HENNESSY OF NYMPSFIELD, Rt Hon Baron (Peter John Hennessy)

[Richard R]

Prof. Peter John HENNESSY FBA, FRHistS, FRSA, AcSS. Born 28 March
1947. Son of William Gerald Hennessy and Edith __; m 1969 Enid Mary
CANDLER and has issue, two daughters.
Created BARON HENNESSY OF NYMPSFIELD, of Nympsfield in the County of
Gloucestershire (baron for life) 2010.
Address: Department of History, Queen Mary, Mile End Road, E1 4NS
(020) 7882 8350
Clubs: Savile, Grillions.
Education: Marling School, Stroud; St John’s Coll., Cambridge (BA
1969), PhD Cantab 1990; LSE (Hon. Fellow, 2000); Harvard, 1971–72
(Kennedy Memorial Scholar).
Occupation: Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History, since
2001, and Director, Mile End Institute of Contemporary British
Government, Intelligence and Society, since 2006, Queen Mary,
University of London.
Career: Started as a journalist on several national daily newspapers
including The Times, Financial Times & The Independent and on other
publications including The Economist, New Statesman and The Tablet,
2003. Often writes & broadcasts on radio and television.
Held many academic posts before his current positions. Sits and has
sat on several government and public bodies. Has published extensively
on British constitutional and political matters.
Recreations: Reading, listening to music, searching for the British
Constitution, watching West Ham

Lord Hennessy will be introduced to the House of Lords on 25 November
2010.

DAUGHTERS LIVING
The Hon Cecily Frances HENNESSY (b 1976, reg Q3 Waltham Forest,
Greater London)
The Hon Polly Louise HENNESSY (b 1979, reg Q3 Waltham Forest, Greater
London)

[Richard R]

And here's the official notice from the London Gazette of 11 November
2010:

Crown Office
House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW
8 November 2010
The QUEEN has been pleased by Letters Patent under the Great Seal
of the Realm dated 8 November 2010 to confer the dignity of a Barony
of the United Kingdom for life upon Professor Peter John Hennessy,
by the name, style and title of Baron Hennessy of Nympsfield, of
Nympsfield in the County of Gloucestershire.
C I P Denyer (1243736)

[bx...@yahoo.com]

Is this the first life peerage created under Mr. Cameron?

With the New Year coming up, any ideas as to future creations?

Thanks.

Brooke

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[Turenne]

On 13 Nov, 13:26, "b...@yahoo.com" <b...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Is this the first life peerage created under Mr. Cameron?
>
> With the New Year coming up, any ideas as to future creations?
>

Sadly; a large tranche of ex MPs are likely to receive peerages, also
Tory donors and erstwhile Quango bosses. Of the ex Tory MPs from LG
families who may get a peerage is David Heathcote-Amory. As an
expenses cheat who had to repay nearly £30,000 for amongst other items
'manure', he'll be lucky to be ennobled (but you never know).

Michael Ancram (Marquess of Lothian) is a shoo-in for a peerage, as is
Sir Patrick Cormack.

100 Labour, 35 Tory, 7 Lib Dems and 7 Other Parties stood down at the
2010 election. Of those, around 30% left because of the expenses
scandal.

Richard L

[Richard R]

Ancram's 'elevation' (in quotes as obviously a marquess can't be
'elevated' to a life barony!) has already been announced by No 10:
http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/press-notices/2010/10/peerage-for-the-rt-hon-michael-ancram-56048

[Link lifted from ThomasFoolery's posting under the 4th Baron Acton's
death notice.]

Lord Hennessy of course is not a 'Cameron peerage' but rather a
'peoples' peer' appointed under the House of Lords Appointments
Commission:
http://lordsappointments.independent.gov.uk/news/101005-newpeers.aspx

[Turenne]

On 13 Nov, 16:05, Richard R <r_rut...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Ancram's 'elevation' (in quotes as obviously a marquess can't be

> 'elevated' to a life barony!) has already been announced by No 10:http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/press-notices/2010/10/peerage-for-the...
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Damn and double damn! Thanks for pointing that out Richard.

Richard L