Frederick Fermor-Hesketh, 2nd Baron Hesketh
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Frederick Fermor-Hesketh, 2nd Baron Hesketh (8 Apr 1916-10 Jun 1955, age 39) was a British
peer and soldier.
, and Florence Louise Breckinridge, of Kentucky
, daughter of John Witherspoon Breckinridge, and granddaughter of General John C Breckinridge, Vice-President of the United States, in 1909.
He was educated from 1926 at Eton College
and later Magdalene College, Cambridge.
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and had three children:
Thomas Alexander (known as Alexander), 3rd Baron Hesketh (b.28 Oct 1950); Robert (1 Nov 1951-2 Feb 1997, car accident); John (b.15 Mar 1953).
Hesketh was a collector of top-end books in the early 1950s. The trustees of his will sold some of his books, manuscripts and letters in 2010 at Sotheby's
. The four volumes of John James Audubon
's Birds of America
were bought by renowned London book dealer Michael Tollemache for a record £7,321,250.
United Kingdom
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peer and soldier.
Early life
Hesketh was the son of Thomas Fermor-Hesketh, 1st Baron HeskethThomas Fermor-Hesketh, 1st Baron Hesketh
Thomas Fermor-Hesketh, 1st Baron Hesketh , known as Sir Thomas Fermor-Hesketh, 8th Baronet, from 1924 to 1935, was a British peer, soldier and Conservative Member of Parliament....
, and Florence Louise Breckinridge, of Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
, daughter of John Witherspoon Breckinridge, and granddaughter of General John C Breckinridge, Vice-President of the United States, in 1909.
He was educated from 1926 at Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and later Magdalene College, Cambridge.
Succession
He became 2nd Baron Hesketh on the death of his father on 20 July 1944. In 1950 he became Deputy Lieutenant of NorthamptonshireNorthamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
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Family life
On 22 November 1949 he married Christian Mary McEwen (17 July 1929-7 April 2006), daughter of Captain Sir John Helias Finnie McEwenSir John McEwen, 1st Baronet
Sir John Helias Finnie McEwen, 1st Baronet , was a Scottish Unionist politician.McEwen was the son of Robert Finnie McEwen. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge. He served in the Cameron Highlanders in the First World War. After the war he joined the Diplomatic Service...
and had three children:
Thomas Alexander (known as Alexander), 3rd Baron Hesketh (b.28 Oct 1950); Robert (1 Nov 1951-2 Feb 1997, car accident); John (b.15 Mar 1953).
Hesketh was a collector of top-end books in the early 1950s. The trustees of his will sold some of his books, manuscripts and letters in 2010 at Sotheby's
Sotheby's
Sotheby's is the world's fourth oldest auction house in continuous operation.-History:The oldest auction house in operation is the Stockholms Auktionsverk founded in 1674, the second oldest is Göteborgs Auktionsverk founded in 1681 and third oldest being founded in 1731, all Swedish...
. The four volumes of John James Audubon
John James Audubon
John James Audubon was a French-American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter. He was notable for his expansive studies to document all types of American birds and for his detailed illustrations that depicted the birds in their natural habitats...
's Birds of America
Birds of America (book)
The Birds of America is a book by naturalist and painter John James Audubon, containing illustrations of a wide variety of birds of the United States. It was first published as a series of sections between 1827 and 1838, in Edinburgh and London....
were bought by renowned London book dealer Michael Tollemache for a record £7,321,250.