Peter Duncombe, 6th Baron Feversham

Charles Anthony Peter Duncombe, 6th Baron Feversham (3 January 1945 – 29 March 2009) was a British nobleman and writer.

Biography

Feversham was born in Hampshire on 3 January 1945.[1] His parents were Colonel Anthony John Duncombe-Anderson and Gioranna Georgina Valerie McNalty. He was born Charles Anthony Peter Duncombe-Anderson, but on 12 March 1954 changed his name to Charles Anthony Peter Duncombe by deed poll. He was educated at Eton College and then trained as a barrister, before going into journalism.[2] He published a novel, A Wolf in Tooth, and a coffee table book Great Yachts.

Feversham inherited his peerage from his fourth cousin the 3rd Earl of Feversham (who was also the 5th Baron Feversham) in 1963. The earldom was a later creation than the barony and became extinct on the 3rd Earl's death. The 3rd Earl and 6th Baron were both great-great-great grandsons of Charles Duncombe, 1st Baron Feversham.

Beginning in 1985, Feversham restored Duncombe Park as a family home after it had been used as a girls' school since the 1920s.

Feversham served as the founding chairman of the Yorkshire Sculpture Park and from 1969 to 1976 as a governor of Leeds Polytechnic, as well as being a member of Helmsley Town Council.[3]

Marriage & Children

Lord Feversham married twice.[4] His first marriage on 12 September 1966 was to Shannon Foy, daughter of Sir Thomas Arthur Wyness Foy. They lived at Beckdale House near Helmsley and had three children:

Lady Feversham died on 13 August 1976[5] and on 6 October 1979, Lord Feversham married Pauline (Polly) Aldridge; they had one son:

Feversham died on 29 March 2009 at Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire. His memorial service was held at All Saints’ Church in Helmsley.[6]

Feversham was succeeded in the title by his eldest son Jasper. He left Duncombe Park to his second son, Jake.[7]

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Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by
Charles William Slingsby Duncombe
Baron Feversham
1963–2009
Succeeded by
Jasper Orlando Slingsby Duncombe
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