Robert Bertrand Sackville-West, 7th Baron SackvilleDL (born 10 July 1958), is a British publisher, author and guardian of Knole in Kent, which has been a Sackville house since 1603 and is now owned by the National Trust.
Sackville-West was educated at Winchester College and read history at Magdalen College, Oxford. He later gained an MBA at the London Business School before working as a management consultant. In 1984, he founded Toucan Books, of which he is now chairman, a packaging company which has worked with publishers on both sides of the Atlantic for more than three decades.
He was a governor of Sevenoaks School from 1995 until 2008, serving as chairman from 2002. He is currently a governor of the Knole Academy in Sevenoaks and a member of the International Baccalaureate UK board. He is also the executive chairman of several Sackville family businesses associated with property, works of art and heritage assets.
Marriages and childrenedit
He first married the journalist Catherine Bennett in 1985 (marriage dissolved 1992), who has written against the Peerage system and what she considers the privileges of the nobility.[1][2] He secondly married Margot Jane MacAndrew in 1994. With his second wife he has three children:
Hon. Freya Sackville-West (born 6 August 1998)
Hon. Arthur Sackville-West (born 25 February 2000)
Hon. Edie Sackville-West (born 5 May 2003)
Booksedit
He is the author of two books on the story of his family.
Inheritance: The Story of Knole and the Sackvilles (2010)
The Disinherited: A Story of Family, Love and Betrayal (2014)
Awardsedit
2010 Spears Book Awards Family History of the Year Inheritance: The Story of Knole and the Sackvilles
Referencesedit
^Aristocrats make bid for equality? That's a new one, retrieved 26 January 2015
^Illiterate? Criminal record? Welcome to the House of Lords, retrieved 26 January 2015
Who's Who 2008, A & C Black, 2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007
robert, sackville, west, baron, sackville, robert, bertrand, sackville, west, baron, sackville, born, july, 1958, british, publisher, author, guardian, knole, kent, which, been, sackville, house, since, 1603, owned, national, trust, lord, sackvillebaron, sackv. Robert Bertrand Sackville West 7th Baron Sackville DL born 10 July 1958 is a British publisher author and guardian of Knole in Kent which has been a Sackville house since 1603 and is now owned by the National Trust The Lord SackvilleBaron SackvilleArms of Baron SackvilleTenuresince 27 March 2004BornRobert Bertrand Sackville West 1958 07 10 10 July 1958 age 65 Spouse s Catherine Bennett m 1985 1992 wbr Margot MacAndrew m 1994 wbr IssueFreya Sackville WestArthur Sackville WestEdie Sackville WestHeirArthur Sackville WestParentsHugh Rosslyn Inigo Sackville WestBridget Eleanor Cunliffe The eldest son of Hugh Rosslyn Inigo Sackville West and Bridget Eleanor Cunliffe he inherited the title of Baron Sackville on 27 March 2004 on the death of his uncle Lionel Sackville West 6th Baron Sackville Contents 1 Career 2 Marriages and children 3 Books 4 Awards 5 ReferencesCareer editSackville West was educated at Winchester College and read history at Magdalen College Oxford He later gained an MBA at the London Business School before working as a management consultant In 1984 he founded Toucan Books of which he is now chairman a packaging company which has worked with publishers on both sides of the Atlantic for more than three decades He was a governor of Sevenoaks School from 1995 until 2008 serving as chairman from 2002 He is currently a governor of the Knole Academy in Sevenoaks and a member of the International Baccalaureate UK board He is also the executive chairman of several Sackville family businesses associated with property works of art and heritage assets Marriages and children editHe first married the journalist Catherine Bennett in 1985 marriage dissolved 1992 who has written against the Peerage system and what she considers the privileges of the nobility 1 2 He secondly married Margot Jane MacAndrew in 1994 With his second wife he has three children Hon Freya Sackville West born 6 August 1998 Hon Arthur Sackville West born 25 February 2000 Hon Edie Sackville West born 5 May 2003 Books editHe is the author of two books on the story of his family Inheritance The Story of Knole and the Sackvilles 2010 The Disinherited A Story of Family Love and Betrayal 2014 Awards edit2010 Spears Book Awards Family History of the Year Inheritance The Story of Knole and the SackvillesReferences edit Aristocrats make bid for equality That s a new one retrieved 26 January 2015 Illiterate Criminal record Welcome to the House of Lords retrieved 26 January 2015 Who s Who 2008 A amp C Black 2008 online edn Oxford University Press Dec 2007 Sackville West Robert Inheritance London Bloomsbury 2010 ISBN 978 1 4088 0338 7 Peerage of the United Kingdom Preceded byLionel Sackville West Baron Sackville2004 present IncumbentHeir apparent Hon Arthur Sackville West nbsp This biography of a baron in the peerage of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte f Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Sackville West 7th Baron Sackville amp oldid 1208858257, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
