John Kemp, 1st Viscount Rochdale

John Kemp, 1st Viscount Rochdale

John Durival Kemp, 1st Viscount Rochdale OBE (5 June 1906–1993) was a British peer and businessman.

Kemp married Elinor Dorothea Pease on 18 March 1931 and succeeded to his father's title as the 2nd Baron Rochdale in 1945. He was created Viscount Rochdale in 1960.

Lord and Lady Rochdale had two children:
* St John Durival Kemp (15 January 1938); later The Hon. St John Kemp
* The Hon. Bryony Joy Kemp (18 June 1947).

tyles and Honours

* Mr John Kemp (1906–1913)
* The Hon. John Kemp (1913–1945)
* The Rt. Hon. The Lord Rochdale (1945–1960)
* The Rt. Hon. The Lord Rochdale OBE (1960–1960)
* The Rt. Hon. The Viscount Rochdale OBE (1960–1993)


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  • Viscount Rochdale — Viscount Rochdale, of Rochdale in the County Palatine of Lancaster, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1960 for John Kemp, 2nd Baron Rochdale. He was Chairman of the woollen manufacturing firm of Kelsall Kemp Ltd… …   Wikipedia

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