Mark Birdwood, 3rd Baron Birdwood

Mark William Ogilvie Birdwood, 3rd Baron Birdwood (born November 23, 1938 in Bombay, now Mumbai , British India , † July 11, 2015 ) was a British peer and politician .

life and career

Birdwood was the son of Christopher Birdwood, 2nd Baron Birdwood , and Elizabeth Vere Drummond Ogilvie. He attended Radley College in Abingdon , Oxfordshire .

Birdwood served in the Royal Horse Guards and achieved the rank of Second Lieutenant . He attended Trinity College at the University of Cambridge , from which he graduated with a Master of Arts (MA). Birdwood has held executive positions in several industrial companies. Between 1970 and 1986 he was a director of Wrightson Wood . In 1986, he worked as a company owner and Chairman of Martlet Ltd . From 1989 to 1992 he was Director Scientific Generics . He was chairman of Worthington & Company from 1994 to 1998. In 2001 he was chairman of Steel Tower Ltd .

On January 6, 1962, he inherited his father's title. Between 1965 and 1999 he took part in several debates in the House of Lords . He sat in the House of Lords until November 11, 1999, when he lost his seat under the House of Lords Act 1999 .

family

Birdwood was married to Judith Helen Roberts since April 27, 1963. In 1964 a daughter, Sophie Frederika, was born. Since the 3rd Baron Birdwood had no male heirs, the barony became extinct with his demise.

Web links

• Mark Birdwood in Hansard (English)
• Mark William Ogilvie Birdwood, 3rd Baron Birdwood, on thepeerage.com , accessed August 21, 2015.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Lord Birdwood
2. ↑ Vita Mark Birdwood  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. The British Retinitis Pigmentosa Society  

predecessor	Office	successor
Christopher Birdwood	Baron Birdwood 1962-2015	Title expired