Edward George Hawke, 11th Baron Hawke, FRICS, TD (25 January 1950 – 2 December 2009), was a British peer, soldier, and Chartered Surveyor, a member of the House of Lords from 1992 to 1999.
The Lord Hawke | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| as a hereditary peer 19 August 1992 – 11 November 1999 | |
| Preceded by | The 10th Baron Hawke |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished [a] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward George Hawke 25 January 1950 |
| Died | 2 December 2009 (aged 59) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Profession | Chartered Surveyor |
The son of Julian Stanhope Theodore Hawke, 10th Baron Hawke, and his wife Georgette Margaret Davidson, he was educated at Eton College,[1] then at the Mons Officer Cadet School, from where on 31 January 1970 he was commissioned into the 1st Battalion, the Coldstream Guards,[2] and in 1973 was promoted to Lieutenant.[3] He transferred to the Queen's Own Yeomanry, in which in 1977 he was promoted to captain,[4] and in 1984 to major,[5] and trained as a Chartered Surveyor.[1]
On 19 August 1992, on his father's death, Hawke succeeded as Baron Hawke, in the Peerage of Great Britain. He became a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and was awarded the Territorial Decoration.[1]
On 4 September 1993, Hawke married Bronwen M. James, a daughter of William T. James. They had two children:[1]
- William Martin Theodore Hawke, 12th Baron Hawke (born 1995)
- Alice Julia Hawke (born 1999)
In 2003, they were living at the Old Mill House, Cuddington, Cheshire.[1]
Hawke died on 2 December 2009, aged 59, after a short illness.[6]
Notes
edit- ^ Under the House of Lords Act 1999.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Burke's Peerage, volume 2, 2003, p. 1832.
- ^ "No. 45051". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 February 1970. p. 2555.
- ^ "No. 46040". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 July 1973. p. 9025.
- ^ "No. 47385". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 November 1977. p. 14613.
- ^ "No. 49828". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 August 1984. p. 10745.
- ^ "Death Notices", The Daily Telegraph, 3 December 2009.