Dobbs, of Wylye in the County of Wiltshire, Rt Hon Baron (cr LP UK 2010)

[Richard R]

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE 22 DECEMBER 2010
House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW
18 December 2010
The QUEEN has been pleased by Letters Patent under the Great Seal
of the Realm dated in the forenoon of 18 December 2010 to confer
the dignity of a Barony of the United Kingdom for life upon Michael
John Dobbs, Esquire, by the name, style and title of Baron Dobbs,
of Wylye in the County of Wiltshire.
C I P Denyer (1270438)

Michael John Dobbs, born 14 November 1948 [same day in the same hour
as the Prince of Wales] in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, son of nurseryman
Eric William DOBBS (d 1990) and Eileen SAUNDERS (d 1974). Married with
four sons. Educ. Hertford Grammar School and Christ Church, Oxford
University. After graduating in 1971 he moved to the United States. He
attended the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University
in Medford, Massachusetts, funded by a job as feature writer for the
Boston Globe, and graduated in 1975. Novelist and broadcaster.
Adviser to Margaret Thatcher MP as leader of the Opposition 1977-79,
government special adviser 1981-87, held several posts in the
Conservative party. TV presenter (Despatch Box (BBC2) 1999-2001).
Books include: Salt on the Dragon's Tail (PhD thesis, 1975), House of
Cards (1989, televised 1991), Wall Games (1990), Last Man to Die
(1991), To Play the King (1992, televised 1993), The Touch of
Innocents (1994), The Final Cut (1995), Goodfellowe MP (1997), The
Buddha of Brewer Street (1998), Whispers of Betrayal (2000), Winston's
War (2002), Never Surrender (2003), Churchill's Hour (2004),
Churchill's Triumph (2005); Recreations losing weight and genealogy;
Address: Newton House, Wylye, Wiltshire BA12 0QS (mobile 07836
201967).

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[His territorial designation is taken from his home of Wylye. Lord
Dobbs is a distant relative of the US non-fiction author with the same
name. The two are sometimes confused. He’s clearly a very private man
so far as his personal life is concerned. In an interview with the FT
in October 2010 he referred to his four young sons and their leaving
for school each morning. It’s possible there was one or more multiple
births from the marriage (twins, triplets etc).]