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John Tapling Fremantle, 5th Baron Cottesloe, 6th Baron Fremantle, (22 January 1927 – 21 May 2018) was a British

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in the

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Biography

Early life

John Fremantle was born on 22 January 1927, the son of John Walgrave Halford Fremantle, 4th Baron Cottesloe (1900–1994) and Lady Elizabeth Harris, daughter of James Edward Harris, 5th Earl of Malmesbury and Dorothy Gough-Calthorpe. Both his parents were descendants of American Loyalist members of the Dutch Schuyler and Van Cortlandt families of

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. Fremantle was educated at

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Career

He followed the family tradition set by his ancestor

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Thomas Fremantle and joined the

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in 1945. He commanded HMS ''Palliser'' between 1959 and 1961, retiring from the Navy in 1966 with the rank of Commander. He was

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in 1969. He inherited on the death of his father in 1994 the British peerage title Baron Cottesloe. He also inherited the Austrian noble title "Baron Fremantle", which was an authorized title in the United Kingdom for his lifetime by Warrant of 27 April 1932. He was

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between 1984 and 1997. A justice of the peace for Buckinghamshire from 1984, he resided at

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, where he was commonly referred to as 'The Commander'.

Personal life

He married Elizabeth Ann Barker (1930-2013), daughter of Lt.-Colonel Henry Shelly Barker, on 26 April 1958. They had two daughters and one son: * Hon. Elizabeth Wynne Fremantle (b. 15 February 1959) * Hon. Frances Ann Fremantle (b. 7 June 1961) * Thomas Henry Fremantle, 6th Baron Cottesloe (b. 17 March 1966) He was the father-in-law of

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, who is married to his daughter, Elizabeth "Betsy" Fremantle, and they have four children. He died on 21 May 2018 at the age of 91.Fremantle
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1927 births 2018 deaths 5 English justices of the peace High sheriffs of Buckinghamshire Knights of the Order of St John Lord-lieutenants of Buckinghamshire People educated at Eton College People educated at Summer Fields School People from Aylesbury Vale Royal Navy officers British people of Dutch descent

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