Neil Sclater-Booth, 5th Baron Basing

Neil Lutley Sclater-Booth, 5th Baron Basing (16 January 1939 – 24 November 2007) was a British nobleman and New York financier.

The son of George Sclater-Booth, 4th Baron Basing, he was educated at St Peter's Court and Eton College, and graduated with an economics degree from Harvard University,^[1] where he played rugby.^[2] Sclater-Booth worked in securities, becoming Executive Vice President of Akroyd & Smithers, Inc., and President of Standard New York, Inc., the American subsidiary of Standard New York Securities.^[1]

He succeeded his father as Baron Basing in 1983, but did not use the title.^[3] By his wife, Patricia, he had two sons:^[1]

• Stuart Sclater-Booth, 6th Baron Basing (born 1969)
• Hon. Andrew Limbrey Sclater-Booth (born 1973)

Sclater-Booth died of esophageal cancer in 2007.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} New York Times obituary
2. ^ "Rugby Team Tops NYRC". The Harvard Crimson. http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=152436. Retrieved 2008-12-08. 
3. ^ New York Times marriage announcement

Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by George Sclater-Booth	Baron Basing 1983–2007	Succeeded by Stuart Sclater-Booth

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