Thomas Lyttelton, 3rd Viscount Chandos
The Viscount Chandos | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| as a hereditary peer 29 November 1980 – 11 November 1999 | |
| Preceded by | The 2nd Viscount Chandos |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| as a life peer 19 April 2000 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 February 1953 |
| Political party | SDP (1981–88) 'Continuing' SDP (1988–90) Labour (since 1990) |
| Spouse |
Arabella Sarah Lucy Bailey
(m. 1985) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Antony Lyttelton, 2nd Viscount Chandos Caroline Lascelles |
| Relatives | See Lyttelton family |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Worcester College, Oxford |
Thomas Orlando Lyttelton, 3rd Viscount Chandos, Baron Lyttelton of Aldershot (born 12 February 1953), is a British hereditary and life peer and politician for the Labour Party.[1]
Early life
[edit]A member of the Lyttelton family, Chandos is the elder son of Antony Lyttelton, 2nd Viscount Chandos and Caroline Lascelles, a daughter of Sir Alan Lascelles (Private Secretary to both King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II). He was educated at Eton and Worcester College, Oxford.
Career
[edit]Chandos succeeded his father in the viscountcy in 1980.[2] He initially sat on the Social Democratic Party (SDP) benches, but when the party merged with the Liberals in 1988 he elected to become a member of the anti-merger 'continuing' SDP, led by David Owen, instead.[3] Alongside Owen and several other Social Democrats, Chandos established the Social Market Foundation (SMF) in 1989, becoming its first chairman. When the 'continuing' SDP collapsed a year later he decided to join the Labour Party, rather than defect to the Conservatives as many of his colleagues in the SMF did.[4]
Chandos lost his seat in the House of Lords after the House of Lords Act 1999. However, in 2000 he was created a life peer as Baron Lyttelton of Aldershot, of Aldershot in the County of Hampshire, and was able to return to the House of Lords.[2][5]
Personal life
[edit]Chandos married Arabella Sarah Lucy Bailey, daughter of John Adrian Bailey and Lady Mary Baillie-Hamilton, on 19 October 1985. They have three children:[6]
- Hon. Oliver Antony Lyttelton (born 21 February 1986), heir apparent to the viscountcy.
- Hon. Benedict Lyttelton (born 30 April 1988)
- Hon. Rosanna Mary Lyttelton (born 19 March 1990)
References
[edit]- ^ "Chandos". Who's Who. Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 December 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ a b "Chandos". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 December 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)[1]
- ^ "Cartwright calls on party to 'fight again'", The Guardian, 27 September 1989, p. 6.
- ^ David Owen, "EU Social Market and Social Policy: The SMF at Twenty-One" (London: Social Market Foundation, 2010), p. 10.
- ^ "Crown Office". thegazette.co.uk. Her Majesty's Government. 26 April 2000. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ The peerage.com, entry for 3rd Viscount Chandos
External links
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- 1953 births
- Living people
- Labour Party (UK) life peers
- Viscounts Chandos
- People educated at Eton College
- Labour Party (UK) hereditary peers
- Social Democratic Party (UK) hereditary peers
- Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988–1990) peers
- Lyttelton family
- Children of peers and peeresses created life peers
- Life peers created by Elizabeth II
- Hereditary peers removed under the House of Lords Act 1999