Richard Gibbs, 2nd Baron Wraxall

George Richard Lawley Gibbs, 2nd Baron Wraxall, DL (16 May 1928 – 19 July 2001), who used the forename Richard, was a British hereditary peer.

The Lord Wraxall
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
as a hereditary peer
29 October 1943 – 11 November 1999
Preceded byThe 1st Baron Wraxall
Succeeded bySeat abolished[a]
Personal details
Born
George Richard Lawley Gibbs

16 May 1928
Died19 July 2001(2001-07-19) (aged 73)
Political partyCrossbench

Early life and background

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Gibbs succeeded his father, George Gibbs, 1st Baron Wraxall, in the barony on 28 October 1931 at the age of three. His mother was the Hon. Ursula Mary Lawley, daughter of Arthur Lawley, 6th Baron Wenlock. His godmother was Queen Mary of Teck.[1]

Kidnapping

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In 1988, Lord Wraxall was kidnapped at his home Tyntesfield and locked in the boot of his BMW for almost seven hours. Afterwards according to The Times, he said "Good grief, there's more room in the back than I ever thought".[citation needed] The kidnappers had knocked him to the ground, one battering him on the head with a plank, and demanded the combination to his safe and his house keys, but the burglar alarm went off and, in a panic, the raiders bundled Lord Wraxall into the boot of his car and drove him to woods about two miles away, before making off with his wallet and credit cards.

Later life and death

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Wraxall was appointed to be a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Somerset by the Lord Lieutenant in 1996.[2] He died unmarried in July 2001, aged 73, and was succeeded by his younger brother, Sir Eustace Gibbs.

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ Fertile Fortune: The Story of Tyntesfield By James Miller. National Trust Books, 2006.
  2. ^ "No. 54359". The London Gazette. 1 April 1996. p. 4741.
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Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baron Wraxall
1931–2001
Member of the House of Lords
(1943–1999)
Succeeded by