John Skeffington, 14th Viscount Massereene
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John David Clotworthy Whyte-Melville Foster Skeffington, 14th Viscount Massereene and 7th Viscount Ferrard (born 3 June 1940) is a British
peer
. He succeeded his father in 1992 and regularly attended the House of Lords
(where he sat under the title Baron Oriel, his Irish Viscountcies not entitling him to a seat) until the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999
resulted in the recission of voting rights from most hereditary peers in the House of Lords in 1999.
Educated at Millfield
and the Institute Monte Rosa, he served in the Grenadier Guards
regiment 1958–1961. He is a major landowner, holds various directorships, and is a stockbroker with M.D.Barnard & Co; member of the London Stock Exchange
1961–1964, and from 1970 to the present. He married in 1970, to Ann Denise Rowlandson. The couple has two sons, including Charles Skeffington (his heir), and one daughter.
Lord Massereene oversaw the sale of Chilham Castle
, the family's ancestral home; it was originally put on the market in 1994, but was only sold (for a substantially lower sum of money) in 1996.
Like his father, he is President of the Conservative Monday Club
, and was a patron of Right Now!, a magazine edited by Derek Turner
. He also participated on the council of the Freedom Association and was a signatory, as "Baron Oriel" to The Sanity Petition ("Sanity" is an acronym for "Subjects Against the NIce TreatY" [sic])
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Peerage
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. He succeeded his father in 1992 and regularly attended 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....
(where he sat under the title Baron Oriel, his Irish Viscountcies not entitling him to a seat) until the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999
House of Lords Act 1999
The House of Lords Act 1999 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was given Royal Assent on 11 November 1999. The Act reformed the House of Lords, one of the chambers of Parliament. For centuries, the House of Lords had included several hundred members who inherited their seats;...
resulted in the recission of voting rights from most hereditary peers in the House of Lords in 1999.
Educated at Millfield
Millfield
Millfield is an independent school in Street in Somerset, in south-west England.The school currently has a roll of 1,260 pupils, of whom 910 are boarders...
and the Institute Monte Rosa, he served in the Grenadier Guards
Grenadier Guards
The Grenadier Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It is the most senior regiment of the Guards Division and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry. It is not, however, the most senior regiment of the Army, this position being attributed to the Life Guards...
regiment 1958–1961. He is a major landowner, holds various directorships, and is a stockbroker with M.D.Barnard & Co; member of the London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange
The London Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located in the City of London within the United Kingdom. , the Exchange had a market capitalisation of US$3.7495 trillion, making it the fourth-largest stock exchange in the world by this measurement...
1961–1964, and from 1970 to the present. He married in 1970, to Ann Denise Rowlandson. The couple has two sons, including Charles Skeffington (his heir), and one daughter.
Lord Massereene oversaw the sale of Chilham Castle
Chilham Castle
Chilham Castle is a manor house and keep in the village of Chilham, between Ashford and Canterbury in the county of Kent, England. The polygonal Norman keep of the Castle, the oldest building in the village, dates from 1174; still inhabited, it was said to have been built for King Henry II...
, the family's ancestral home; it was originally put on the market in 1994, but was only sold (for a substantially lower sum of money) in 1996.
Like his father, he is President of the Conservative Monday Club
Conservative Monday Club
The Conservative Monday Club is a British pressure group "on the right-wing" of the Conservative Party.-Overview:...
, and was a patron of Right Now!, a magazine edited by Derek Turner
Derek Turner (journalist)
Derek Turner is a freelance journalist. In the early 1980s he served in the Irish Navy and moved to England in 1988.Derek Turner was editor of Right Now! magazine from 1995 until its demise in December 2006...
. He also participated on the council of the Freedom Association and was a signatory, as "Baron Oriel" to The Sanity Petition ("Sanity" is an acronym for "Subjects Against the NIce TreatY" [sic])