Robert Methuen, 7th Baron Methuen

The Lord 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

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

8. Frederick Methuen, 2nd Baron Methuen

4. Paul Methuen, 3rd Baron Methuen

9. Anna Sanford

2. Anthony Methuen, 5th Baron Methuen

10. William Sanford

5. Mary Sanford

11. Sarah Seymour

1. Robert Methuen, 7th Baron Methuen

12. Robert Holt

6. Sir Richard Holt, 1st Baronet

13. Lawrencina Potter

3. Grace Holt

14. John Wells

7. Eliza Wells

15. Grace Tileston

Arms

Coat of arms of Robert Methuen, 7th Baron Methuen
	Escutcheon Argent three wolves’ heads erased Proper on the breast of an eagle with two heads displayed Sable. Supporters On either side two fiery lynxes reguardant Proper collared having a line passing between their forelegs reflexed over their backs Or. Motto Virtus Invidiae Scopus [3]

References

www.thepeerage.com Robert Alexander Holt Methuen, 7th Baron Methuen
Care, Adam. "Corsham's Lord Robert Methuen, the 7th Baron Methuen, dies aged 82 (From The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald)". Gazetteandherald.co.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
Burke's Peerage. 1959.

"DodOnline". Archived from the original on 8 February 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2007.

External links

www.burkespeerage.com
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Robert Methuen, 7th Baron Methuen

Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Methuen	Baron Methuen 1994–2014	Succeeded by James Methuen-Campbell

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[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 11 July 2014.

[3] Burke's Peerage. 1959.