Historical records matching Rowland Denys Guy Winn, 4th Baron St Oswald
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About Rowland Denys Guy Winn, 4th Baron St Oswald
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Rowland Denys Guy Winn, 4th Baron Saint Oswald of Nostell was born on 19 September 1916.
He was the son of Rowland George Winn, 3rd Baron Saint Oswald of Nostell and Evie Carew Greene.
He married, firstly, Laurian Jones, daughter of Sir Roderick Jones, on 8 May 1952.
He and Laurian Jones were divorced in 1955.
He married, secondly, Marie Wanda Jaxa-Chamiec, daughter of Zygmunt Jaxa-Chamiec and Zofia Ciecierska, on 24 June 1955. He died on 19 December 1984 at age 68.
- Educated at Stowe School, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England.
- Reuter's correspondent in Spain in 1935.
- Daily Telegraph war correspondent, and was condemned to death in the Spanish Civil War in 1936.
- Educated at University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
- Educated at University of Freiberg, Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany.
- Fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.
- Gained the rank of officer in the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars.
- Awarded the Croix de Guerre in 1945.
- Wrote the book Lord Highport Dropped at Dawn, published 1949.
- Wrote the book My Dear It's Heaven, published 1950.
- Fought in the Korean War between 1950 and 1951, as a volunteer.
- Awarded the Croix de Guerre in 1951 Belgian.
- Awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1952.
- Wrote the book Carmela, published 1954.
- Succeeded as the 4th Baron Saint Oswald of Nostell, in the West Riding of co. York on 25 February 1957.
- Held the office of a Lord in Waiting between 1959 and 1962.
- Held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of the West Riding, Yorkshire in 1962.
- Held the office of Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture between 1962 and 1964.
- Held the office of Member of the European Parliament (M.E.P.) between 1973 and 1979.
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Rowland Denys Guy Winn, 4th Baron St Oswald's Timeline
1916 |
September 19, 1916
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Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England (United Kingdom)
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1984 |
December 19, 1984
Age 68
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City of Westminster, Greater London, England (United Kingdom)
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St Michael and Our Lady Churchyard, Wragby, West Yorkshire, England (United Kingdom)
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