John Stephen Robinson, 2nd Baron Martonmere (born 12 July 1963), is the current holder of the

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title of

Baron Martonmere Baron Martonmere, of Blackpool in the County Palatine of Lancaster, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1964 for Roland Robinson, 1st Baron Martonmere, Sir Roland Robinson, a Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Par ...

. This

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was created in 1964 for his grandfather, the British Conservative Party politician Roland Robinson, who had served as a Member of Parliament and subsequently became

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Early life

He is the elder son of the Hon. Richard Anthony Gasque Robinson (1935–1979) and his wife, Wendy Patricia Blagden (1939–2023). He has two siblings, David Alan Robinson and Carolyn Elizabeth Robinson.Mosley, Charles, editor. ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes.''

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(Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 2, page 2632. His paternal grandparents were

Roland Robinson, 1st Baron Martonmere John Roland Robinson, 1st Baron Martonmere, (22 February 1907 – 3 May 1989) was a British Conservative Party politician who was a Member of Parliament from 1931 to 1964. Subsequently, he served as Governor of Bermuda from 1964 to 1972. Ea ...

, and Maysie Gasque. His maternal grandfather was James Cecil Blagden of Bapchild Court in

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, Kent. He was educated at

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near Lakefield, Ontario (which was also attended by the future King

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of Spain and

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), and he subsequently studied at

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Career

When his paternal grandfather died in 1989, he succeeded to the title as the 2nd Baron Martonmere, of

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in the

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. This is due to the fact that his father had died in 1979. He was a member of the

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until 1999, when all but 92 hereditary peers were expelled under the

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Personal life

On 15 December 2001, Lord Martonmere married Marion Elizabeth Wills, daughter of Ian Malcolm Wills. Together, they are the parents of two sons: * The Hon. James Ian Robinson (b. 2003) * The Hon. Andrew Roland Robinson (b. 2005)

Arms

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Parliamentary career of Lord Martonmere
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martonmere, John Robinson, 2nd Baron 1963 births Living people Lakefield College School alumni Seneca College alumni 2 Martonmere