Ralph John Assheton, 2nd Baron Clitheroe, DL (born 3 November 1929), is an

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aristocrat, businessman and public official.

Biography

Lord Clitheroe was born on 3 November 1929.Charles Mosley (ed.), ''

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: Baronetage & Knightage'', 107th edition, volume 1, page 827 His father was

Ralph Assheton, 1st Baron Clitheroe Ralph Assheton, 1st Baron Clitheroe, (24 February 1901 – 18 September 1984), was an English aristocrat and politician. Biography Assheton was born on 24 February 1901. His father was Sir Ralph Assheton, 1st Baronet (1860–1955), and his m ...

(1901–1984), a

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MP who served as

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from 1944 to 1946, and his mother was the Hon. Sylvia Benita Frances Hotham. His paternal grandfather was Sir Ralph Cockayne Assheton, 1st Baronet (1860–1955), and his maternal grandfather was Frederick William Hotham, 6th Baron Hotham (1863–1923). Clitheroe attended

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, and served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Life Guards from 1948 to 1949. In 1956 he received the degree of

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(BA) (later converted to

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(MA)) from

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. He served as Deputy Chief Executive of the

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, and as Chairman of RTZ Chemicals, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto. He also served as Chairman of the Yorkshire Bank from 1990 to 1999. He became the 2nd

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and 3rd Baronet on the death of his father in 1984. He was appointed to be a Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire in 1986. He became a Liveryman of the

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in 1955. He also served as Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire from 1995 to 1999.

Family

Clitheroe married Juliet Hanbury on 2 May 1961. They have three children:The Peerage, entry for 2nd Lord Clitheroe
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Ralph Christopher Assheton (born 19 March 1962),

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to the barony and baronetcy. * Hon. John Hotham Assheton (born 12 July 1964) * Hon. Elizabeth Jane Assheton (born 6 October 1968) Clitheroe resides at

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References

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Clitheroe Clitheroe () is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England; it is located north-west of Manchester. It is near the Forest of Bowland and is often used as a base for tourists visiting the area. In 2018, the Cl ...