James Malcolm Marcus Humphrey CBE

Order of the British Empire

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 OStJ DL

Deputy Lieutenant

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 FRICS

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

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 MA

Master of Arts (postgraduate)

A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...

 (born 1 May 1938) is a Scottish

Scotland

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 politician.

He was educated at Eton

Eton College

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, and Christ Church, Oxford

Christ Church, Oxford

Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...

 and on 15 October 1963, he married Sabrina Margaret Pooley. In 1969 he was admitted to the Royal Company of Archers

Royal Company of Archers

The Royal Company of Archers is a ceremonial unit that serves as the Sovereign's Bodyguard in Scotland, a role it has performed since 1822 and the reign of King George IV, when the company provided a personal bodyguard to the King on his visit to Scotland. It is currently known as the Queen's...

 in 1969. He was Chairman of Finance of Aberdeen

Aberdeen

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 County Council from 1970 to 1975, Chairman of Finance of Grampian

Grampian

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 County Council from 1974 to 1978 (and Deputy Chairman from 1978 to 1986).

He served as the Grand Master Mason of the Grand Lodge of Scotland from 1983–1988.

He is owner of the Dinnet

Dinnet

Dinnet is a village in the Marr area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Approximately equidistant from Deeside towns Aboyne and Ballater and situated on the main A93 road in the valley of the River Dee, it is said to be the gateway to both the Highlands and the Cairngorms...

 Estate in Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire

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, and is currently Deputy Provost of (Aberdeenshire Council), a Deputy Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire and a Conservative Councillor for Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside.