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     John Wakeham, Baron Wakeham was born on 22 June 1932.² He is the son of Major Walter John Wakeham and E. R. Webb.³ He married, firstly, Anne Roberta Bailey, daughter of Harold Edwin Bailey, in 1965.² He married, secondly, Alison Bridget Ward, daughter of Venerable Edwin James Greenfield Ward and Grizell Evelyn Buxton, in 1985.⁴
     He was educated at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, England.⁵ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Maldon between 1974 and 1983.³ He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of Industry between 1981 and 1982.³ He held the office of Minister of State, Treasury between 1982 and 1983.³ He held the office of Parliamentary Secretary, Treasury between 1983 and 1987.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Colchester South and Maldon between 1983 and 1992.³ He held the office of Lord Privy Seal between 1987 and 1988.³ He held the office of Lord Privy Seal between 1989 and 1992.³ He held the office of Minister of Government, Policies between 1990 and 1992.³ He held the office of Leader, House of Lords between 1992 and 1994.³ He was created Baron Wakeham, of Maldon in the County of Essex [U.K. Life Peer] on 24 April 1992.¹ He was chairman of British Horseracing Board between 1995 and 1998.³ He was President of Complaints Commission between 1995 and 2002.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Hampshire in 1997.¹ He was director of Enron.³ He held the office of Chancellor of the Brunel University in 1998.³ He was appointed Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants (F.C.A.)³ He was chairman of Royal Commission on Reforms of the House of Lords between 1999 and 2001.³

     William Arthur Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill was born on 15 August 1946.³ He is the son of Geoffrey Noel Waldegrave, 12th Earl Waldegrave and Mary Hermione Grenfell.³ He married Linda Margaret Caroline Burrows, daughter of Major Richard Burrows, in 1977 at Crawley, Sussex, England.⁴
     He wrote the book The Binding of Leviathan.³ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.³ He was educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.³ He was educated at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.³ He was CPRS Cabinet Office between 1971 and 1973.³ He was with political staff to 10 Downing Street between 1973 and 1974.³ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Inner London between 1975 and 1979.³ He was with GBC Ltd between 1975 and 1981.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Bristol West between 1979 and 1997.³ He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary, DES between 1981 and 1983.³ He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of Energy between 1983 and 1985.³ He held the office of Minister of State, Department of Energy, Environment and Countryside between 1985 and 1987.³ He held the office of Minister of State, Planning between 1986 and 1988.³ He held the office of Minister of State, Housing between 1987 and 1988.³ He held the office of Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office between 1988 and 1990.³ He held the office of Secretary of State, Health between 1990 and 1992.³ He held the office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between 1992 and 1994.³ He held the office of Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food between 1994 and 1995.³ He held the office of Chief Secretary to Treasury between 1995 and 1997.³ He was created Baron Waldegrave of North Hill, of Chewton Mendip in the County of Somerset [U.K. Life Peer] on 28 July 1999.¹ He was the Provost between 2009 and 2015 at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.⁵

     Harold Walker, Baron Walker of Doncaster was born on 12 July 1927 at Manchester, Lancashire, England.² He was the son of Harold Walker.³ He married, firstly, Barbara Hague in 1956.² He married, secondly, Mary Griffin in 1984.² He died on 11 November 2003 at age 76 at London, England.²
     He was educated at Manchester Technical School, Manchester, Lancashire, England.³ He gained the rank of between 1946 and 1948 in the Royal Navy.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Labour) for Doncaster between 1964 and 1983.² He held the office of Minister of State between 1976 and 1979.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1979.² He held the office of Deputy Speaker, House of COmmons between 1983 and 1992.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Labour) for Doncaster Central between 1983 and 1997.² He was appointed Knight in 1992.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of South Yorkshire in 1997.¹ He was created Baron Walker of Doncaster, of Audenshaw in the County of Greater Manchester [U.K. Life Peer] on 26 September 1997.¹

     Peter Edward Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester was born on 25 March 1932 at Harrow, London, England.² He was the son of Sydney Walker and Rose Dean.^2,3 He married Tessa Joan Prout, daughter of Geoffrey Ivan Prout, on 22 February 1969.³ He died on 23 June 2010 at age 78.⁴
     He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.)¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Worcester between 1961 and 1992.² He held the office of Minister, Housing and Local Government in 1970.² He held the office of Secretary of State for Environment between 1970 and 1972.² He held the office of Secretary of State for Trade and Industry between 1972 and 1974.² He held the office of Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries between 1979 and 1983.² He held the office of Secretary of State for Energy between 1983 and 1987.² He was created Baron Walker of Worcester, of Abbots Morton in the County of Hereford and Worcester [U.K. Life Peer] on 8 July 1992.¹

     John Edward Wall, Baron Wall married Gladys Evelyn Wright, daughter of William Edward Wright.² He died on 29 December 1980.¹
     He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)¹ He was created Baron Wall, of Coombe in Greater London [U.K. Life Peer] on 5 February 1976.¹

     Margaret Mary Mylott, Baroness Wall of New Barnet was born on 14 November 1941 at Liverpool, Lancashire, England. She was the daughter of Thomas Mylott and Dorothy Walker. She married Eddie Wall. She died on 25 January 2017 at age 75.
     Her married name became Wall. She was created Baroness Wall of New Barnet, of New Barnet in the London Borough of Barnet [U.K. Life Peer] on 10 June 2004.¹

     George Wallace, Baron Wallace of Campsie died on 23 December 1997.¹
     He was created Baron Wallace of Campsie, of Newlands in the County of the City of Glasgow [U.K. Life Peer] on 28 June 1974.¹

     George Douglas Wallace, Baron Wallace of Coslany was born on 18 April 1906 at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.² He was the son of George Wallace.³ He married Emily Vera Randall, daughter of William Joseph Randall, in 1932.² He died on 11 November 2003 at age 97.¹
     He was educated at Cheltenham Central College, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England^G.³ He gained the rank of Sergeant in the Royal Air Force.³ He fought in the Second World War.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Chislehurst between 1945 and 1950.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Norwich North between 1964 and 1974.² He held the office of Minister of Housing and Local Government between 1967 and 1968.² He was member of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission between 1970 and 1986.³ He was created Baron Wallace of Coslany, of Coslany in the City of Norwich [U.K. Life Peer] on 17 January 1975.¹

     William John Lawrence Wallace, Baron Wallace of Saltaire was born on 12 March 1941.² He is the son of William Edward Wallace and Mary Agnes Tricks.² He married Helen Sarah Rushworth, daughter of Edward Rushworth, on 25 August 1968.²
     He was educated at St. Edward's School, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.² He graduated from King's College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He graduated from Nuffield College, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)² He was Lecturer in Government between 1967 and 1977 at Manchester University, Manchester, Lancashire, England.² He wrote the book Foreign Policy and the Political Process, published 1972.² He was editor of the Journal of Common Market Studies between 1974 and 1978.² He wrote the book The Foreign Policy Process in Britain, published 1977.² He was Deputy Director, Royal Institute of International Affairs between 1978 and 1990.² He wrote the book The Transformation of Western Europe, published 1990.² He was Senior Research Fellow, European Studies between 1990 and 1995 at St. Anony's College, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.² He wrote the book Regional Integration: the West European experience, published 1994.² He was Professor of International Studies in 1994 at Central European University, Budapest, Hungary.² He was created Baron Wallace of Saltaire, of Shipley in the County of West Yorkshire [U.K. Life Peer] on 19 December 1995.¹ He wrote the book Why Vote Liberal Democrat?, published 1997.²

     Joan Margaret Watson, Baroness Walmsley was born on 12 April 1943.² She is the daughter of Leo Watson and Monica Nolan.² She married, firstly, John N. C. Richardson in 1966.³ She and John N. C. Richardson were divorced in 1980.³ She married, secondly, Christopher R. Walmsley in 1986.³ She married, thirdly, Donald Martin Thomas, Baron Thomas of Gresford, son of Hywel Thomas and Olwen Jones, in 2005.³
     She was educated at Notre Dame High School, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.² She graduated from University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Lancashire, England^G, in 1963 with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)² She graduated from Manchester Polytechnic, Manchester, Lancashire, England^G, with a PGCE.² From 1966, her married name became Richardson.³ She was cytologist between 1966 and 1967 at Christie Hospital, Manchester, Lancashire, England.² She was a teacher between 1979 and 1987 at Buxton College.² From 1986, her married name became Walmsley.¹ She was marketing officer, Ocean Youth Club between 1987 and 1988.² She was a PR consultant between 1989 and 1997.² She was created Baroness Walmsley, of West Derby in the County of Merseyside [U.K. Life Peer] on 15 May 2000.¹ From 2005, her married name became Thomas.³