Maj. Sir John Spencer Coke, KCVO

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About Maj. Sir John Spencer Coke, KCVO

Major Hon. Sir John (Jack) Spencer Coke (30 September 1880 – 23 December 1957) he married Hon. Dorothy Lawson (daughter of Harry Lawson, 1st Viscount Burnham) on 15 January 1907. They had three children; Celia, Gerald and Rosemary - later Baroness Hamilton of Dalzell.[3] On November 27, 1951, it was reported that, as her Equerry, Sir Jack had accompanied Queen Mary on a visit to the annual exhibition of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters at the Royal Institute Galleries. He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order in 1953 and was Gentleman Usher to King George VI and Extra Gentleman Usher to Queen Elizabeth II.[4][5][6] The Hon. Sir Jack and the Hon. Dorothy Coke are the parents of Celia Brooksbank née Coke (died 1996) who is the grandmother of Jack Brooksbank (husband to Princess Eugenie). In 2018, photos were published which revealed that Sir Jack Coke's daughter - Celia Brooksbank - had been a guest at Hall Barn Estate, the family seat where her great grandfather, Edward Levy-Lawson, 1st Baron Burnham had enjoyed many shooting parties with King Edward VII.

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Maj. Sir John Spencer Coke, KCVO's Timeline

1880
September 30, 1880
1907
October 25, 1907
1910
November 18, 1910
1919
July 3, 1919
1957
December 23, 1957
Age 77