David Pratt, 6th Marquess Camden

David George Edward Henry Pratt, 6th Marquess Camden (born 13 August 1930) is a British peer. He was a member of the House of Lords from 1983 to 1999.

Early life

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The son of John Pratt, 5th Marquess Camden, and his wife Marjorie Minna Jenkins, he was educated at Eton College and was commissioned into the Scots Guards.[1]

Career

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He was a director of Clive Discount Company between 1958 and 1969.[1]

On 22 March 1983, he succeeded as Marquess Camden (1812), Earl of Camden (1786), Earl of Brecknock (1812), Viscount Bayham of Bayham Abbey (1786), and Baron Camden of Camden Place (1765).[1]

Personal life

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On 20 April 1961, he married Virginia Ann Finlaison, daughter of Francis Harry Hume Finlaison; they were divorced in 1984, having had three children:[1]

  • Lady Samantha Caroline Pratt (born 1964)
  • James William John Pratt, Earl of Brecknock (born 1965)
  • Jonathan Bruce Charles Pratt (born 1970, died 1976)

In 2003, Camden was living at Wherwell House, Andover, Hampshire.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e Burke's Peerage, volume 1, 2003, p. 652
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Marquess Camden
1983–
Succeeded by
Incumbent