Ralph William Ernest Beckett, 3rd Baron Grimthorpe, TD

Territorial Decoration

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, Deputy Lieutenant

Deputy Lieutenant

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 (1891–1963), was a banker and breeder of racehorses. He was a partner in the Leeds

Leeds

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 firm of Beckett & Co., which later became part of the Westminster Bank

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, and in the aeronautical firm Airspeed Ltd. His racehorses included Fortina, which won the Cheltenham Gold Cup

Cheltenham Gold Cup

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 in 1947, and Fragrant Mac, which won the Scottish Grand National

Scottish Grand National

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 in 1952. He married twice.