Roger Swinfen Eady, 3rd Baron Swinfen

Roger Mynors Swinfen Eady, 3rd Baron Swinfen, MBE, JP (14 December 1938 – 5 June 2022) was a British politician and philanthropist, who was one of the ninety two hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords following the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. He sat as a Conservative.[1]

The Lord Swinfen
In Parliament, 2018
Member of the House of Lords
Hereditary peerage
19 March 1977 – 11 November 1999
Preceded byThe 2nd Baron Swinfen
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Elected hereditary peer
11 November 1999 – 5 June 2022
Election1999
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded byThe 6th Baron Wrottesley
Personal details
Born(1938-12-14)14 December 1938
Died5 June 2022(2022-06-05) (aged 83)
Political partyConservative

Early life and education

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Swinfen was born in 1938, the elder son of Charles Swinfen Eady, second Baron Swinfen and his novelist wife Mary Wesley.[2] His parents divorced in 1945. He was educated at Westminster School and at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, after which he received a Short Service Commission in The Royal Scots before leaving the British Army in the rank of Lieutenant.[3]

Later life

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A philanthropist, he was the Founding Trustee of the Swinfen Charitable Trust[4] and was Director of the American Telemedicine Association from 2009 until 2013.

Swinfen was President of the South East Region British Sports Association for the Disabled and between 1983 and 1997, he served as a Member of the Direct Mail Services Standards Board. In 1988, he became Patron of the Disablement Income Group, in 1996, Patron of Labrador Rescue South East,[5] in 2002, Patron of World Orthopaedic Concern,[6] and of the Kunde Foundation[7] in 2007.

Swinfen was a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Drapers as well as a Freeman of the City of London.

House of Lords

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Swinfen became the third Baron Swinfen on the death of his father in 1977. As a member of the House of Lords, he was a member on various UK Parliamentary Committees.[1]

Marriage and children

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Swinfen married Patricia Anne Blackmore on 24 October 1962. They had four children:[8]

Lady Swinfen died in 2023.[9]

Death

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Swinfen died on 5 June 2022, at the age of 83. He was succeeded in the barony by his only son, Charles.[10]

Honours and fellowships

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Selected published works

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  • An Evaluation of the First Year's Experience with a Low-cost Telemedicine Link in Bangladesh (2001)
  • Store-and-Forward Teleneurology in Developing Countries (2001)
  • Experience with a Low-cost Telemedicine System in Three Developing Countries (2001)

Arms

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Coat of arms of Roger Swinfen Eady, 3rd Baron Swinfen
 
Crest
A Demi-lion rampant Vert charged on the body with a Battle-axe erect and holding a like Axe in bend Argent
Helm
That of a Peer
Escutcheon
Per pale Argent and Vert on a Chevron between three Battle-axes as many Ermine Spots all Counterchanged
Supporters
Dexter, a Lion guardant Vert charged with a Battle-axe Argent; Sinister, a Lion guardant Argent charged with a Battle-axe Vert
Motto
Per ardua ad alta (en: Onwards and upwards through hardship)
Orders
MBE insignia suspended below the Shield
 

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Parliamentary career for Lord Swinfen". parliament.uk.
  2. ^ www.telegraph.co.uk
  3. ^ www.thegazette.co.uk
  4. ^ Swinfen Charitable Trust
  5. ^ www.labrador-rescue.org.uk
  6. ^ www.wocuk.org
  7. ^ www.kundefoundation.org
  8. ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003
  9. ^ Swinfen
  10. ^ "Death of a Member: Lord Swinfen". Hansard (UK Parliament). 6 June 2022.
  11. ^ "No. 61450". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2015. p. N27.
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Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baron Swinfen
1977–2022
Member of the House of Lords
(1977–1999)
Succeeded by
Parliament of the United Kingdom
New office
Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lords
under the House of Lords Act 1999
1999–2022
Succeeded by