Oliver Kitson, 4th Baron Airedale
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Sir Oliver James Vandeleur Kitson, 4th Baron Airedale (22 April 1915, d. 19 March 1996), "an able and devoted" politician, member of the Liberal Party and later of the Liberal Democrat Party, was a British peer.
and Trinity College, Cambridge
and lived at Ufford Hall near Stamford, Lincolnshire
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As Lord Airedale he was an active member of the House of Lords for 38 years: he was Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords from 1962 to 1996; he was Deputy Chairman of Committees in the House of Lords in 1961; and he was a long-standing member of the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
and his first wife Sheila Grace, daughter of F E Vandeleur.
He succeeded to the titles of 4th Baron Airedale
, of Gledhow
, and 4th Baronet on 20 March 1958. Airedale did not marry and the titles became extinct on his death.
Career
He was educated at Eton CollegeEton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
and lived at Ufford Hall near Stamford, Lincolnshire
Stamford, Lincolnshire
Stamford is a town and civil parish within the South Kesteven district of the county of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately to the north of London, on the east side of the A1 road to York and Edinburgh and on the River Welland...
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As Lord Airedale he was an active member of the House of Lords for 38 years: he was Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords from 1962 to 1996; he was Deputy Chairman of Committees in the House of Lords in 1961; and he was a long-standing member of the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Title
He was the son of Sir Roland Dudley Kitson, 3rd Baron AiredaleRoland Kitson, 3rd Baron Airdale
Captain Roland Dudley Kitson, 3rd Baron Airedale , businessman, was born in Leeds, son of Sir James Kitson, 1st Baron Airedale and his second wife, Mary Laura daughter of Edward Fisher Smith.-Career:...
and his first wife Sheila Grace, daughter of F E Vandeleur.
He succeeded to the titles of 4th Baron Airedale
Baron Airedale
Baron Airedale, of Gledhow in the West Riding of the County of York, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 17 July 1907 for the Liberal politician Sir James Kitson, 1st Baronet, who had previously represented Colne Valley in the House of Commons and served as Lord...
, of Gledhow
Gledhow
Gledhow is a suburb of north-east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, situated east of Chapel Allerton and west of Roundhay. A major feature of the area is Gledhow Valley, a strip of mixed deciduous woodland with a beck and lake. A bathhouse dating from 1671, the Gipton Spa, is in the woods...
, and 4th Baronet on 20 March 1958. Airedale did not marry and the titles became extinct on his death.
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