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	'''David Bertram Ogilvy Freeman-Mitford, 2nd Baron Redesdale''' (13 March 1878 – 17 March 1958) was a British aristocrat, soldier, and landowner. He was the father of the Mitford sisters, in whose various novels and memoirs he is depicted.<ref>Guinness, Jonathan, 3rd Baron Moyne, and Catherine Guinness: ''The House of Mitford: Portrait of a Family'', Hutchinson & Co., publishers, 1984, ISBN: 0-09-155560-4</ref><ref>Mitford, Nancy, ''Love in a Cold Climate'' and ''The Pursuit of Love'', Hamish Hamilton, London, 1980, ISBN: 0-241-10510-2.</ref> The Mitfords are said to have come to [[England]] with [[William the Conqueror]], and held considerable estates in [[Northumberland]], notably Newton Park in Redesdale, the ancient family seat being Mitford Castle (now a ruin), as well as in Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire.		'''David Bertram Ogilvy Freeman-Mitford, 2nd Baron Redesdale''' (13 March 1878 – 17 March 1958) was a British aristocrat, soldier, and landowner. He was the father of the Mitford sisters, in whose various novels and memoirs he is depicted.<ref>Guinness, Jonathan, 3rd Baron Moyne, and Catherine Guinness: ''The House of Mitford: Portrait of a Family'', Hutchinson & Co., publishers, 1984, ISBN: 0-09-155560-4</ref><ref>Mitford, Nancy, ''Love in a Cold Climate'' and ''The Pursuit of Love'', Hamish Hamilton, London, 1980, ISBN: 0-241-10510-2.</ref> The Mitfords are said to have come to [[England]] with [[William the Conqueror]], and held considerable estates in [[Northumberland]], notably Newton Park in Redesdale, the ancient family seat being Mitford Castle (now a ruin), as well as in Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire.

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	==Marriage and children==		==Marriage and children==
	[[File:Lord and Lady Redesdale and children.~~jpg~~\|250px\|thumb\|right\|Lord & Lady Redesdale and their children at Swinbrooke House, Oxfordshire, 1930.]]		[[File:Lord and Lady Redesdale and children.png\|250px\|thumb\|right\|Lord & Lady Redesdale and their children at Swinbrooke House, Oxfordshire, 1930.]]
	Lord Redesdale married his wife, Sydney, nee Bowles, on 6 February, 1904, in St George's Hanover Square, London, to become the parents of the famous "Mitford Sisters", with one son, Major Thomas David Freeman-Mitford, who was killed in action in [[Burma]] in [[WWII]].		Lord Redesdale married his wife, Sydney, nee Bowles, on 6 February, 1904, in St George's Hanover Square, London, to become the parents of the famous "Mitford Sisters", with one son, Major Thomas David Freeman-Mitford, who was killed in action in [[Burma]] in [[WWII]].

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	==Sources==		==Sources==
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	* ''Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed, and Official Classes'', 29th annual edition, London, 1903, p.1048.		* ''Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed, and Official Classes'', 29th annual edition, London, 1903, p.1048.

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	[[File:Lord (2nd) Lord Redesdale.png\|150px\|thumb\|right\|David Freeman-Mitford in 1915.]]		[[File:Lord (2nd) Lord Redesdale.png\|150px\|thumb\|right\|David Freeman-Mitford in 1915.]]
	[[File:Lord (2nd) and Lady Redesdale.png\|150px\|thumb\|right\|Lord and Lady Redesdale.]]		[[File:Lord (2nd) and Lady Redesdale.png\|150px\|thumb\|right\|Lord and Lady Redesdale.]]
	'''David Bertram Ogilvy Freeman-Mitford, 2nd Baron Redesdale''' (13 March 1878 – 17 March 1958) was a British aristocrat, soldier, and landowner. He was ~~tbe~~ father of ~~tbe~~ Mitford sisters, in whose various novels and memoirs he is depicted.<ref>Guinness, Jonathan, 3rd Baron Moyne, and Catherine Guinness: ''The House of Mitford: Portrait of a Family'', Hutchinson & Co., publishers, 1984, ISBN: 0-09-155560-4</ref><ref>Mitford, Nancy, ''Love in a Cold Climate'' and ''The Pursuit of Love'', Hamish Hamilton, London, 1980, ISBN: 0-241-10510-2.</ref> The Mitfords are said to have come to [[England]] with [[William ~~tbe~~ Conqueror]], and held considerable estates in [[Northumberland]], notably Newton Park in Redesdale, ~~tbe~~ ancient family seat being Mitford Castle (now a ruin), as well as in Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire.		'''David Bertram Ogilvy Freeman-Mitford, 2nd Baron Redesdale''' (13 March 1878 – 17 March 1958) was a British aristocrat, soldier, and landowner. He was the father of the Mitford sisters, in whose various novels and memoirs he is depicted.<ref>Guinness, Jonathan, 3rd Baron Moyne, and Catherine Guinness: ''The House of Mitford: Portrait of a Family'', Hutchinson & Co., publishers, 1984, ISBN: 0-09-155560-4</ref><ref>Mitford, Nancy, ''Love in a Cold Climate'' and ''The Pursuit of Love'', Hamish Hamilton, London, 1980, ISBN: 0-241-10510-2.</ref> The Mitfords are said to have come to [[England]] with [[William the Conqueror]], and held considerable estates in [[Northumberland]], notably Newton Park in Redesdale, the ancient family seat being Mitford Castle (now a ruin), as well as in Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire.

	==Family==		==Family==
	David, 2nd Baron Redesdale, was ~~tbe~~ second but eldest surviving son of Algernon Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale (1837-1916), ~~tbe~~ famous diplomat and author, and his wife Clementina Gertrude Helen Ogilvy, who was an aunt of Clementine Ogilvy, wife of Sir Winston Churchill. Born in his father's London town house in St.Luke's parish, Chelsea, he had an illustrious pedigree: his father and grandfather were renowned scholars, and his paternal grandmother's father was George, 3rd Earl of Ashburnham, K.G. (1760-1839). David's maternal grandfather was David Graham Drummond Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Airlie (1826-1881). In 1886 David's father inherited ~~tbe~~ Batsford Park, Gloucestershire, estates of his distant cousin John Freeman-Mitford, 1st Earl of Redesdale, who died unmarried when his titles became extinct. A condition of ~~tbe~~ inheritance was that he adopt ~~tbe~~ surname "Freeman-Mitford". Algernon Mitford assumed ~~tbe~~ additional surname of Freeman by Royal License in 1886. David appears with his father's family in ~~tbe~~ 1881 England and Wales Census at their London house in Chelsea, aged 3<ref>1881 Census: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q273-4C41</ref>, and again in ~~tbe~~ 1891 Census when they are at their country seat in Batsford Park, [[Gloucestershire]], aged 14<ref>1891 Census: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WG1R-HPZ</ref>. In 1916 David and his family moved to ~~tbe~~ family's smaller country house at Asthall Manor, in Oxfordshire. That was sold in Autumn 1926, and Lord Redesdale moved to a smaller estate at Swinbrook, Oxfordshire, where he had a new country house built. At ~~tbe~~ same time he bought a large London house at 26 Rutland Gate in Knightsbridge.		David, 2nd Baron Redesdale, was the second but eldest surviving son of Algernon Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale (1837-1916), the famous diplomat and author, and his wife Clementina Gertrude Helen Ogilvy, who was an aunt of Clementine Ogilvy, wife of Sir Winston Churchill. Born in his father's London town house in St.Luke's parish, Chelsea, he had an illustrious pedigree: his father and grandfather were renowned scholars, and his paternal grandmother's father was George, 3rd Earl of Ashburnham, K.G. (1760-1839). David's maternal grandfather was David Graham Drummond Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Airlie (1826-1881). In 1886 David's father inherited the Batsford Park, Gloucestershire, estates of his distant cousin John Freeman-Mitford, 1st Earl of Redesdale, who died unmarried when his titles became extinct. A condition of the inheritance was that he adopt the surname "Freeman-Mitford". Algernon Mitford assumed the additional surname of Freeman by Royal License in 1886. David appears with his father's family in the 1881 England and Wales Census at their London house in Chelsea, aged 3<ref>1881 Census: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q273-4C41</ref>, and again in the 1891 Census when they are at their country seat in Batsford Park, [[Gloucestershire]], aged 14<ref>1891 Census: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WG1R-HPZ</ref>. In 1916 David and his family moved to the family's smaller country house at Asthall Manor, in Oxfordshire. That was sold in Autumn 1926, and Lord Redesdale moved to a smaller estate at Swinbrook, Oxfordshire, where he had a new country house built. At the same time he bought a large London house at 26 Rutland Gate in Knightsbridge.

	David inherited his father's title (the second Redesdale creation) in 1916 which automatically gave him a seat in ~~tbe~~ [[House of Lords]].		David inherited his father's title (the second Redesdale creation) in 1916 which automatically gave him a seat in the [[House of Lords]].

	==Military service==		==Military service==
	David Freeman-Mitford served in ~~tbe~~ South African War 1899-1902 and was a Lieutenant in ~~tbe~~ Northumberland Fusiliers 1901-1902. David rejoined this regiment on ~~tbe~~ outbreak of [[The Great War]] and served as a logistics officer in [[Flanders]], gaining a mention in despatches for his bravery at ~~tbe~~ Second Battle of Ypres 22 Apr to 25 May 1915. His elder brother Clement was killed in ~~tbe~~ Battle of Loos between 24 Sep and 14 Oct of ~~tbe~~ same year.		David Freeman-Mitford served in the South African War 1899-1902 and was a Lieutenant in the Northumberland Fusiliers 1901-1902. David rejoined this regiment on the outbreak of [[The Great War]] and served as a logistics officer in [[Flanders]], gaining a mention in despatches for his bravery at the Second Battle of Ypres 22 Apr to 25 May 1915. His elder brother Clement was killed in the Battle of Loos between 24 Sep and 14 Oct of the same year.

	==Political position==		==Political position==
	Like his wife, Lord Redesdale endorsed [[National Socialist Germany]] during ~~tbe~~ 1930s. During this period almost all ~~tbe~~ Mitfords were regularly in Germany and met [[Hitler]].<ref>Dalley,1999, p.177-9.</ref> Redesdale was, however, a British patriot, and after Britain again declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939, he renounced ~~tbe~~ National Socialists, which his wife refused to do leading to their estrangement.<ref>Dalley, 1999, p.240.</ref>		Like his wife, Lord Redesdale endorsed [[National Socialist Germany]] during the 1930s. During this period almost all the Mitfords were regularly in Germany and met [[Hitler]].<ref>Dalley,1999, p.177-9.</ref> Redesdale was, however, a British patriot, and after Britain again declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939, he renounced the National Socialists, which his wife refused to do leading to their estrangement.<ref>Dalley, 1999, p.240.</ref>

	==Marriage and children==		==Marriage and children==
	[[File:Lord and Lady Redesdale and children.png\|250px\|thumb\|right\|Lord & Lady Redesdale and their children at Swinbrooke House, Oxfordshire, 1930.]]		[[File:Lord and Lady Redesdale and children.png\|250px\|thumb\|right\|Lord & Lady Redesdale and their children at Swinbrooke House, Oxfordshire, 1930.]]
	Lord Redesdale married his wife, Sydney, nee Bowles, on 6 February, 1904, in St George's Hanover Square, London, to become ~~tbe~~ parents of ~~tbe~~ famous "Mitford Sisters", with one son, Major Thomas David Freeman-Mitford, who was killed in action in [[Burma]] in [[WWII]].		Lord Redesdale married his wife, Sydney, nee Bowles, on 6 February, 1904, in St George's Hanover Square, London, to become the parents of the famous "Mitford Sisters", with one son, Major Thomas David Freeman-Mitford, who was killed in action in [[Burma]] in [[WWII]].

	The children of Lord Redesdale and Sydney née Bowles:		The children of Lord Redesdale and Sydney née Bowles:
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	# Hon. Deborah Vivien Freeman-Mitford, Duchess of Devonshire (31 Mar 1920 - 24 Sep 2014)		# Hon. Deborah Vivien Freeman-Mitford, Duchess of Devonshire (31 Mar 1920 - 24 Sep 2014)

	Following his separation from his wife during WWII when she moved to Inch Kenneth, an island ~~tbe~~ family owned in [[Scotland]]'s Western Isles, Lord Redesdale died in Redesdale Cottage on his Northumberland estate in 1958. He was buried in St Mary's Churchyard, Swinbrook, Oxfordshire, England, where his wife would finally join him upon her death in 1963.		Following his separation from his wife during WWII when she moved to Inch Kenneth, an island the family owned in [[Scotland]]'s Western Isles, Lord Redesdale died in Redesdale Cottage on his Northumberland estate in 1958. He was buried in St Mary's Churchyard, Swinbrook, Oxfordshire, England, where his wife would finally join him upon her death in 1963.

	==Sources==		==Sources==
	{{Reflist\|2}}		{{Reflist\|2}}

	* ''Kelly's Handbook to ~~tbe~~ Titled, Landed, and Official Classes'', 29th annual edition, London, 1903, p.1048.		* ''Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed, and Official Classes'', 29th annual edition, London, 1903, p.1048.
	* Dalley, Jan, ''Diana Mosley: A Life'', Fabe & Faber, London, 1999, ISBN: 0-571-14448-9.		* Dalley, Jan, ''Diana Mosley: A Life'', Fabe & Faber, London, 1999, ISBN: 0-571-14448-9.

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	[[File:Lord (2nd) Lord Redesdale.png\|150px\|thumb\|right\|David Freeman-Mitford in 1915.]]		[[File:Lord (2nd) Lord Redesdale.png\|150px\|thumb\|right\|David Freeman-Mitford in 1915.]]
	[[File:Lord (2nd) and Lady Redesdale.png\|150px\|thumb\|right\|Lord and Lady Redesdale.]]		[[File:Lord (2nd) and Lady Redesdale.png\|150px\|thumb\|right\|Lord and Lady Redesdale.]]
	'''David Bertram Ogilvy Freeman-Mitford, 2nd Baron Redesdale''' (13 March 1878 – 17 March 1958) was a British aristocrat, soldier, and landowner. He was ~~the~~ father of ~~the~~ Mitford sisters, in whose various novels and memoirs he is depicted.<ref>Guinness, Jonathan, 3rd Baron Moyne, and Catherine Guinness: ''The House of Mitford: Portrait of a Family'', Hutchinson & Co., publishers, 1984, ISBN: 0-09-155560-4</ref><ref>Mitford, Nancy, ''Love in a Cold Climate'' and ''The Pursuit of Love'', Hamish Hamilton, London, 1980, ISBN: 0-241-10510-2.</ref> The Mitfords are said to have come to [[England]] with [[William ~~the~~ Conqueror]], and held considerable estates in [[Northumberland]], notably Newton Park in Redesdale, ~~the~~ ancient family seat being Mitford Castle (now a ruin), as well as in Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire.		'''David Bertram Ogilvy Freeman-Mitford, 2nd Baron Redesdale''' (13 March 1878 – 17 March 1958) was a British aristocrat, soldier, and landowner. He was tbe father of tbe Mitford sisters, in whose various novels and memoirs he is depicted.<ref>Guinness, Jonathan, 3rd Baron Moyne, and Catherine Guinness: ''The House of Mitford: Portrait of a Family'', Hutchinson & Co., publishers, 1984, ISBN: 0-09-155560-4</ref><ref>Mitford, Nancy, ''Love in a Cold Climate'' and ''The Pursuit of Love'', Hamish Hamilton, London, 1980, ISBN: 0-241-10510-2.</ref> The Mitfords are said to have come to [[England]] with [[William tbe Conqueror]], and held considerable estates in [[Northumberland]], notably Newton Park in Redesdale, tbe ancient family seat being Mitford Castle (now a ruin), as well as in Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire.

	==Family==		==Family==
	David, 2nd Baron Redesdale, was ~~the~~ second but eldest surviving son of Algernon Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale (1837-1916), ~~the~~ famous diplomat and author, and his wife Clementina Gertrude Helen Ogilvy, who was an aunt of Clementine Ogilvy, wife of Sir Winston Churchill. Born in his father's London town house in St.Luke's parish, Chelsea, he had an illustrious pedigree: his father and grandfather were renowned scholars, and his paternal grandmother's father was George, 3rd Earl of Ashburnham, K.G. (1760-1839). David's maternal grandfather was David Graham Drummond Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Airlie (1826-1881). In 1886 David's father inherited ~~the~~ Batsford Park, Gloucestershire, estates of his distant cousin John Freeman-Mitford, 1st Earl of Redesdale, who died unmarried when his titles became extinct. A condition of ~~the~~ inheritance was that he adopt ~~the~~ surname "Freeman-Mitford". Algernon Mitford assumed ~~the~~ additional surname of Freeman by Royal License in 1886. David appears with his father's family in ~~the~~ 1881 England and Wales Census at their London house in Chelsea, aged 3<ref>1881 Census: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q273-4C41</ref>, and again in ~~the~~ 1891 Census when they are at their country seat in Batsford Park, [[Gloucestershire]], aged 14<ref>1891 Census: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WG1R-HPZ</ref>. In 1916 David and his family moved to ~~the~~ family's smaller country house at Asthall Manor, in Oxfordshire. That was sold in Autumn 1926, and Lord Redesdale moved to a smaller estate at Swinbrook, Oxfordshire, where he had a new country house built. At ~~the~~ same time he bought a large London house at 26 Rutland Gate in Knightsbridge.		David, 2nd Baron Redesdale, was tbe second but eldest surviving son of Algernon Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale (1837-1916), tbe famous diplomat and author, and his wife Clementina Gertrude Helen Ogilvy, who was an aunt of Clementine Ogilvy, wife of Sir Winston Churchill. Born in his father's London town house in St.Luke's parish, Chelsea, he had an illustrious pedigree: his father and grandfather were renowned scholars, and his paternal grandmother's father was George, 3rd Earl of Ashburnham, K.G. (1760-1839). David's maternal grandfather was David Graham Drummond Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Airlie (1826-1881). In 1886 David's father inherited tbe Batsford Park, Gloucestershire, estates of his distant cousin John Freeman-Mitford, 1st Earl of Redesdale, who died unmarried when his titles became extinct. A condition of tbe inheritance was that he adopt tbe surname "Freeman-Mitford". Algernon Mitford assumed tbe additional surname of Freeman by Royal License in 1886. David appears with his father's family in tbe 1881 England and Wales Census at their London house in Chelsea, aged 3<ref>1881 Census: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q273-4C41</ref>, and again in tbe 1891 Census when they are at their country seat in Batsford Park, [[Gloucestershire]], aged 14<ref>1891 Census: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WG1R-HPZ</ref>. In 1916 David and his family moved to tbe family's smaller country house at Asthall Manor, in Oxfordshire. That was sold in Autumn 1926, and Lord Redesdale moved to a smaller estate at Swinbrook, Oxfordshire, where he had a new country house built. At tbe same time he bought a large London house at 26 Rutland Gate in Knightsbridge.

	David inherited his father's title (the second Redesdale creation) in 1916 which automatically gave him a seat in ~~the~~ [[House of Lords]].		David inherited his father's title (the second Redesdale creation) in 1916 which automatically gave him a seat in tbe [[House of Lords]].

	==Military service==		==Military service==
	David Freeman-Mitford served in ~~the~~ South African War 1899-1902 and was a Lieutenant in ~~the~~ Northumberland Fusiliers 1901-1902. David rejoined this regiment on ~~the~~ outbreak of [[The Great War]] and served as a logistics officer in [[Flanders]], gaining a mention in despatches for his bravery at ~~the~~ Second Battle of Ypres 22 Apr to 25 May 1915. His elder brother Clement was killed in ~~the~~ Battle of Loos between 24 Sep and 14 Oct of ~~the~~ same year.		David Freeman-Mitford served in tbe South African War 1899-1902 and was a Lieutenant in tbe Northumberland Fusiliers 1901-1902. David rejoined this regiment on tbe outbreak of [[The Great War]] and served as a logistics officer in [[Flanders]], gaining a mention in despatches for his bravery at tbe Second Battle of Ypres 22 Apr to 25 May 1915. His elder brother Clement was killed in tbe Battle of Loos between 24 Sep and 14 Oct of tbe same year.

	==Political position==		==Political position==
	Like his wife, Lord Redesdale endorsed [[National Socialist Germany]] during ~~the~~ 1930s. During this period almost all ~~the~~ Mitfords were regularly in Germany and met [[Hitler]].<ref>Dalley,1999, p.177-9.</ref> Redesdale was, however, a British patriot, and after Britain again declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939, he renounced ~~the~~ National Socialists, which his wife refused to do leading to their estrangement.<ref>Dalley, 1999, p.240.</ref>		Like his wife, Lord Redesdale endorsed [[National Socialist Germany]] during tbe 1930s. During this period almost all tbe Mitfords were regularly in Germany and met [[Hitler]].<ref>Dalley,1999, p.177-9.</ref> Redesdale was, however, a British patriot, and after Britain again declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939, he renounced tbe National Socialists, which his wife refused to do leading to their estrangement.<ref>Dalley, 1999, p.240.</ref>

	==Marriage and children==		==Marriage and children==
	[[File:Lord and Lady Redesdale and children.png\|250px\|thumb\|right\|Lord & Lady Redesdale and their children at Swinbrooke House, Oxfordshire, 1930.]]		[[File:Lord and Lady Redesdale and children.png\|250px\|thumb\|right\|Lord & Lady Redesdale and their children at Swinbrooke House, Oxfordshire, 1930.]]
	Lord Redesdale married his wife, Sydney, nee Bowles, on 6 February, 1904, in St George's Hanover Square, London, to become ~~the~~ parents of ~~the~~ famous "Mitford Sisters", with one son, Major Thomas David Freeman-Mitford, who was killed in action in [[Burma]] in [[WWII]].		Lord Redesdale married his wife, Sydney, nee Bowles, on 6 February, 1904, in St George's Hanover Square, London, to become tbe parents of tbe famous "Mitford Sisters", with one son, Major Thomas David Freeman-Mitford, who was killed in action in [[Burma]] in [[WWII]].

	The children of Lord Redesdale and Sydney née Bowles:		The children of Lord Redesdale and Sydney née Bowles:
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	# Hon. Deborah Vivien Freeman-Mitford, Duchess of Devonshire (31 Mar 1920 - 24 Sep 2014)		# Hon. Deborah Vivien Freeman-Mitford, Duchess of Devonshire (31 Mar 1920 - 24 Sep 2014)

	Following his separation from his wife during WWII when she moved to Inch Kenneth, an island ~~the~~ family owned in [[Scotland]]'s Western Isles, Lord Redesdale died in Redesdale Cottage on his Northumberland estate in 1958. He was buried in St Mary's Churchyard, Swinbrook, Oxfordshire, England, where his wife would finally join him upon her death in 1963.		Following his separation from his wife during WWII when she moved to Inch Kenneth, an island tbe family owned in [[Scotland]]'s Western Isles, Lord Redesdale died in Redesdale Cottage on his Northumberland estate in 1958. He was buried in St Mary's Churchyard, Swinbrook, Oxfordshire, England, where his wife would finally join him upon her death in 1963.

	==Sources==		==Sources==
	{{Reflist\|2}}		{{Reflist\|2}}

	* ''Kelly's Handbook to ~~the~~ Titled, Landed, and Official Classes'', 29th annual edition, London, 1903, p.1048.		* ''Kelly's Handbook to tbe Titled, Landed, and Official Classes'', 29th annual edition, London, 1903, p.1048.
	* Dalley, Jan, ''Diana Mosley: A Life'', Fabe & Faber, London, 1999, ISBN: 0-571-14448-9.		* Dalley, Jan, ''Diana Mosley: A Life'', Fabe & Faber, London, 1999, ISBN: 0-571-14448-9.