Baron Rees (1926-2008)

[Phoen]

The Lord Rees, life peer, has died aged 81 on 1 December 2008.

Peter Wynford Innes Rees, was b. 9 Dec. 2008, son of Maj-Gen. TW Rees
of Goytre; read history at Christ Church, Oxford; called to the Bar by
Inner Temple in 1953, took Silk in 1969, became a bencher of Inner
Temple in 1976; married Anthea Wendell in 1969; Minister of State at
the Treasury from 1979; Minister for Trade from 1981; Chief Secretary
to the Treasury from 1983; raised to the peerage in 1987; chairman of
Duty Free Confederation, of London and Scottish Maritime Oil (LASMO),
of General Cable, of General Mobile Communications, of CLM Insurance
Fund and of Quadrant Group.

Obituary Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/3543440/Lord-Rees.html

[Leigh Rayment]

He was born 9 Dec 1926, not 2008 <s>

Also, his death notice in The Times says that he died at 11 pm on 30
November........

Leigh

[Richard R]

His widow is Anthea Peronelle dau of Maj Hugh John Maxwell HYSLOP of
the LG family Hyslop former of Lotus (1905-?) and his former wife
Josephine, dau of Maj Barton. The Maxwell in her father's name refers
to the family's descent from a brother of the 7th Lord Herries & 3rd
Earl of Nithsdale and hence they are collaterals of the Dukes of
Norfolk.
Lady Rees was previously married (1954) to Maj Jac Wendell by whom she
had issue, two daughters, one of whom, Serena, is the current (2nd)
wife of the present (7th) Marquess of Bute. Lady Lola Affrica Crichton-
Stuart (b 1999 - the year of their marriage) is their daughter.

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[Phoen]

Obituary Independent

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/lord-rees-chief-secretary-to-the-treasury-under-thatcher-1054455.html

Obituary Times

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article5281435.ece

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