Ailwyn Broughton, 3rd Baron Fairhaven
| The Lord Fairhaven | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 November 1936 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Rank | Major |
| Commands held | Royal Horse Guards |
| Awards | Order of the White Rose of Finland |
Ailwyn Henry George Broughton, 3rd Baron Fairhaven (born 16 November 1936) is a British peer and equestrian.
Broughton was the son of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven and Hon. Diana Rosamond Fellowes: his maternal grandfather was William Fellowes, 2nd Baron de Ramsey. He was educated at Eton College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
On 2 August 1957 he commissioned into the Royal Horse Guards,[1] and served in the regiment until his retirement with the rank of Major in 1971. In 1970 he was invested as a Knight as the Order of the White Rose of Finland. In 1973 he was Deputy Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely, and on 6 April 1973 he succeeded his father as Baron Fairhaven and assumed his seat in the House of Lords as a Conservative.[2]
In 1975 Broughton was a Justice of the Peace in Cambridgeshire and between 1977 and 1984 he served as Vice-Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire.[3] From 1985 to 1989 Broughton was Senior Steward of the Jockey Club. In 1992 he was invested as a Knight of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem.[4]
He married Kathleen Patricia Magill, daughter of Colonel James Henry Magill, on 23 September 1960. Together they have had six children.
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 41191. p. 5759. 4 October 1957. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ↑ Professor Nicholas Vincent, Runnymede and the Commemoration of Magna Carta (1923-2015), The Magna Carta Project
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 47392. p. 15013. 1 December 1977. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 53091. p. 18069. 28 October 1992. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Henry Rogers Broughton |
Baron Fairhaven 1973–present |
Incumbent Heir apparent: Hon. James Broughton |