Sir John Scott, 5th Baronet
Sir Walter John "Johnny" Scott, 5th Baronet (born 1948) succeeded his father Sir Walter Scott as baronet in 1992.[1] He is a natural historian, broadcaster, columnist, countryside campaigner and farmer.
He is currently:
- Joint Master, The North Pennine Hunt
- Founder Member, The Cholmondeley Coursing Club
- President, The Union of Country Sports Workers
- President, The Gamekeepers Welfare Trust
- President, The Tay Valley Wildfowlers Association
- Vice President, The Heather Trust
- Patron, The Sporting Lucas Terrier Association
- Patron, The Wildlife Ark Trust
- Centenary Patron, British Association for Shooting and Conservation.
- Patron, The National Association of Beaters and Pickers Up
- Board member, The European Squirrel Federation
Sir John is best known for writing and co-presenting the BBC2 series Clarissa and the Countryman, with the late Clarissa Dickson Wright.[2] He currently writes for a variety of magazines and periodicals on field sports, food, farming, travel, history and the countryside.
Marriage
He was married to Lowell Goddard in 1969 and they had one daughter, born in 1970; the marriage later ended in divorce. In 1977 he married Mary Gavin Anderson.[3]
Publications
- Clarissa and the Countryman, television series for BBC2
- Clarissa and the Countryman Sally Forth, television series for BBC2
- A Sunday Roast, Headline Ltd 2003
- The Game Cookbook, Kyle Cathie Ltd. London 2004
- A Greener Life]], Kyle Cathie Ltd. London 2005
- A Book of Britain, Collins 2010
References
- ↑ Mosley, Edited (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage. New York: McGraw-Hill. p. 3543. ISBN 978-0-9711966-2-9.
- ↑ Johnny Scott at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Profile, ThePeerage.com; accessed 22 March 2016.
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