Christopher James, 5th Baron Northbourne
British farmer and aristocrat (1926–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For Baron Northbourne (title), see Baron Northbourne.
Christopher George Walter James, 5th Baron Northbourne, 6th Baronet, DL, FRICS (18 February 1926 – 8 September 2019), was a British farmer and aristocrat. He was one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999 until his retirement in 2018, and sat as a crossbencher.
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The Lord Northbourne | |
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Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
as a hereditary peer 5 November 1982 – 11 November 1999 | |
Preceded by | The 4th Baron Northbourne |
Succeeded by | Seat abolished [lower-alpha 1] |
as an elected hereditary peer 11 November 1999 – 4 September 2018 [1] | |
Preceded by | Seat established [lower-alpha 1] |
Succeeded by | The 7th Baron Carrington |
Personal details | |
Born | Christopher George Walter James (1926-02-18)18 February 1926 |
Died | 8 September 2019(2019-09-08) (aged 93) Northbourne, England |
Nationality | British |
Children | 4 |
Parent | Walter James, 4th Baron Northbourne |
Education | Eton College |
Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
Occupation | Farmer, businessman, and peer |
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