Bledisloe was the son of Benjamin Bathurst, 2nd Viscount Bledisloe.[1] He was educated at Eton – having won a scholarship from Ludgrove – and Trinity College, Oxford, but left the latter after a year.[1] He served in the army as a Second Lieutenant of the 11th Hussars from 1954 to 1955 and was called to the Bar at Gray's Inn in 1959, after placing fourth out of 500 candidates in the Bar exams.[1] In 1978 he became a Queen's Counsel (QC).
He was one of the ninety hereditary peers elected by the other hereditary peers to take a seat in the House of Lords, which most hereditary peers lost by the House of Lords Act 1999. The Bledisloe seat is Lydney Park, Gloucestershire, from which the territorial designation of the peerage was taken. He sat as a crossbencher.
Bledisloe married Elizabeth Mary Thompson in 1962. They had two sons and one daughter and divorced in 1986. His elder son and successor, Rupert Bathurst, 4th Viscount Bledisloe, is a noted portrait artist. Bledisloe died on 12 May 2009.[2]
christopher, bathurst, viscount, bledisloe, christopher, hiley, ludlow, bathurst, viscount, bledisloe, june, 1934, 2009, british, barrister, politician, right, honourablethe, viscount, bledisloeqcbledislow, 2009member, house, lordslord, temporalas, hereditary,. Christopher Hiley Ludlow Bathurst 3rd Viscount Bledisloe QC 24 June 1934 12 May 2009 was a British barrister and politician The Right HonourableThe Viscount BledisloeQCBledislow in 2009Member of the House of LordsLord Temporalas a hereditary peer 12 November 1979 11 November 1999Preceded byThe 2nd Viscount BledisloeSucceeded bySeat abolishedas an elected hereditary peer 11 November 1999 12 May 2009Election1999Preceded bySeat establishedSucceeded byThe 5th Baron AberdarePersonal detailsBornChristopher Hiley Ludlow Bathurst 1934 06 24 24 June 1934Died12 May 2009 2009 05 12 aged 74 Political partyCrossbenchSpouseElizabeth Mary Thompson m 1962 div 1986 wbr Children3ParentBenjamin Bathurst 2nd Viscount Bledisloe father Alma materEton College Trinity College OxfordBledisloe was the son of Benjamin Bathurst 2nd Viscount Bledisloe 1 He was educated at Eton having won a scholarship from Ludgrove and Trinity College Oxford but left the latter after a year 1 He served in the army as a Second Lieutenant of the 11th Hussars from 1954 to 1955 and was called to the Bar at Gray s Inn in 1959 after placing fourth out of 500 candidates in the Bar exams 1 In 1978 he became a Queen s Counsel QC He was one of the ninety hereditary peers elected by the other hereditary peers to take a seat in the House of Lords which most hereditary peers lost by the House of Lords Act 1999 The Bledisloe seat is Lydney Park Gloucestershire from which the territorial designation of the peerage was taken He sat as a crossbencher Bledisloe married Elizabeth Mary Thompson in 1962 They had two sons and one daughter and divorced in 1986 His elder son and successor Rupert Bathurst 4th Viscount Bledisloe is a noted portrait artist Bledisloe died on 12 May 2009 2 Bledisloe was the President of the St Moritz Tobogganing Club SMTC also known as the Cresta References Edit a b c Viscount Bledisloe The Daily Telegraph London 29 June 2009 Retrieved 27 July 2022 www publications parliament ukExternal links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by the Viscount Bledisloe Viscount Bledisloe Daily Telegraph obituary leighrayment com Usurped http www thepeerage com p14421 htm i144207Peerage of the United KingdomPreceded byBenjamin Bathurst Viscount Bledisloe1979 2009 Member of the House of Lords 1979 1999 Succeeded byRupert BathurstParliament of the United KingdomNew officecreated by the House of Lords Act 1999 Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lordsunder the House of Lords Act 19991999 2009 Succeeded byThe Lord Aberdare nbsp This biography of a viscount in the peerage of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Christopher Bathurst 3rd Viscount Bledisloe amp oldid 1138468430, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
