Arthur Lawson-Johnston, 3rd Baron Luke
Arthur Charles St. John Lawson-Johnston, 3rd Baron Luke (born January 13, 1933 - October 2, 2015 ) was a British peer . With the adoption of the House of Lords Act 1999 , he lost along with all other Erbpeers ( Hereditary Peers automatic seat on the) House of Lords . However, he was elected as one of the 92 elected Hereditary Peers to remain in the House after the reform. On June 24, 2015, he resigned his seat in the House of Lords, leaving the British House of Lords.
The son of Ian Lawson-Johnston, 2nd Baron Luke , and Barbara Lloyd-Anstruther, went to Eton College and studied at Trinity College (Cambridge) , where he graduated in 1957 with a Bachelor of Arts in history. In 1996 he inherited his father's title. Johnston worked for the family business Bovril Ltd from 1955 to 1971 and was an art dealer from 1971. Between 1962 and 1978 he was President of the National Association of Warehouse-keepers and from 1983 to 1990 Commander of St John's Ambulance Brigade . He was appointed High Sheriff of Bedfordshire in 1969 and held that office until 1970.
He was also a member of the Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy , the Game Conservancy Association and the Countryside Alliance . He was Knight of the Order of Saint John and Freeman of the City of London . In 2001/2002 he was a master at the Worshipful Company of Drapers , of which he had been a member since 1993.
He was a member of the House of Lords from 1996 to 2015, and after the Conservative defeat in the British general election in 1997 , he became the opposition whip in the House. Lord Luke was the opposition spokesman for Wales (2000-2006), Transport (2002-2004), Defense (2004-2010) and Tourism (2010).
Lord Luke married Silvia Maria Roigt in 1959. They divorced in 1971, and in the same year he was second married to Sarah Louise Hearne, daughter of actor Richard Hearne . He has one son, Ian Lawson-Johnston , and two daughters from his first marriage and a son from his second marriage.
Web links
- DodOnline . Archived from the original on February 8, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2007.
- Arthur Charles St. John Lawson Johnston, 3rd Baron Luke on thepeerage.com , accessed September 18, 2016.
Individual evidence
- ^ UK Parliament
- ^ The London Gazette : No. 44811, p. 3011 , March 20, 1969
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Ian Lawson-Johnston |
Baron Luke 1996-2015 |
Ian Lawson-Johnston |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lawson-Johnston, Arthur, 3rd Baron Luke |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lawson-Johnston, Arthur Charles, 3rd Baron Luke |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British peer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 13, 1933 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 2nd, 2015 |