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     John Primatt Redcliffe-Maud, Baron Redcliffe-Maud was born on 3 February 1906 at Bristol, England.³ He was the son of Rt. Rev. John Primatt Maud and Elizabeth Diana Furse.³ He married Margaret Jean Hay Hamilton, daughter of John Brown Hamilton, on 20 June 1932.³ He died on 20 November 1982 at age 76.¹
     He was given the name of John Primatt Recliffe Maud at birth.³ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.³ He graduated from New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1928 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)^3,4 He graduated from Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A., in 1929 with a Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)^3,4 He graduated from New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1932 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)⁴ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1942.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1946.³ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in 1955.¹ He held the office of High Commissioner to South Africa between 1959 and 1961.³ He held the office of Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa in 1961.³ He held the office of High Commissioner to Swaziland, Basutoland and Bechuanaland.³ He was a master between 1963 and 1976 at University College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.³ He was appointed Fellow, Royal College of Music (F.R.C.M.) in 1964.³ He was created Baron Redcliffe-Maud, of the City and County of Bristol [U.K. Life Peer] on 6 July 1967.¹

     Martin Redmayne, Baron Redmayne was born on 16 November 1910.² He was the son of Leonard Redmayne and Mildred Jackson.³ He married Anne Griffiths, daughter of John Griffiths, on 6 May 1932.² He died on 28 April 1983 at age 72.²
     He was educated at Radley College, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England.² He fought in the Second World War, in Italy.² He was commander of the 14th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters in 1943.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1944.² He was commander of the 66th Infantry Brigade between 1944 and 1945.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Rushcliffe in 1950.² He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.) in 1952.² He held the office of Lord Commissioner of Treasury between 1953 and 1959.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1959.² He held the office of Parliamentary Secretary of Treasury and Government Chief Whip between 1959 and 1964.² He was director of the House of Fraser, Harrods and Boots.² He was created 1st Baronet Redmayne, of Rushcliffe, co. Nottingham [U.K.] on 29 December 1964.² He was created Baron Redmayne, of Rushcliffe in the County of Nottinghamshire [U.K. Life Peer] on 10 June 1966.¹

     Peter Wynford Innes Rees, Baron Rees was born on 9 December 1926 at Pinewood, Gordon Road, Camberley, Surrey, England.² He was the son of Maj.-Gen. Thomas Wynford Rees and Agatha Rosalie Innes.² He married Anthea Peronelle Maxwell-Hyslop, daughter of Major Hugh John Maxwell-Hyslop, in 1969.² He died on 30 November 2008 at age 81.²
     He was educated at Stowe School, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England.² He gained the rank of officer between 1945 and 1948 in the Scots Guards.³ He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.² He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1953.² He was appointed Queen's Counsel (Q.C.) in 1969.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Dover between 1970 and 1974.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Dover and Deal between 1974 and 1983.³ He held the office of Minister of State, Treasury in 1979.² He held the office of Minister of State, Trade and Industry in 1981.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1983.³ He held the office of Chief Secretary, Treasury between 1983 and 1985.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Dover between 1983 and 1987.³ He was created Baron Rees, of Goytre in the County of Gwent [U.K. Life Peer] on 16 November 1987.¹

     Professor Martin John Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow was created Baron Rees of Ludlow, of Ludlow in the County of Shropshire [U.K. Life Peer] on 6 September 2005.¹

     William Rees-Mogg, Baron Rees-Mogg was born on 14 July 1928.² He was the son of Edmund Fletcher Rees-Mogg and Beatrice Warren.³ He married Gillian Shakespeare Morris, daughter of Thomas Richard Morris, in 1962.² He died on 29 December 2012 at age 84.⁴
     He was educated at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, England^G.² He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He held the office of President of Oxford Union in 1951.² He was with the Financial Times between 1952 and 1960.² He wrote the book His Majesty Preserved, published 1954.² He wrote the book Sir Anthony Eden, published 1956.² He was deputy editor of the Sunday Times between 1960 and 1967.² He was director of The Times Ltd between 1968 and 1981.³ He wrote the book Reigning Error: the crisis of world inflation, published 1974.² He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Bath University, Bath, Somerset, England^G, in 1977.² He wrote the book An Humbler Heaven, published 1977.² He held the office of High Sheriff of Somerset in 1978.² He was director of Times Newspapers Ltd between 1978 and 1981.³ He was appointed Knight in 1981.² He was vice-chairman of the governors of the BBC between 1981 and 1986.² He was a director of GEC between 1981 and 1997.² He was chairman of Pickering & Chatto in 1983.² He wrote the book How to Buy Rare Books, published 1985.² He was chairman of Sedgwick & Jackson between 1985 and 1988.² He was created Baron Rees-Mogg, of Hinton Blewitt in the County of Avon [U.K. Life Peer] on 8 August 1988.¹ He wrote the book Picnics on Vesivius: steps toward the millenium, published 1992.² He was chairman of International Communications plc between 1994 and 1998.² He lived in 2003 at The Old Rectory, Hinton Blewitt, Avon, Hampshire, England^G.²

     John Kenyon Vaughan-Morgan, Baron Reigate was born on 2 February 1905.² He was the son of Sir Kenyon Pascoe Vaughan-Morgan and Muriel Marie Collett.³ He married Emily Redmond Cross, daughter of William Redmond Cross, in 1940.⁴ He died on 26 January 1995 at age 89.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.⁵ He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1927 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)⁵ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Welsh Guards.⁵ He fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1945.⁵ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservatice) for Reigate between 1950 and 1970.⁶ He held the office of Minister of State, Board of Trade between 1957 and 1959.⁶ He held the office of Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Health between January 1957 and September 1957.⁶ He was created 1st Baronet Vaughan-Morgan, of Outwood, co. Surrey [U.K.] on 29 January 1960.⁵ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1961.⁶ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He was created Baron Reigate, of Outwood in the County of Surrey [U.K. Life Peer] on 2 July 1970.¹ On his death his baronetcy became extinct.⁵

     Paul Reilly, Baron Reilly died on 11 October 1990.¹
     He was created Baron Reilly, of Brompton in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea [U.K. Life Peer] on 18 July 1978.¹

     Ruth Barbara Grasemann, Baroness Rendell of Babergh was born on 17 February 1930 at South Woodford, Essex, England.³ She was the daughter of Arthur Grasemann and Ebba Elise Kruse.³ She married Donald John Rendell, son of Charles Rendell, in 1950.³ She and Donald John Rendell were divorced in 1975.³ She married Donald John Rendell, son of Charles Rendell, in 1977.³ She died on 2 May 2015 at age 85.³
     Ruth Barbara Grasemann, Baroness Rendell of Babergh used the pen-name of Barbara Vine.³ She was educated at Loughton County High School, Loughton, Essex, England.⁴ From 1950, her married name became Rendell.⁵ She wrote the book From Doon With Death, published 1964.³ She wrote the book To Fair A Painted Devil, published 1965.⁴ She was a journalist with Chigwell Times.⁴ She wrote the book Vanity Dies Hard, published 1966.⁴ She wrote the book A New Lease of Death, published 1967.⁴ She wrote the book Wolf To the Slaughter, published 1967.⁴ She wrote the book The Secret House of Death, published 1968.⁴ She wrote the book The Best Man To Die, published 1969.⁴ She wrote the book A Guilty Thing Surprised, published 1970.⁴ She wrote the book No More Dying Then, published 1971.⁴ She wrote the book One Across Two Down, published 1971.⁴ She wrote the book Murder Being Once Down, published 1972.⁴ She wrote the book Some Lie and Some Die, published 1973.⁴ She wrote the book The FAce of Trespass, published 1974.⁴ She wrote the book Shake Hands for Ever, published 1975.⁴ She wrote the book A Demon in my View, published 1976.⁴ She wrote the book The Fallen Curtain, published 1976.⁴ She wrote the book A Judgement in Stone, published 1977.³ She wrote the book A Sleeping Life, published 1978.⁴ She wrote the book Means of Evil, published 1979.⁴ She wrote the book Make Death Love Me, published 1979.⁴ She wrote the book The Lake of Darkness, published 1980.⁴ She wrote the book Put On by Cunning, published 1981.⁴ She wrote the book Master of the Moor, published 1982.⁴ She wrote the book The Fever Tree, published 1982.⁴ She wrote the book The Speaker of Mandarin, published 1983.⁴ She wrote the book The Killing Doll, published 1984.⁴ She wrote the book The Tree of Hands, published 1984.⁴ She wrote the book An Unkindness of Ravens, published 1985.⁴ She wrote the book The New Girl Friend, published 1985.⁴ She wrote the book A Dark Adapted Eye, published 1986.³ She wrote the book Live Flesh, published 1986.⁴ She wrote the book Talking to Strange Men, published 1987.⁴ She wrote the book A Fatal Inversion, published 1987.⁴ She wrote the book Heartstones, published 1987.⁴ She wrote the book The Veiled One, published 1988.⁴ She wrote the book The House of Stairs, published 1988.⁴ She wrote the book The Bridesmaid, published 1989.⁴ She wrote the book Ruth Rendell's Suffolk, published 1989.⁴ She wrote the book Going Wrong, published 1990.⁴ She wrote the book Gallowglass, published 1990.⁴ She wrote the book King Solomon's Carpet, published 1991.⁴ She wrote the book The Copper Peacock, published 1991.⁴ She wrote the book Kissing teh Gunner's Daughter, published 1992.⁴ She wrote the book Asta's Book, published 1993.⁴ She wrote the book The Crocodile Bird, published 1993.⁴ She wrote the book No Light is Too Long, published 1994.⁴ She wrote the book Simisola, published 1994.⁴ She wrote the book Blood Lines, published 1995.⁴ She was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1996.¹ She wrote the book Road Rage, published 1997.⁴ She was created Baroness Rendell of Babergh, of Aldeburgh in the County of Suffolk [U.K. Life Peer] on 24 October 1997.¹ She wrote the book The Chimney Sweeper's Boy, published 1998.⁴ She wrote the book A Sight For Sore Eyes, published 1999.⁴ She was appointed Fellow, Royal Literature Society (F.R.S.L.)⁴ She wrote the book Grasshopper, published 2000.⁴ She wrote the book Babes in the Wood, published 2002.⁴ She wrote the book The Blood Doctor, published 2002.⁴

     Andrew Colin Renfrew, Baron Renfrew of Kaimsthorn was born on 25 July 1937.² He is the son of Archibald Renfrew and Helena Douglas Savage.² He married Jane Margaret Ewbank, daughter of Venerable Walter Frederick Ewbank, on 21 April 1965.²
     Andrew Colin Renfrew, Baron Renfrew of Kaimsthorn usually went by his middle name of Colin.¹ He was educated at St. Albans School, Hertfordshire, England^G.² He graduated from St. John's College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He graduated from St. John's College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)² He was president of Cambridge Union in 1961.² He was a lecturer between 1965 and 1970 at Sheffield University, Sheffield, Yorkshire, West Riding, England.² He was appointed Fellow, Society of Antiquities (F.S.A.) in 1968.² He was appointed Fellow, Society of Antiquities, Scotland (F.S.A.Scot.) in 1970.² He wrote the book The emergence of Civilization, published 1972.² He was Reader of Prehistory and Archaeology in 1972 at Sheffield University, Sheffield, Yorkshire, West Riding, England.² He was Professor of Archaeology between 1972 and 1981 at Southampton University, Southampton, Hampshire, England.² He wrote the book Before Civilization, published 1973.² He wrote the book Investigations in Orkney, published 1979.² He wrote the book Problems in Europena Prehistory, published 1979.² He was appointed Fellow, British Academy (F.B.A.) in 1980.¹ He was Disney Professor of Archaeology in 1981 at Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.² He wrote the book The Prehistory of Orkney, published 1983.² He wrote the book Approaches to Social Archaeology, published 1984.² He wrote the book The Archaeology of Cult, published 1985.² He wrote the book Archaeology and Language, published 1987.² He was created Baron Renfrew of Kaimsthorn, of Hurlet in the District of Renfrew [U.K. Life Peer] in 1991.¹ He wrote the book The Cycladic Spirit, published 1991.²

     Christopher John Rennard, Baron Rennard was born on 8 July 1960.³ He is the son of Cecil Langton Rennard and Jean Winifred Watson.³ He married Ann McTegart in 1989.³
     He was educated at Liverpool Blue Coat School, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.³ He graduated from Liverpool University, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)³ He wrote the book Winning Local Elections, published 1988.³ He was director of campaigns and elections, Liberal Democrats in 1989.³ He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1989.¹ He wrote the book The Campaign Manual, published 1990.³ He was created Baron Rennard, of Wavertree in the County of Merseyside [U.K. Life Peer] on 21 July 1999.¹