Robert Methuen, 7th Baron Methuen

The Right Honourable The Lord Methuen
Personal details
Born	22 July 1931 Corsham, Wiltshire, England
Died	9 July 2014 (aged 82) Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal Democrat
Children	2 daughters
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge
Occupation	Politician
Religion	Anglican
Website	www.libdems.org.uk

Robert Alexander Holt Methuen, 7th Baron Methuen (22 July 1931 – 9 July 2014) was a British Liberal Democrat peer. He was one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the House of Lords Act 1999.

Biography

Methuen was the third and youngest son of Anthony Methuen, 5th Baron Methuen, by his wife Grace Durning, daughter of Sir Richard Durning Holt, 1st Bt.^[1] He was educated at Shrewsbury School before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1957 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Engineering.

Methuen worked as design engineer for Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company from 1957 to 1967, and then as computer systems engineer for IBM UK Ltd from 1968 to 1975 and for Rolls-Royce plc from 1975 to 1994. In 1994, he succeeded his elder brother to the title. In the House of Lords he served on the Science and Technology Select Committee and other committees.

Lord Methuen married firstly Mary Catherine Jane Hooper in 1958; they divorced in 1993. He married secondly Margrit Andrea Hadwiger one year later. He has two daughters by his first wife: Charlotte Methuen (born 1964) and Henrietta Christian Methuen-Jones (born 1965). Christian is married to Robert Jones (who took the surname Methuen-Jones) and has three daughters: Teresa Methuen-Jones (born 1990), Keziah Methuen-Jones (born 1992) and Miriam Methuen-Jones (born 1997).

He died after a short illness on 9 July 2014. He was succeeded in the title by his first cousin once removed: James Methuen-Campbell (born 1952).^[2]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Robert Methuen, 7th Baron Methuen

16. Paul Methuen, 1st Baron Methuen               8. Frederick Methuen, 2nd Baron Methuen                       17. Jane St John-Mildmay               4. Paul Methuen, 3rd Baron Methuen                             18. John Sanford               9. Anna Sanford                       19. Elizabeth Morgan               2. Anthony Methuen, 5th Baron Methuen                                   20. Edward Sanford               10. William Sanford                       21. Henrietta Langham               5. Mary Sanford                             11. Sarah Seymour                       1. Robert Methuen, 7th Baron Methuen                                         24. George Holt, Sr.               12. Robert Holt                       25. Emma Durning               6. Sir Richard Holt, 1st Baronet                             26. Richard Potter               13. Lawrencina Potter                       27. Lawrencina Heyworth               3. Grace Holt                                   28. Thomas Wells               14. John Wells                       29. Julia Lawrence               7. Eliza Wells                             30. Thomas Tileston               15. Grace Tileston                       31. Mary Porter

Arms

Arms of Robert Methuen, 7th Baron Methuen

Escutcheon Argent on a Bend Sable three Owls of the Field. Supporters Two Lions Proper collared and chained Or. Motto Virtus invidae scopus

See also

• Baron Methuen
• Members of the House of Lords

References

1. www.thepeerage.com Robert Alexander Holt Methuen, 7th Baron Methuen
2. Care, Adam. "Corsham's Lord Robert Methuen, the 7th Baron Methuen, dies aged 82 (From The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald)". Gazetteandherald.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-07-11.

• "DodOnline". Retrieved 2007-01-28.

External links

• www.burkespeerage.com
• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Robert Methuen, 7th Baron Methuen
• Maternal Ancestry at Genealogics.org