Antony Moynihan, 3rd Baron Moynihan
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Antony Patrick Andrew Cairne Berkeley Moynihan, 3rd Baron Moynihan (1936–1991) was an English
hereditary peer
.
and his wife Irene Helen Candy. Patrick Moynihan later that year became the 2nd Baron Moynihan
. Patrick's father Berkeley Moynihan
had been made a peer for his services to medicine in 1929. His mother was the daughter of Cairnes Candy, an Englishman who had emigrated to Western Australia
.
After attending Stowe School
, Moynihan served in the Coldstream Guards
.
In 1955 Moynihan married Ann Herbert, an actress and model. After a domestic dispute and an affair on Moynihan's part, he left for Australia where he intended working on his uncle's sheep farm. Less than a week after arriving at the farm he had left for Sydney
where he found work playing the banjo
in a nightclub. In Sydney he met Shirin Berry a Malaysian who danced under the name Princess Amina. Returning to England in 1957 he reconciled with Ann, however this was short-lived. He married Shirin in 1958 after converting to Islam
. He was soon on the move again, leaving for Ibiza with his wife. After the collapse of his nightclub business he returned to England. In 1961 he and his wife converted to the Bahá'í Faith
.
In Tokyo in 1960 he challenged Al Ricketts, an American journalist, to a duel after he criticised Shirin's dancing. Moynihan defeated Rickets in the unusual duel that involved the two combatants attacking each other with their buttocks.
During the 1960s Moynihan worked as a driver for Peter Rachman
.
After the death of his father in 1965 he became the 3rd Baron Moynihan, taking a seat in the House of Lords
. In the Lords he served as Liberal
Whip
, a position previously filled by his father and grandfather.
In 1970 after facing a series of fraud charges he left England for Spain, later moving to the Philippines
. In the Philippines he operated a brothel and was linked to the drug trade. In 1980 he was named by the Woodward Royal Commission
in Australia as an associate of a prominent Australian drug trafficking group operating between Manila and Sydney.
During the late 1980s Moynihan worked as an informant for the United States Drug Enforcement Administration
, for which he was given immunity from prosecution. His testimony led to the conviction of Howard Marks
, a Welsh drug smuggler.
England
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hereditary peer
Hereditary peer
Hereditary peers form part of the Peerage in the United Kingdom. There are over seven hundred peers who hold titles that may be inherited. Formerly, most of them were entitled to sit in the House of Lords, but since the House of Lords Act 1999 only ninety-two are permitted to do so...
.
Biography
Moynihan was born on 2 February 1936 to Patrick MoynihanPatrick Berkeley Moynihan, 2nd Baron Moynihan
Patrick Berkeley Moynihan was a British politician and noble.Moynihan studied law and became a barrister at Lincoln's Inn. He then became a stockbroker, moving to New York, where he was active during the Wall Street Crash, then joined the New York Stock Exchange in 1932. In 1931, he married...
and his wife Irene Helen Candy. Patrick Moynihan later that year became the 2nd Baron Moynihan
Baron Moynihan
Baron Moynihan, of Leeds in the County of York, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 19 March 1929 for the surgeon Sir Berkeley Moynihan, 1st Baronet, the son of the Victoria Cross recipient Andrew Moynihan. Sir Berkeley had already been created a Baronet, of Carr...
. Patrick's father Berkeley Moynihan
Berkeley Moynihan, 1st Baron Moynihan
Berkeley George Andrew Moynihan, 1st Baron Moynihan, KCB, KCMG, , known as Sir Berkeley Moynihan 1st Baronet, from 1922 to 1929, was a noted British abdominal surgeon....
had been made a peer for his services to medicine in 1929. His mother was the daughter of Cairnes Candy, an Englishman who had emigrated to Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
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After attending Stowe School
Stowe School
Stowe School is an independent school in Stowe, Buckinghamshire. It was founded on 11 May 1923 by J. F. Roxburgh, initially with 99 male pupils. It is a member of the Rugby Group and Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. The school is also a member of the G20 Schools Group...
, Moynihan served in the Coldstream Guards
Coldstream Guards
Her Majesty's Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, also known officially as the Coldstream Guards , is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division or Household Division....
.
In 1955 Moynihan married Ann Herbert, an actress and model. After a domestic dispute and an affair on Moynihan's part, he left for Australia where he intended working on his uncle's sheep farm. Less than a week after arriving at the farm he had left for Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
where he found work playing the banjo
Banjo
In the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
in a nightclub. In Sydney he met Shirin Berry a Malaysian who danced under the name Princess Amina. Returning to England in 1957 he reconciled with Ann, however this was short-lived. He married Shirin in 1958 after converting to Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
. He was soon on the move again, leaving for Ibiza with his wife. After the collapse of his nightclub business he returned to England. In 1961 he and his wife converted to the Bahá'í Faith
Bahá'í Faith
The Bahá'í Faith is a monotheistic religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in 19th-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind. There are an estimated five to six million Bahá'ís around the world in more than 200 countries and territories....
.
In Tokyo in 1960 he challenged Al Ricketts, an American journalist, to a duel after he criticised Shirin's dancing. Moynihan defeated Rickets in the unusual duel that involved the two combatants attacking each other with their buttocks.
During the 1960s Moynihan worked as a driver for Peter Rachman
Peter Rachman
Peter Rachman was a London landlord in the Notting Hill area in the 1950s and 1960s. He became so notorious for his exploitation of tenants that the word "Rachmanism" entered the OED as a synonym for any greedy, unscrupulous landlord.-Career:Rachman was born Perec Rachman in Lvov, Poland in 1919,...
.
After the death of his father in 1965 he became the 3rd Baron Moynihan, taking a seat in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
. In the Lords he served as Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
Whip
Whip (politics)
A whip is an official in a political party whose primary purpose is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. Whips are a party's "enforcers", who typically offer inducements and threaten punishments for party members to ensure that they vote according to the official party policy...
, a position previously filled by his father and grandfather.
In 1970 after facing a series of fraud charges he left England for Spain, later moving to the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. In the Philippines he operated a brothel and was linked to the drug trade. In 1980 he was named by the Woodward Royal Commission
Royal Commission into Drug Trafficking
The Royal Commission into Drug Trafficking or Woodward Royal Commission was a royal commission initiated by the New South Wales Government to investigate drug trafficking in New South Wales, Australia, especially links between the Mafia and New South Wales Police and the disappearance of...
in Australia as an associate of a prominent Australian drug trafficking group operating between Manila and Sydney.
During the late 1980s Moynihan worked as an informant for the United States Drug Enforcement Administration
Drug Enforcement Administration
The Drug Enforcement Administration is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Justice, tasked with combating drug smuggling and use within the United States...
, for which he was given immunity from prosecution. His testimony led to the conviction of Howard Marks
Howard Marks
Dennis Howard Marks is a Welsh author and former drug smuggler who achieved notoriety as an international cannabis smuggler through high-profile court cases, supposed connections with groups such as the CIA, the IRA, MI6, and the Mafia, and his eventual conviction at the hands of the American Drug...
, a Welsh drug smuggler.