Crispin James Alan Nevill Money-Coutts, 9th Baron Latymer (born 8 March 1955), is a

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peer who is a descendant of both the well-known

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nationalist

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and the banker

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. In 2003, he inherited the title

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from his father, the 8th Baron Latymer (1926–2003). He was educated at

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and

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. He rowed in the

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in 1972 (in the eight) and in 1973 (in the eight and the coxless pair, winning a silver medal in the latter), then he represented Oxford in the

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1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

and

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, winning the latter. In 2005, Lord Latymer sailed single-handedly across the

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, on the identical journey his father had taken some decades previously. Following the voyage which raised £40000 for

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, Latymer wrote and published the voyage in a book entitled ''Where the Ocean Meets the Sky'' (

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, 2009), the name taken from the

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song, ''

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''. Lord Latymer is a retired international Private Banker. He married Lucy Rose Deedes, the daughter of

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, whom he has since

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. They have three children: the

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and

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Sophia Money-Coutts, magician

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, and another daughter, Rosie.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Latymer, Crispin Money-Coutts, 9th Baron Living people 1955 births Barons Latimer British male rowers Oxford University Boat Club rowers People educated at Eton College Alumni of the University of Oxford