Peerage Record – 5362

     Brigadier Sir Harry Ripley Mackeson, 1st Bt. was born on 5 May 1905.¹ He was the son of Henry Mackeson and Ella Cecil Ripley. He married Alethea Cecil Chetwynd-Talbot, daughter of Lt.-Col. Reginald George Chetwynd-Talbot and Mary Helen Charlotte Hepburne-Scott, on 22 February 1940.¹ He died on 25 January 1964 at age 58.¹
     He was educated at Rugby School, Rugby, Warwickshire, England.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in 1925 in the Royal Scots Guards.¹ He was Brigade Major of the Egypt between 1938 and 1940.¹ He was GSO between 1940 and 1942.¹ He was Brigade Commander of the North-West Europe between 1943 and 1944.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Hythe between 1945 and 1950.¹ He retired from the military in 1946, with the rank of Brigadier.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Folkestone between 1950 and 1959.¹ He held the office of Senior Lord Commissioner of Treasury between 1951 and 1952.¹ He was Seretary of Overseas Trade, Board of Trade between 1952 and 1953.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Mackeson, of Hythe, Kent [U.K.] on 29 January 1954.¹

     Alethea Cecil Chetwynd-Talbot was born on 9 September 1913.² She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Reginald George Chetwynd-Talbot and Mary Helen Charlotte Hepburne-Scott.^1,2 She married Brigadier Sir Harry Ripley Mackeson, 1st Bt., son of Henry Mackeson and Ella Cecil Ripley, on 22 February 1940.¹ She died in 1979.¹
     Her married name became Mackeson.

     Nora Lubbock was born on 19 August 1875.¹ She was the daughter of Alfred Lubbock and Louisa Wallroth.¹ She died on 24 September 1875.¹

     Lia Georgia Triff was born on 23 February 1949 at Great Lakes, Illinois, U.S.A.^G.¹ She married Paul Philippe Lambrino, Prince of Romania, son of Mircea Gregor Carol Lambrino, Prince of Romania and Hélène Henriette Naravitzine, on 15 September 1996 at Bucharest, Romania^G.¹
     From 15 September 1996, her married name became Lambrino.

     Mary Helen Charlotte Hepburne-Scott was born on 21 January 1885.² She was the daughter of Hon. Henry Robert Hepburne-Scott and Lady Ada Home.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Reginald George Chetwynd-Talbot, son of Gustavus Arthur Chetwynd-Talbot and Susan Frances Elwes, on 11 November 1909.² She died on 29 September 1922 at age 37.²
     From 11 November 1909, her married name became Chetwynd-Talbot.²

     Henry Bucknall Betterton, 1st and last Baron Rushcliffe was born on 15 August 1872.² He was the son of Henry Inman Betterton and Agnes Bucknall.² He married, firstly, Violet Constance Bertha Gilliat, daughter of John Saunders Gilliat and Louisa Ann Fanny Babington, on 19 December 1912.² He married, secondly, Inez Alfreda Lubbock, daughter of Alfred Lubbock and Louisa Wallroth, on 24 April 1948.¹ He died on 18 November 1949 at age 77.¹
     He was educated at Rugby School, Rugby, Warwickshire, England^G.² He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1893 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1896 entitled to practise as a Barrister-at-Law.² He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1918.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Nottinghamshire, Rushcliffe Division between 1918 and 1934.² He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1920.² He held the office of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour between 1923 and 1924.² He held the office of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour between 1924 and 1929.² He was created 1st Baronet Betterton [U.K.] on 30 July 1929.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1931.¹ He held the office of Minister of Labour between 1931 and 1934.² He was created 1st Baron Rushcliffe, of Blackfordby, co. Leicester [U.K.] on 24 January 1935.² He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.) in 1941.² He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.³
     

     Lady Norah Frances Hastings was born on 12 September 1894.¹ She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Warner Francis John Plantagenet Hastings, 15th Earl of Huntingdon and Maud Margaret Wilson.¹ She married Francis Charles Adelbert Henry Needham, 4th Earl of Kilmorey, son of Francis Charles Needham, 3rd Earl of Kilmorey and Ellen Constance Baldock, on 10 February 1920.¹ She died in 1985.¹
     After her marriage, Lady Norah Frances Hastings was styled as Countess of Kilmorey on 10 February 1920. From 10 February 1920, her married name became Needham.

     Sir John Bruce Woollacott Ropner, 2nd Bt. was born on 16 April 1937.² He was the son of Sir Leonard Ropner, 1st Bt. and Esme Robertson.² He married, firstly, Anne Melicent Delmé Radcliffe, daughter of Sir Ralph Hubert John Delmé Radcliffe, on 10 June 1961.¹ He and Anne Melicent Delmé Radcliffe were divorced in 1970.² He married, secondly, Auriol Veronica Mackeson-Sandbach, daughter of Captain Graham Lawrie Mackeson-Sandbach and Geraldine Pamela Violet Sandbach, on 9 November 1970.² He and Auriol Veronica Mackeson-Sandbach were divorced in 1994.² He married, thirdly, Niki Agnew, daughter of Peter Agnew, on 6 April 1996.² He died on 13 February 2016 at age 78.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of County Durham in 1955.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 17th/21st Lancers.² He was educated at St. Paul’s School, Concord, New Hampshire, U.S.A.^G.² He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Ropner, of Thorp Perrow, co. York [U.K., 1952] on 12 October 1977.² He was a shipowner.² He was director of Ropner plc, Ropner Management Ltd, Ropner Insurance Brokers, and Elton Stores.² He held the office of High Sheriff of North Yorkshire in 1991.² He lived in 2003 at Thorp Perrow, Bedale, Yorkshire, England.²

     Anne Melicent Delmé Radcliffe was born on 12 August 1941.² She is the daughter of Sir Ralph Hubert John Delmé Radcliffe.¹ She married, firstly, Sir John Bruce Woollacott Ropner, 2nd Bt., son of Sir Leonard Ropner, 1st Bt. and Esme Robertson, on 10 June 1961.¹ She and Sir John Bruce Woollacott Ropner, 2nd Bt. were divorced in 1970.³ She married, secondly, Richard Ernest de Courcy Beamish, son of Richard Pigott Beamish and Ernestine Marguerite Hitchmough, on 9 November 1970.¹ She and Richard Ernest de Courcy Beamish were divorced in 1993.³
     Anne Melicent Delmé Radcliffe also went by the nick-name of Milet.¹ She was also known as Anne Melicent.³ Her married name became Ropner. From 9 November 1970, her married name became Beamish.¹