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Vivian Naylor-Leyland

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Sir Vivian Naylor-Leyland, 3rd Baronet
Vivian Naylor-Leyland, in 1952
Born5 March 1924
Died2 September 1987
NationalityBritish
EducationEton College
Christ Church, Oxford
Royal Agricultural University
Occupation(s)Lieutenant, banker

Sir Vivyan (or Vyvian) Edward Naylor-Leyland, 3rd Baronet (1924-1987) was a British aristocrat and banker.

Biography

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Early life

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Vivian Edward Naylor-Leyland was born on 5 March 1924.[1] His father was Sir Albert Naylor-Leyland, 2nd Baronet (1890-1952) and his mother, Marguerite de Belabre.[1] His paternal grandfather was Sir Herbert Scarisbrick Naylor-Leyland, 1st Baronet (1864–1899), who served as Member of Parliament for Colchester from 1892 to 1895 and for Southport from 1898 to 1899.[1] He grew up at his paternal family residence of Nantclwyd Hall, a Grade II listed mansion in Llanelidan, Denbighshire, Wales.

He was educated at Eton College, a private boarding school in Eton, Berkshire.[1] He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford, a constituent college of the University of Oxford, and the Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester, Gloucestershire.[1]

Career

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He served in the Grenadier Guards of the British Army, becoming Lieutenant.[1]

Later, he made a fortune as a banker in Liverpool.[2]

On 23 September 1952 he became the 3rd Baronet Naylor-Leyland, of Hyde Park House, Albert Gate, London.[1] With his inherited title came the family country seat of Nantclwyd Hall.[2] At Nantclwyd, he commissioned the architect Clough Williams-Ellis (1883–1978) to add a fibreglass temple, a clock tower, a ceremonial arch, gazebos, a dovecote, and formal gardens.[2]

Personal life

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On 17 January 1952 he married Hon. Elizabeth-Anne Marie Gabrielle Fitzalan-Howard, the daughter of Henry FitzAlan-Howard, 2nd Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent (1882-1962) and Joyce Elizabeth Mary Langdale (1898–1995).[1] They had a son, Sir Philip Vyvian Naylor-Leyland, 4th Baronet.[1] On 17 November 1967 he married Noreen Starr Anker Simmons; they had a daughter. Thirdly, he married Jameina Flora Reid. They had two daughters.[1] He died on 2 September 1987 at the age of 63.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k [Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 1, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 220]
  2. ^ a b c David Barnes, The Companion Guide to Wales, Companion Guides, 2005, p. 343 [1]
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baronet
(of Hyde Park House)
1952–1987
Succeeded by