroness Gretton,is a former Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire,serving for over 15 years between 2003 and 2018.
John Gretton,1st Baron Gretton,was a British businessman and Conservative politician. Gretton won two gold medals in the 1900 Olympic Games. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for 46 years,representing three constituencies in that period.
Stapleford Miniature Railway is an historic steam locomotive-hauled 10+1⁄4 in gauge railway at Stapleford Park,Stapleford near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire,England.
Dame Susan Catherine Campbell,Baroness Campbell of Loughborough,is a British sports administrator who was chairman of UK Sport between 2003 and 2013.
Stapleford Park is a Grade I listed country house in Stapleford,near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire,England,which is now used as a hotel. It was originally the seat of the Sherard and Tamblyn families,later the Earls of Harborough and,from 1894,of the Gretton family,who would become the Barons Gretton.
John Henrik Gretton,3rd Baron Gretton DL was an English peer,owner of Stapleford Park in Leicestershire.
John Lysander Gretton,4th Baron Gretton,is an English peer,landowner and farmer.
Sir Nilesh Jayantilal Samani, is a British physician who is Professor of Cardiology at the University of Leicester,and a consultant cardiologist at Glenfield Hospital,Leicester. He was Medical Director of the British Heart Foundation from 2016 to 2023.
As part of the British honours system,Special Honours are issued at the Monarch's pleasure at any given time. The Special Honours refer to the awards made within royal prerogative,operational honours and other honours awarded outside the New Years Honours and Birthday Honours.
As part of the British honours system,Special Honours are issued at the Monarch's pleasure at any given time. The Special Honours refer to the awards made within royal prerogative,operational honours,political honours and other honours awarded outside the New Years Honours and Birthday Honours.
As part of the British honours system,Special Honours are issued at the Monarch's pleasure at any given time. The Special Honours refer to the awards made within royal prerogative,operational honours,political honours and other honours awarded outside the New Years Honours and Birthday Honours.