John Lawrence, 2nd Baron Oaksey
John Geoffrey Tristram Lawrence, 4th Baron Trevethin and 2nd Baron Oaksey , OBE (born March 21, 1929 in London - † September 5, 2012 in Oaksey , Wiltshire ) was a British jockey and sports journalist.
John Lawrence's father was Geoffrey Lawrence , the presiding judge of the International Military Tribunal in the Nuremberg Trial of the Major War Criminals . Contrary to popular belief, John Lawrence studied philosophy, political science and economics at New College at the University of Oxford after attending Eton College . He studied law for a year at Yale Law School .
Lawrence began riding point-to-point horse races as a student in 1951. In the hunting racing season 1957/1958 he was the most successful amateur jockey in England. In 1956, Lawrence began writing about horse racing alongside his work as a jockey for the Daily Telegraph , and by 1957 he had his own column under the name Marlborough . In 1959 he began to write the Audax column for the equestrian magazine Horse & Hound . In 1968 he was voted horse racing journalist of the year. In 1965 he reported horse racing for the first time on television. From 1969 to 2002 he worked regularly for ITV and Channel 4 as well as for the BBC .
John Lawrence won a total of 200 races in his career as a jockey, 20 of which were horse races . Lawrence rode in 11 Grand National races and finished second in that race in 1963 on the horse Carrickberg. After falling during a race in Folkestone in 1975, he had to end his career as a jockey.
John Lawrence was named as one of the negotiators of the kidnappers of the legendary racehorse Shergar in February 1983 .
The falls of jockeys Tim Brockshaw and Paddy Farrell at the Grand National in 1964, in which both riders were paralyzed, prompted John Lawrence to set up the Brockshaw-Farrell Fund, from which the Injured Jockey Fund emerged , which cares for injured jockeys. In 1985, Lawrence was inducted into the Order of the British Empire as an officer for his social work .
Private life
In 1959, John Lawrence married Victoria Dennistoun. In 1960 his son Patrick was born, who was later followed by their daughter Sara. The separation from his wife Victoria in 1985 caused a sensation in the press when she moved to the artist Maggi Hambling . In 1987 he sold a house on his Oaksey estate to his friend Frank Crocker, and a few months later his wife moved in with him and the two married in 1988.
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- Obituary of Lord Oaksey in the Daily Telegraph September 5, 2012, accessed January 23, 2013.
- Former jockey and BBC broadcaster Lord Oaksey posted this on BBC News September 5, 2012, accessed January 23, 2013.
- Lord Oaksey obituary at The Guardian September 5, 2012, accessed January 23, 2013.
- Obituary: Lord John Oaksey, journalist, broadcaster, jockey and fundraiser, 4th Baron Trevethin and 2nd Baron Oaksey
Individual evidence
- ↑ Shergar: The day the wonder horse was stolen on BBC News February 8, 2013 (accessed February 8, 2013) The negotiations were then led by his ITV colleague Derek Thompson.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey Lawrence |
Baron Trevethin and Oaksey 1971–2012 |
Patrick John Tristam Lawrence |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lawrence, John, 2nd Baron Oaksey |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Oaksey, John; Lawrence, John Geoffrey Tristram, 4th Baron Trevethin, 2nd Baron Oaksey |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British jockey and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 21, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th September 2012 |
| Place of death | Oaksey , Wiltshire |