KENYON, Martin Robert 1929-2022
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Richard R
Sep 14, 2022, 5:46:49 AM9/14/22
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From the Times of 14 Sept 2022: KENYON Martin died peacefully on 7th September 2022, aged 92. Beloved father to Eliza and Nina and much-loved grandfather to Mollie and Leo. Service of celebration and remembrance at 2.30pm on 12th November at Saint Michael’s Church, Stockwell, London.
He was s of William Patrick KENYON 1898-1902 (2xgt gs of 2nd Baron KENYON 1732-1802) and Joan Mary 1901-88 d of Allan Edward BATCHELOR 1853-1916 scion of that gentry family of Combe Florey and Veronica Luce 1870-1951 d of Sir William Thomas MAKINS 1st Bt 1840-1906 (title ext 1999) and Elizabeth 1835-1911 d of Lightly SIMPSON c1811-83 (Chairman General Electric Railway) by his 1832 m reg Q3 Lancs to Sarah Ann DURRANT 1810-84. He m 1975 (div 19_) as her 1st h Mary Anne b 1946 d of Lt-Cdr Patrick Henry James SOUTHBY 1913-2003 (s of Cdr Sir Archibald Richard James SOUTHBY 1st Bt 1886-1969) and Lady Anne Adeline HOPE 1914-2007 d of 2nd Marquess of LINLITHGOW 1887-1952 and and Doreen Maud 1886-1965 d of Rt Hon Sir Frederick MILNER 7th Bt 1849-1931 (as also gt gd of 2nd Baron FEVERSHAM 1798-1867, 2xgt gd of 8th Earl of GALLOWAY 1768-1834, 3xgt gd of 1st Earl of UXBRIDGE 1744-1812 (f of 1st Marquess of ANGLESEY 1768-1854) etc)., and had two daus as above.
He was s of William Patrick KENYON 1898-1902 (2xgt gs of 2nd Baron KENYON 1732-1802) and Joan Mary 1901-88 d of Allan Edward BATCHELOR 1853-1916 scion of that gentry family of Combe Florey and Veronica Luce 1870-1951 d of Sir William Thomas MAKINS 1st Bt 1840-1906 (title ext 1999) and Elizabeth 1835-1911 d of Lightly SIMPSON c1811-83 (Chairman General Electric Railway) by his 1832 m reg Q3 Lancs to Sarah Ann DURRANT 1810-84. He m 1975 (div 19_) as her 1st h Mary Anne b 1946 d of Lt-Cdr Patrick Henry James SOUTHBY 1913-2003 (s of Cdr Sir Archibald Richard James SOUTHBY 1st Bt 1886-1969) and Lady Anne Adeline HOPE 1914-2007 d of 2nd Marquess of LINLITHGOW 1887-1952 and and Doreen Maud 1886-1965 d of Rt Hon Sir Frederick MILNER 7th Bt 1849-1931 (as also gt gd of 2nd Baron FEVERSHAM 1798-1867, 2xgt gd of 8th Earl of GALLOWAY 1768-1834, 3xgt gd of 1st Earl of UXBRIDGE 1744-1812 (f of 1st Marquess of ANGLESEY 1768-1854) etc)., and had two daus as above.
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Richard R
Oct 3, 2022, 2:10:22 AM10/3/22
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Obit in the Times of 3 Oct 2022:
E X T R A C T
Martin Kenyon obituary
Energetic campaigner against apartheid who in his nineties became an internet sensation discussing the Covid-19 vaccination on CNN
Martin Kenyon walked out of Guy’s hospital in London on December 8, 2020, and stumbled into a live television interview with Cyril Vanier of CNN. Looking a little startled behind his puckish eyes, the dapper Old Etonian told how he came to be one of the first people to receive a Covid-19 vaccination, having heard about it on “the wireless”...
...Long before his 15 minutes of Covid vaccination fame, this quintessential Englishman with more than a hint of the maverick about him had been involved in all manner of activities, including supporting overseas students in Britain and campaigning against apartheid.
Working from within the establishment he was an effective and energetic behind-the-scenes lobbyist for sanctions against the South African regime, including helping to organise the cricketing boycott of the country in the 1970s and 1980s. He visited there on many occasions, though was “rudely interrupted by a banning order between 1987 and 1993”, and in April 1994 was part of the Commonwealth observer team for the first election in which citizens of all races were allowed to take part...
...Among Kenyon’s many friends and associates were several notable figures in South African history, including Bishop Trevor Huddleston, Nelson Mandela (obituary, December 5, 2013) and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the future Nobel peace prizewinner (obituary, December 27, 2021). Many of them stayed at his home in south London. He once tried to persuade Margaret Thatcher to meet Tutu, noting that she had recently had talks with PW Botha, the South African prime minister. Although he was unsuccessful, he recalled during a reception at Buckingham Palace being presented to the Queen, who tapped the side of her nose and said: “I’m playing my part behind the scenes too, Mr Kenyon.”...
...Martin Robert Kenyon was born into a military family on Armistice Day 1929 in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. He was the eldest of three sons of Colonel Pat Kenyon MC, who served with the Royal Welch Fusiliers, and his wife, Joan (née Batchelor), who trained as a nurse and a missionary. His brother Michael predeceased him and he is survived by his youngest brother, Toby, a former major in the army who went into teaching...
...In March 1945 he was chosen to show Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret around 9Eton) when their father, George VI, visited to confer a knighthood on Henry Marten, the provost...
...Kenyon, who was known for his brightly coloured shirts, remained a bachelor until 1975 when he married Mary Anne Southby, who taught art history. Their wedding, at St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, was attended by Tutu. The marriage was dissolved in the late 1990s and he is survived by two daughters, Eliza, a singer and voice coach, and Nina, a nurse and photographer, whose own wedding in 2008 was also attended by Tutu...
...Kenyon had one final posthumous moment in the public eye when his spirit of justice touched the next frontier of human rights. Last month the diocese of Hereford barred the Rev Mpho Tutu van Furth, his goddaughter, from officiating at his church funeral as he had requested because she is married to a woman; the ceremony was moved instead into a marquee in the garden of the family’s Shropshire home. Tutu van Furth has now been invited to lead his memorial service in London on November 12.
Martin Kenyon, anti-apartheid campaigner, was born on November 11, 1929. He died on September 7, 2022, aged 92
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/martin-kenyon-obituary-56rzk7dwm
E X T R A C T
Martin Kenyon obituary
Energetic campaigner against apartheid who in his nineties became an internet sensation discussing the Covid-19 vaccination on CNN
Martin Kenyon walked out of Guy’s hospital in London on December 8, 2020, and stumbled into a live television interview with Cyril Vanier of CNN. Looking a little startled behind his puckish eyes, the dapper Old Etonian told how he came to be one of the first people to receive a Covid-19 vaccination, having heard about it on “the wireless”...
...Long before his 15 minutes of Covid vaccination fame, this quintessential Englishman with more than a hint of the maverick about him had been involved in all manner of activities, including supporting overseas students in Britain and campaigning against apartheid.
Working from within the establishment he was an effective and energetic behind-the-scenes lobbyist for sanctions against the South African regime, including helping to organise the cricketing boycott of the country in the 1970s and 1980s. He visited there on many occasions, though was “rudely interrupted by a banning order between 1987 and 1993”, and in April 1994 was part of the Commonwealth observer team for the first election in which citizens of all races were allowed to take part...
...Among Kenyon’s many friends and associates were several notable figures in South African history, including Bishop Trevor Huddleston, Nelson Mandela (obituary, December 5, 2013) and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the future Nobel peace prizewinner (obituary, December 27, 2021). Many of them stayed at his home in south London. He once tried to persuade Margaret Thatcher to meet Tutu, noting that she had recently had talks with PW Botha, the South African prime minister. Although he was unsuccessful, he recalled during a reception at Buckingham Palace being presented to the Queen, who tapped the side of her nose and said: “I’m playing my part behind the scenes too, Mr Kenyon.”...
...Martin Robert Kenyon was born into a military family on Armistice Day 1929 in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. He was the eldest of three sons of Colonel Pat Kenyon MC, who served with the Royal Welch Fusiliers, and his wife, Joan (née Batchelor), who trained as a nurse and a missionary. His brother Michael predeceased him and he is survived by his youngest brother, Toby, a former major in the army who went into teaching...
...In March 1945 he was chosen to show Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret around 9Eton) when their father, George VI, visited to confer a knighthood on Henry Marten, the provost...
...Kenyon, who was known for his brightly coloured shirts, remained a bachelor until 1975 when he married Mary Anne Southby, who taught art history. Their wedding, at St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, was attended by Tutu. The marriage was dissolved in the late 1990s and he is survived by two daughters, Eliza, a singer and voice coach, and Nina, a nurse and photographer, whose own wedding in 2008 was also attended by Tutu...
...Kenyon had one final posthumous moment in the public eye when his spirit of justice touched the next frontier of human rights. Last month the diocese of Hereford barred the Rev Mpho Tutu van Furth, his goddaughter, from officiating at his church funeral as he had requested because she is married to a woman; the ceremony was moved instead into a marquee in the garden of the family’s Shropshire home. Tutu van Furth has now been invited to lead his memorial service in London on November 12.
Martin Kenyon, anti-apartheid campaigner, was born on November 11, 1929. He died on September 7, 2022, aged 92
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/martin-kenyon-obituary-56rzk7dwm
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