Sir John Agnew, 6th Baronet

Sir John Keith Agnew, 6th Baronet (born 19 December 1950) is the owner of the Rougham estates in Suffolk, England.

He is the son of Sir George Keith Agnew, fifth Baronet (1918-1994), and his wife Baroness Anne Merete Louise Schaffalitzky de Muckadell (born 1924 in Roskilde, Denmark, died 31 March, 2005). [http://www.thepeerage.com/p12136.htm Sir J.K. Agnew at ThePeerage.com] ] "Who's Who 2003" (London, A. & C. Black, 2003) p. 13]

Agnew was educated at Gresham's School, Holt, from 1964 to 1969 and then at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester. He succeeded to the UK baronetcy (Agnew, of The Planche, Suffolk, created 1895) in 1994.

The Rougham estates include Rougham Airfield, where Agnew organizes a wide variety of annual fairs, rallies and events, including the "Wings, Wheels & Steam Country Fair", the annual "Rougham Air Display & Harvest Fair", and the "East Anglian Medieval Battle & Fair". A Rougham Music Festival, of which Agnew's brother George Agnew is the Arts Director, is also held on the estate.

The title was created for Sir William Agnew (1825-1910), a member of parliament and international art dealer, who bought the Rougham estates in 1904. ["Burke's Peerage and Baronetage", 11th edition] The present heir is Agnew's brother George Anthony Agnew (born 18 August 1853).

Sir John Agnew of Rougham should not be confused with his cousin John Stuart Agnew of Rougham, farmer, a parliamentary candidate of the UK Independence Party.

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