Nicholas Vivian, 6th Baron Vivian

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Nicholas Crespigny Lawrence Vivian, 6th Baron Vivian ( December 11, 1935 - February 28, 2004 ) was a British peer , officer and politician of the Conservative Party . He was one of 92 Erbpeers (Hereditary peers), after the House of Lords Act 1999 in the House of Lords remained.

life and career

Born to Anthony Vivian, 5th Baron Vivian , and Victoria Ruth Mary Rosamund (née Oliphant), he attended Ludgrove School , later Eton College in Berkshire and Complutense University in Madrid , where he received a degree in Spanish literature, history and acquired culture.

In 1955 Vivian became an officer in the Army Emergency Reserve cavalry regiment of the "3rd Carabiniers" (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards), which was later merged with the Royal Scots Grays to form the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards . In 1957 he received a "Permanent Commission" with the Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards. He was an adjutant, company commander (Squadron Leader) and staff officer u. a. stationed in Libya , Hong Kong and with the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR). From 1976 he commanded the cavalry regiment of the 16th / 5th The Queen's Royal Lancers.

From 1979 to 1984 he served with the rank of colonel for the intelligence staff at the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom (MOD). In 1984 Vivian became Deputy Commander of the British Land Forces in Cyprus . In 1987 he was promoted to brigadier and until his retirement in 1990 he was Commander of the "British Communication Zone North Western Europe". There he was responsible for the cooperation of the British land forces with the armed forces of France , Belgium and the Netherlands . Shortly thereafter, he was honorary Colonel of the 306 Field Hospital of Territorial Army (TA territorial army , the volunteer Reserve) British Army appointed.

In 1991, through the death of his father, he inherited his title and the then associated seat in the House of Lords . He delivered his inaugural address on February 12, 1992. He was a member of the Conservative Party and its shadow minister for defense. From 1994 to 2000 he was Commissioner at the Royal Hospital Chelsea .

family

Vivian's first marriage to Catherine Joyce Hope, a daughter of James Kenneth Hope, was married on December 13, 1960. After the marriage was divorced in 1972, he married Carol Martineau (1939-2013), a daughter of Frederick Alan Martineau, in the same year. He has a son, Charles (7th Baron Vivian), and a daughter, Henrietta, with his first wife, and two daughters with his second wife, Natasha and Camilla.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Engagement notice, Daily Telegraph
predecessor Office successor
Anthony Crespingy Claude Vivian Baron Vivian
1991-2004 		Charles Crespingy Hussey Vivian
personal data
SURNAME Vivian, Nicholas, 6th Baron Vivian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Vivian, Nicholas Crespigny Lawrence, 6th Baron Vivian (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British peer and politician (Conservative Party)
DATE OF BIRTH December 11, 1935
DATE OF DEATH February 28, 2004