Michael Hare, 2nd Viscount Blakenham
Michael John Hare, 2nd Viscount Blakenham (born 25 January 1938), is a British peer and the son of John Hare, 1st Viscount Blakenham and Beryl Nancy Pearson[1] and was chairman of Pearson PLC from 1993 to 1997.[2] His son the [Hon. Caspar John Hare](http://mit.edu/casparh/www/) (born 1972) is his heir apparent, and is a philosophy professor at MIT.
He is the owner of the island of Little Colonsay in the Inner Hebrides.[3] He is a lifelong environmentalist and was chairman of the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew Gardens as well as chairman of the RSPB. He has continued to develop the Blakenham Woodland Garden, which was created by his father.[4]
Through his sister, Joanna Freda Hare, he is a brother-in-law of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. His daughter, Cressida Cowell, is an author.[5]
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Viscount Blakenham
- Mid Suffolk District Councillor 2007 - present[6]
References
- ↑ "Michael John Hare, 2nd Viscount Blakenham" ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ↑ http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/b/4333/Michael+John.aspx
- ↑ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7. p. 99
- ↑ "The gardens today". Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ↑ "Film based on little island" (5 April 2010) Press and Journal. Aberdeen.
- ↑ "Member's Details".
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| Preceded by John Hugh Hare |
Viscount Blakenham 1982–present |
Incumbent |
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