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.
Lord Northbourne served as the Crossbench spokesman for families and children in the House of Lords. He was deputy chair of Toynbee Hall and had been chair of Betteshanger Farms Ltd until 1997. Since 1999, he has been chair of the Parenting Support Forum and governor of Wye College. Since 2002, he has been also chair of the Stepney Children's Fund. He was a Deputy Lieutenant and a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS).
He retired from the House of Lords on 4 September 2018.[2]
Lord Northbourne's garden at Elizabethan Northbourne Court near Deal in Kent, set within the standing former outbuildings (the manor house burned in the 18th century) and upon ancient terracing, nurtured for a century, is reputed one of the finest in England; it is not generally open to the public.[4]
Familyedit
On 18 July 1959, the future Baron married Aliky Louise Hélène Marie-Sygne Claudel, daughter of Henri Charles Claudel, and granddaughter of Paul Claudel.[5]
^Lord Northbourne, "Northbourne Court", Archaeologia Cantianiana (Kent Archaeological Society) 24 (1900:96–107); Lord Northbourne, Of the Land and the Spirit: The Essential Lord Northbourne (2008:xviii).
^ abLundy, Darryl (1 December 2017). "Christopher George Walter James, 5th Baron Northbourne of Betteshanger". The Peerage. cites Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003), Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, vol. 2 (107th (3 volumes) ed.), Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, p. 2929.
^The Peerage, entry for 5th Baron Northbourne of Betteshanger
. Archived from the original on 5 April 2007. Retrieved 21 March 2007.
christopher, james, baron, northbourne, baron, northbourne, title, baron, northbourne, christopher, george, walter, james, baron, northbourne, baronet, frics, february, 1926, september, 2019, british, farmer, aristocrat, ninety, hereditary, peers, elected, rem. 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 The Right HonourableThe Lord NorthbourneDL FRICSNorthbourne in Parliament 2016Member of the House of LordsLord Temporalas a hereditary peer 5 November 1982 11 November 1999Preceded byThe 4th Baron NorthbourneSucceeded bySeat abolished a as an elected hereditary peer 11 November 1999 4 September 2018 1 Preceded bySeat established a Succeeded byThe 7th Baron CarringtonPersonal detailsBornChristopher George Walter James 1926 02 18 18 February 1926Died8 September 2019 2019 09 08 aged 93 Northbourne EnglandNationalityBritishChildren4ParentWalter James 4th Baron NorthbourneEducationEton CollegeAlma materMagdalen College OxfordOccupationFarmer businessman and peer Contents 1 Biography 2 Family 3 Notes 4 ReferencesBiography editThe son of Walter James 4th Baron Northbourne and his wife Katharine Louise Nickerson of Boston Massachusetts he succeeded to his father s title in 1982 He was educated at Eton College in Berkshire and Magdalen College Oxford where he graduated with a Master of Arts in 1959 Lord Northbourne served as the Crossbench spokesman for families and children in the House of Lords He was deputy chair of Toynbee Hall and had been chair of Betteshanger Farms Ltd until 1997 Since 1999 he has been chair of the Parenting Support Forum and governor of Wye College Since 2002 he has been also chair of the Stepney Children s Fund He was a Deputy Lieutenant and a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors FRICS He retired from the House of Lords on 4 September 2018 2 He died on 8 September 2019 at the age of 93 3 Lord Northbourne s garden at Elizabethan Northbourne Court near Deal in Kent set within the standing former outbuildings the manor house burned in the 18th century and upon ancient terracing nurtured for a century is reputed one of the finest in England it is not generally open to the public 4 Family editOn 18 July 1959 the future Baron married Aliky Louise Helene Marie Sygne Claudel daughter of Henri Charles Claudel and granddaughter of Paul Claudel 5 They had four children 5 6 Charles Walter Henri James 6th Baron Northbourne 14 June 1960 married Catherine Lucy Burrows on 3 October 1987 They have three children two sons and a daughter Henry Christopher William James born 3 December 1988 the heir apparent Anastasia Aliki James born 18 February 1992 Alexander Oliver Charles James born 27 February 1996 Hon Anthony Christopher Walter Paul James 14 January 1963 married with two children Hon Sebastian Richard Edward Cuthbert James 11 March 1966 married Anna Katherine Gregory in August 1997 They have three sons and a daughter Hon Ophelia Mary Katherine Christine Aliki James 23 August 1969 married Jocelyn Charles Stewart Hoare They have two children Notes edit a b Under the House of Lords Act 1999 References edit Retired under Section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014 Lord Northbourne UK Parliament Northbourne Lord Northbourne Northbourne Court Archaeologia Cantianiana Kent Archaeological Society 24 1900 96 107 Lord Northbourne Of the Land and the Spirit The Essential Lord Northbourne 2008 xviii a b Lundy Darryl 1 December 2017 Christopher George Walter James 5th Baron Northbourne of Betteshanger The Peerage cites Mosley Charles ed 2003 Burke s Peerage Baronetage amp Knightage vol 2 107th 3 volumes ed Wilmington Delaware U S A Burke s Peerage Genealogical Books Ltd p 2929 The Peerage entry for 5th Baron Northbourne of Betteshanger DodOnline Archived from the original on 5 April 2007 Retrieved 21 March 2007 Peerage of the United Kingdom Preceded byWalter James Baron Northbourne1982 2019 Member of the House of Lords 1982 1999 Succeeded byCharles James Baronetage of the United Kingdom Preceded byWalter James Baronetof Langley Hall1982 2019 Succeeded byCharles James Parliament of the United Kingdom New officecreated by the House of Lords Act 1999 Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lordsunder the House of Lords Act 19991999 2018 Succeeded byThe Lord Carrington nbsp This biography of a baron 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 James 5th Baron Northbourne amp oldid 1209589801, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
