The Lord Montagu of Beaulieu | |
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![]() Portrait by Allan Warren, 1974 | |
Member of the House of Lords | |
as a hereditary peer 7 November 1947 – 11 November 1999 | |
Preceded by | The 2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu |
Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
as an elected hereditary peer 11 November 1999 – 31 August 2015 | |
Election | 1999 |
Preceded by | Seat established |
Succeeded by | The 14th Lord Fairfax of Cameron |
Personal details | |
Born | Edward John Barrington Douglas-Scott-Montagu 20 October 1926 London, England |
Died | 31 August 2015 Beaulieu Palace House, Hampshire, England | (aged 88)
Political party | Conservative |
Spouses | |
Children | Ralph Douglas-Scott-Montagu Mary Montagu-Scott Jonathan Montagu-Scott |
Parent | |
Education | Ridley College, Canada Eton College New College, Oxford |
Military service | |
Branch/service | Grenadier Guards |
Years of service | 1945–1948 |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Edward John Barrington Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu (20 October 1926 – 31 August 2015) was a British aristocrat and Conservative politician, best known for founding the National Motor Museum, as well as for a pivotal cause célèbre following his 1954 conviction and imprisonment for alleged homosexual activity, a charge he denied.