Marcus Worsley

Marcus Worsley
Title	Worsley Baronet
Tenure	4 December 1973 - present (&1000000000000003700000037 years, &10000000000000350000000350 days)
Spouse(s)	Bridget Assheton
Issue	William Ralph Worsley Sarah Marianne Worsley Giles Arthington Worsley Peter Marcus Worsley
Parents	William Worsley Joyce Morgan Brunner

Sir (William) Marcus John Worsley, 5th Baronet JP MA (born 6 April 1925) is a former British Conservative Party politician and a brother of Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Kent.

Family life

He was born in the family home of Hovingham Hall, near Malton, North Yorkshire, the son of Colonel Sir William Arthington Worsley, 4th Bt and Joyce Morgan Brunner. He was educated at Eton and graduated from New College, Oxford in 1955. On 10 December 1955, he married Hon. Bridget Assheton (1926–2004),^[1] a daughter of Ralph Assheton, 1st Baron Clitheroe and Hon. Sylvia Benita Frances Hotham. They had four children, William Ralph (1956), Sarah Marianne (1958), Giles Arthington (1961–2006) and Peter Marcus (1963).^[2]

Career

Worsley was a councillor on Malton Rural District Council from 1955, serving as vice-chairman in 1965.

He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1955 election for the marginal constituency of Keighley in West Yorkshire. However, at the 1959 election he defeated the sitting Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Charles Hobson, taking the seat with a majority of only 170.[1]

At the 1964 general election, he lost his Keighley seat to Labour's John Binns, but for the 1966 election he was selected as Conservative candidate for the safe Conservative seat of Chelsea in west London. He held that seat for three parliaments, before retiring at the October 1974 general election.

In 1973, when he inherited the title and estate, he moved back into Hovingham Hall and managed the 3,000-acre (12 km²) estate, which is now run by his eldest son, William. In 1982 he was appointed High Sheriff of North Yorkshire. ^[3]

References

1. ^ The Peerage - Hon. Bridget Assheton
2. ^ The Descendants of William The Conqueror website, by Alan Freer, page Clarence 23
3. ^ "High Sheriffs Appointed by Her Majesty in council for the year 1982". London Gazette. http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/48919/pages/3495/page.pdf. Retrieved 14 February 2011. 

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Marcus Worsley
• The Peerage website entry and photo
• Hovingham Hall website

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Charles Hobson	Member of Parliament for Keighley 1959–1964	Succeeded by John Binns
Preceded by John Litchfield	Member of Parliament for Chelsea 1966–Oct 1974	Succeeded by Nicholas Scott
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Marquess of Normanby	Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire 1987–1999	Succeeded by The Lord Crathorne
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William Worsley	Baronet (of Hovingham Hall) 1973–present	Succeeded by (current incumbent)

Persondata
Name	Worlsey, Marcus
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Date of birth	6 April 1925
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