Anthony Philip Harbord-Hamond, 11th Baron Suffield, MC (19 June 1922 – 8 December 2011), was a British peer,

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of the

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Life and career

Tony Harbord-Hamond was born in

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, a son of

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Richard Harbord, 10th Baron Suffield (1865–1951), and Nina Crawfuird Hutchinson.''Lord Suffield''
Obituary in the ''Telegraph'' of 11 January 2012 His father married at the age of 47; he was 57 years old when his son was born. Anthony Harbord-Hamond attended

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. He joined the Army in 1942 as an officer in the

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, serving in the

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in North African and Italy. He would remain in the army for more than 20 years. He received a

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for his actions during the

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in 1950, the same year he was also decorated as an Officer of the Dutch

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. Subsequently, he served in

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and

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. He retired from active duty in 1961 or 1964, according to other sources. From 1973 to 1992, he was member of the

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, the Queen's Bodyguard. In 1977, he became president of the

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.''Lord Suffield: Family’s 200-year link with Norfolk cricket''
Obituary of the ''EDP24'' of 20 December 2011. He worked as a farmer in

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. He is also known as an artist, particularly for watercolours of landscapes and country houses in

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. The exhibition of 1989 in London was a big success.

Membership of the House of Lords

Upon the death of his father in February 1951, he inherited his title

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and his seat in the

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where he represented the

. His maiden speech was on 19 November 1963 an ''Address In Reply To Her Majesty's Most Gracious Speech''. He made irregular contributions. In 1965 he spoke about the Army. In 1984 he made two contributions to the ''Health and Social Security Bill''. In 1986 he gave a speech on the ''Building Societies Bill''. In 1989 he commented twice on the potential registration of dogs. In 1993 he wrote a reply. His last speech was in January 1995. He lost his seat by the introduction of the

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Marriage and children

Suffield was married on 16 January 1952 to Elizabeth Eve Edgedale (born 28 August 1926, died 1995). They had four children; three sons and one daughter:The Peerage, entry for 11th Lord Suffield
/ref> * Charles Anthony Assheton Harbord-Hamond, 12th Baron Suffield (born 3 December 1953, died 15 January 2016) * John Edward Richard Harbord-Hamond, 13th Baron Suffield (born 10 July 1956) *

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Caroline Mary Elaine Harbord-Hamond (born 15 December 1960) * Hon Robert Philip Morden Harbord-Hamond (born 10 March 1964) Suffield died on 8 December 2011 at the age of 89 years. He was succeeded in the barony and baronetcy by his eldest son, Charles. A family dispute arose after his death.

Arms

External links

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''; 11 January 2012.
Lord Suffield: Family’s 200-year link with Norfolk cricket
Obituary in: ''EDP24''; 20 December 2011.

References

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