John Norton, 5th Baron Grantley
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John Richard Brinsley Norton, 5th Baron Grantley, FSA
, FRNS
(1 October 1855 – 5 August 1943) was a British peer
and numismatist
.
Norton was born in Florence
, Italy
, the son of Thomas Norton, 4th Baron Grantley and his wife, Maria, née Federigo, and a grandson of Caroline Norton, the writer, and was educated at Harrow School
and the University of Dresden. He inherited his father's title in 1877 and was sometime a captain
in the Middlesex Yeomanry
.
Grantley was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London
, the Royal Numismatic Society
and the British Numismatic Society
. He assembled a large collection of coins and also grew orchids. His country seats were Weeke Manor in Winchester
and Markenfield Hall
in Ripon
. He also owned Elton
Manor in Nottinghamshire
for a time, but seems hardly to have lived there. He purchased the Red Rice
estate in 1913.
In 1879, Grantley married Katharine Buckner Norton, née McVickar (died 1897), the ex-wife of his cousin, Charles Grantley Campbell Norton. He married secondly, in 1899, Alice Jones (died 1942), the illegitimate daughter of Thomas Heron Jones, 7th Viscount Ranelagh
. On his death in a London
nursing home in 1943, his titles passed to his eldest son by his first marriage, The Hon. Richard Henry Brinsley Norton.
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Society of Antiquaries of London
The Society of Antiquaries of London is a learned society "charged by its Royal Charter of 1751 with 'the encouragement, advancement and furtherance of the study and knowledge of the antiquities and history of this and other countries'." It is based at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London , and is...
, FRNS
Royal Numismatic Society
The Royal Numismatic Society is a learned society and charity based in London, United Kingdom which promotes research into all branches of numismatics...
(1 October 1855 – 5 August 1943) was a British peer
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
and numismatist
Numismatics
Numismatics is the study or collection of currency, including coins, tokens, paper money, and related objects. While numismatists are often characterized as students or collectors of coins, the discipline also includes the broader study of money and other payment media used to resolve debts and the...
.
Norton was born in Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
, Italy
Italy
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, the son of Thomas Norton, 4th Baron Grantley and his wife, Maria, née Federigo, and a grandson of Caroline Norton, the writer, and was educated at Harrow School
Harrow School
Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
and the University of Dresden. He inherited his father's title in 1877 and was sometime a captain
Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)
Captain is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines. It ranks above Lieutenant and below Major and has a NATO ranking code of OF-2. The rank is equivalent to a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and to a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force...
in the Middlesex Yeomanry
Middlesex Yeomanry
The 47 Signal Squadron is a unit of the Royal Corps of Signals within the British Territorial Army.During the Napoleonic Wars that the Gentlemen of Uxbridge sought permission from the Government to form a Military Association to maintain law and order when the Regular Forces were sent to the coast...
.
Grantley was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London
Society of Antiquaries of London
The Society of Antiquaries of London is a learned society "charged by its Royal Charter of 1751 with 'the encouragement, advancement and furtherance of the study and knowledge of the antiquities and history of this and other countries'." It is based at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London , and is...
, the Royal Numismatic Society
Royal Numismatic Society
The Royal Numismatic Society is a learned society and charity based in London, United Kingdom which promotes research into all branches of numismatics...
and the British Numismatic Society
British Numismatic Society
The British Numismatic Society is an organisation for promoting the study of British coins and medals. It was founded in 1903. Its principal publication is the British Numismatic Journal, commonly abbreviated to "BNJ" in academic references....
. He assembled a large collection of coins and also grew orchids. His country seats were Weeke Manor in Winchester
Winchester
Winchester is a historic cathedral city and former capital city of England. It is the county town of Hampshire, in South East England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, and is located at the western end of the South Downs, along the course of...
and Markenfield Hall
Markenfield Hall
Markenfield Hall, near Ripon, North Yorkshire, is one of the finest surviving early fourteenth-century English country houses; it was built by John de Markenfield, an associate of Piers Gaveston and a servant of Edward II. A license to crenellate was issued for Markenfield in 1310, the same year...
in Ripon
Ripon
Ripon is a cathedral city, market town and successor parish in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, located at the confluence of two streams of the River Ure in the form of the Laver and Skell. The city is noted for its main feature the Ripon Cathedral which is architecturally...
. He also owned Elton
Elton on the Hill
For other uses of the name, see Elton .Elton on the Hill is a small Nottinghamshire village and civil parish in the Vale of Belvoir.-Situation and facilities:Elton lies about east of Nottingham, England, in the NG13 postcode district...
Manor in Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
for a time, but seems hardly to have lived there. He purchased the Red Rice
Red Rice, Hampshire
Red Rice is a hamlet south-west of Andover, Hampshire, England.-Red Rice House:The Georgian Red Rice House was in the early 20th century a seat of the Miller-Mundy family, colliery owners who had moved from their estate at Shipley Park, Derbyshire. In the 1960s it was occupied by a minor Roman...
estate in 1913.
In 1879, Grantley married Katharine Buckner Norton, née McVickar (died 1897), the ex-wife of his cousin, Charles Grantley Campbell Norton. He married secondly, in 1899, Alice Jones (died 1942), the illegitimate daughter of Thomas Heron Jones, 7th Viscount Ranelagh
Thomas Heron Jones, 7th Viscount Ranelagh
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Heron Jones, 7th Viscount Ranelagh KCB was a British aristocrat known for his involvement in the volunteer movement to recruit amateur soldiers for the defence of Britain and for his links to glamorous women of the era, notably the Pre-Raphaelite model Annie Miller and...
. On his death in a London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
nursing home in 1943, his titles passed to his eldest son by his first marriage, The Hon. Richard Henry Brinsley Norton.
Source
- Obituary – The TimesThe TimesThe Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
, 6 August 1943
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