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John Frederic Gretton, 2nd Baron Gretton OBEThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(15 August 1902-26 March 1982), was a
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Gretton was the son of
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, and Hon. Maud Helen de Moleyns. He was elected to the
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in 1943 (succeeding his father), a seat he held until 1945. Two years later he succeeded his father as second Baron Gretton and entered the
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Lord Gretton married Margaret, daughter of Captain Henrik Loeffler, in 1930. He died in March 1982, aged 79, and was succeeded in the barony by his son John Henrik Gretton.