William Hastings-Bass, 17th Earl of Huntingdon
William Edward Robin Hood Hastings-Bass, 17th Earl of Huntingdon LVO (born January 30, 1948 ), is a British nobleman, politician and trainer for racehorses .
origin
He is the son of Peter Hastings-Bass (1920–1964) and his wife Priscilla Victoria Bullock (* 1920). Both parents were horse trainers.
When his cousin Francis Hastings, 16th Earl of Huntingdon died in August 1990 with no heirs, he inherited his title of nobility, including the associated seat in the House of Lords . He gave his inaugural speech in parliament in 1992. With the House of Lords Act 1999 he lost his hereditary seat in parliament.
In 1989 he married Susan Mary Gavin Warner. The marriage ended in divorce in 2001. Since he has no children, his younger brother Simon Aubrey Hastings-Bass (* 1950) or his son is the likely heir to his nobility .
Career
He was educated at Winchester College and Trinity College , Cambridge.
He completed his training as a horse trainer as an assistant to Noel Murless and in Australia with Bart Cummings and Colin Hayes . In 1976 he acquired his coaching license.
From 1982 to 1998 he ran a training company in West Ilsley , Berkshire, which he had taken over from Dick Hern . He trained there, among other things, the horses Indian Queen and Drum Taps , which won the Gold Cup in Ascot , as well as horses of the Queen . In 1998 he retired from equestrian sport due to financial problems.
In 1999 he was accepted as a Lieutenant in the Royal Victorian Order (LVO). In the following years he got involved in charity work , drove an aid delivery to Bosnia , took part in a bike race through Borneo and a safari in the Australian outback .
Individual evidence
- ↑ William Hastings-Bass in Hansard (English)
- ↑ Independent, Oct 6, 1998: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/losses-force-queens-trainer-to-quit-1176407.html
- ↑ Scottish Daily Record 2003 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Racing%3A+Where+are+they+now+-+LORD+HUNTINGDON.-a0109925587
Web links
- William Edward Robin Hood Hastings-Bass, 17th Earl of Huntingdon on thepeerage.com , accessed August 21, 2015.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Francis Hastings |
Earl of Huntingdon 1990– |
current owner of the title |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hastings-Bass, William, 17th Earl of Huntingdon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | William Edward Robin Hood Hastings bass, 17th Earl of Huntingdon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British nobleman, politician and racehorse trainer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 30, 1948 |