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Rea, Baron (UK, 1937)

Creation: let. pat. 3 Jun 1937

Family name: Rea

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Arms:

Or on a Fess wavy Azure between three Stags courant Gules a Lymphad sails furled of the field

Crest:

A Stag at gaze Gules resting the dexter foreleg on an Anchor Or

Supporters:

On either side a Stag Gules charged on the shoulder with a Bezant thereon an Anchor Azure

Motto:

In Omnia Promptus (Ready for everything)

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Walter Russell [Rea], 1st Baron Rea

1st son of Rt Hon Russell Rea JP MP, of Tanhurst, Dorking, co. Surrey, by his wife Jane Philip Mactaggart, dau. of Peter Laurie Mactaggart, of Liverpool

born

18 May 1873

mar. (1)

25 Jan 1896 Evelyn Muirhead (d. 28 Sep 1930), dau. of J J Muirhead, of Edinburgh

children by first wife

1. Hon Philip Russell Rea, later 2nd Baron Rea

2. Hon James Russell Rea, barrister Middle Temple (b. 11 Oct 1902; d. 15 Aug 1954), mar. (1) 13 Apr 1926 (div. 1942) Betty Marion Bevan (d. 2 Apr 1965), 1st dau. of Dr Arthur Bevan, and (2) 30 Oct 1942 Isobel Mary Shepley (d. 21 Oct 1965), former wife of Michael Shepley and 2nd dau. of Robert William Pringle, of Edinburgh, and had issue by his first wife:

1a. (John) Nicholas Rea, later 3rd Baron Rea

2a. Hon Charles Julian Rea, of 62 Dukes Avenue, London, granted the style and precedence of the younger son of a Baron 1989 (b. 7 Jun 1931), mar. (1) 17 Sep 1951 (div. 1964) Bridget Slater, dau. of Charles Montagu Slater, of Highgate, London, and (2) 15 Jun 1964 Anne Bernadette Robson, dau. of William Robon, of West Chiltington, co. Sussex, and has issue by both marriages

3. Hon Findlay Russell Rea (b. 25 Sep 1907; d. 1984), mar. (1) 21 May 1932 (div. 1946) Margaret Hermione Hope-Bruce, 1st dau. of Lt-Col Kenneth Hope-Bruce DSO, (2) 24 Jan 1947 (div. 1959) Eileen Maude Clemence, former wife of John Lionel Clemence and dau. of Lt-Col Isaac Wardle, and (3) 27 Jun 1959 Helen Margaret Reid, former wif of Donald Crawford Reid and dau. of Bernard Herman Richardson, of Edinburgh, and had issue by his first marriage

1. Hon Isabella Rea (b. 22 Aug 1897; d. 19...), mar. 24 Nov 1922 His Honour Jesse Basil Herbert MC QC, County Court Judge (d, 19 Sep 1972), 2nd son of Sir Jesse Herbert, and had issue

2. Hon Elisabeth Rea JP (b. 2 May 1911; d. 1994), mar. 18 May 1935 Sir Michael John Sinclair Clapham KBE (d. 11 Nov 2002), only son of Sir John Harold Clapham CBE, Vice-Provost of King's College, Cambridge, and had issue

mar. (2)

28 Apr 1931 Jemima Ewing (d. 19 Jun 1964), dau. of Rev Alexander Ewing, of Broughley Ferry

died

26 May 1948

created

8 Jul 1935 Baronet of the United Kingdom, styled "of Eskdale"

3 Jun 1937 Baron Rea, of Eskdale in the County of Cumberland

suc. by

son by first wife

note

Chairman, Rea, Warren and McLennan, merchant bankers; Member of Parliament (Liberal) for Scarborough 1906-18, Bradford North 1923-24 and Dewsbury 1931-35; Junior Lord of the Treasury 1915-16; Libersl Whip 1923-24; Comptroller of the Household 1931-32; Chief Liberal Whip 1931-35

Philip Russell [Rea], 2nd Baron Rea, OBE JP PC

born

7 Feb 1900

mar.

7 Apr 1922 Lorna Smith (d. 1978), yst. dau. of Lewis Osborne Smith, of Glasgow

children

1. Piers Russell Rea (b. 9 Nov 1925; dvp. 2 Sep 1934)

1. Hon Ann Felicity Rea, served in World War II 1939-45 as 3rd Officer WRNS (b. 15 Jan 1923; d. 1995), mar. 22 Jun 1945 Maj Malcolm Grane Ludovic Martin Munthe MC, author, son of Dr Axel Munthe CVO, of San Michele, Capri, Italy, and had issue

died

s.p.m.s. 22 Apr 1981

suc. by

nephew

note

served in World War I 1918 as 2nd Lieut Grenadier Guards and in World War II 1939-45 as Lt-Col KRRC and Special Forces; Officer, merchant banker; OBE 1946; with Foreign Office 1946-50; Order of the Crown of Belgium 1947; Chevalier, Legion d'Honneur 1949; Croix de Guerre avec Palmes 1949; Chief Liberal Whio, House of Lords 1950-55; Deputy Speaker, House of Lords 1950; Vice-Chairman Liberal Party Executive Committee 1950-54; Deputy Chairman of Committees 1950-55; President, Liberal Party 1955-56; Member, BBC Advisory Council 1958-63; Grand Commander, Ordre de Merité 1969

John Nicolas [Rea], 3rd Baron Rea

born

6 Jun 1928

mar. (1)

24 Mar 1951 (div. 1991) Elizabeth Anne Robinson, 1st dau. of William Hensman Robinson, of Woking, co. Surrey

children by first wife

1. Hon Matthew James Rea, later 4th Baron Rea

2. Hon Daniel William Rea, of 7 Serpentine Road, Birmingham (b. 30 Dec 1958), mar. 24 Jun 1981 Hon Rebecca Llewellyn-Davies, yst. dau. of Richard [Llewellyn-Davies], Baron Llewellyn-Davies (Life Peer), and has issue

3. Hon Quentin Thomas Rea (b. 8 Mar 1961), and has issue

4. Hon John Silas Nathaniel Rea (b. 16 Oct 1965), mar. Sep 1993 Andrea Ross, 4th dau. of Roy Ross, of Barrington, Rhode Island, USA

mar. (2)

16 Dec 1991 Judith Mary Powell, dau. of Norman Powell, of Lytham St Anne's, co. Lancaster

died

1 Jun 2020

suc. by

son by first wife

note

MD 1969; MRCGP 1971; FRCGP 1989; elected to the House of Lords (Labour) 1999; the 3rd Baron also had two illegitimate daughters

Matthew James [Rea], 4th Baron Rea

born

28 Mar 1956

mar.

19 Nov 1952 Jenny Haslem

children

1. Hon Ivan Rea (b. 26 Nov 1991)

2. Hon Ellis Kelsey Haslam Rea (b. 2 Feb 1989)

 Last updated 10 Jun 2021

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Title:

4th Baron Rea, of Eskdale in the County of Cumberland

(United Kingdom, let. pat. 3 Jun 1937)

4th Baronet, styled "of Eskdale"

(United Kingdom, let. pat. 8 Jul 1935)

Address:

12 St Leonard's Bank, Edinburgh EH8 9SQ1

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