Richard Gomer Berry, 3rd Viscount Kemsley (born 17 April 1951), is a British peer.

Biography

Berry was born on 17 April 1951, the only son of

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Denis Gomer Berry and his second wife, Pamela Wellesley. Berry's paternal grandfather was

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. His maternal grandfather was

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Lord Richard Wellesley, second son of

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. Berry was educated at

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. He succeeded to the viscountcy and to the subsidiary barony and baronetcy on 28 February 1999 on the death of his uncle,

Lionel Berry, 2nd Viscount Kemsley (Geoffrey) Lionel Berry, 2nd Viscount Kemsley (29 June 1909 – 28 February 1999), was a British Conservative politician, peer and newspaper editor. Biography Berry was born in Hendon. His father was Gomer Berry, 1st Viscount Kemsley (1883–19 ...

Marriages and family

Berry married firstly Tana-Marie Lester, daughter of Clive William Lester, in 1981. There were no children of this marriage. They were divorced in 1988. Berry married secondly Elizabeth Jane Barker, daughter of Dennis Norman Barker, on 17 September 1994. They have two children: * Hon. Luke Gomer Berry (born 2 February 1998),

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* Hon. Jessamine Eleanor Berry (born 26 July 1999)

References

* 1951 births Living people People educated at Eton College Viscounts in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Richard Berry Hereditary peers removed under the House of Lords Act 1999 {{UK-viscount-stub