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词条 John Fellowes, 4th Baron de Ramsey
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  1. Career

  2. Family and personal life

  3. References

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John Ailwyn Fellowes, 4th Baron de Ramsey (born 27 February 1942) is a British landowner, agriculturalist, and the first chairman of the Environment Agency.

Career

Lord de Ramsey farms the family’s 6,000 acre estate around the village of Abbots Ripton, Huntingdonshire.[1]

He has a longstanding interest in fenland drainage, acting as a commissioner for the Middle Level Commissioners, President of the Association of Drainage Authorities 1991-1994 and 2001-present, and a director of the Cambridge Water Company from 1974-1994.[2]

He was president of the Country Landowners Association (1991–1993), a Crown Estate commissioner 1994-2002, and president of the Royal Agricultural Society of England 2002-03.[3]

Other roles include Chairman of the Cambridgeshire Farmers Union (1982), Director of the Shuttleworth Trust (1982–1995), Member of the Governing Body of the Institute of Plant Science Research (1984–1989), Director of Strutt and Parker (Farms) Limited (from 1993), and Director of the Lawes Agricultural Trust (from 1996).[4] He is chairman of the Lawes Trust which owns the estate on which Rothamsted Research is based.

In 1995, Lord de Ramsey became the first chairman of the Environment Agency.

Family and personal life

John Ailwyn Fellowes was born in 1942, the elder son of Ailwyn Edward Fellowes, 3rd Baron de Ramsey. He was educated at Maidwell Hall, Northampton, Winchester College and Writtle Institute of Agriculture.

In 1973 he married Phylida Forsyth.[5]{{Verify credibility|failed=y |date=September 2012}} They had one son:

  • Hon. Freddie John Fellowes (born 31 May 1978), who as Fred Fellowes runs the Secret Garden Party music festival each year.[6]

He married secondly Alison Birkmyre, daughter of Sir Archibald Birkmyre, 3rd Baronet, in 1984.[7]{{Verify credibility|failed=y |date=September 2012}} The couple has three children:

  • Hon. Charles Henry Fellowes b. 1986
  • Hon. Daisy Lilah Fellowes b. 1988
  • Hon. Flora Mary Fellowes b. 1991.

The family lives at Abbots Ripton Hall, Huntingdonshire.

In 1997 Lord de Ramsey was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Science from the School of Agriculture, Food and Environment of Cranfield University.[4]

References

1. ^{{cite web|author=Property |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/3353100/Village-voice.html |title=Village voice |publisher=Telegraph |date=2006-09-23 |accessdate=2015-12-24}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.angliafarmers.co.uk/content/moreinfo.asp?mid=401 |accessdate=March 18, 2012 }}{{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.debretts.co.uk/people/biographies/browse/d/17413/John%20Ailwyn%20Fellowes+DE%20RAMSEY.aspx |title=People of Today Index, People of Today, People of Influence | Debrett's |website=Debretts.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-12-24}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/alumni/graduation/hongrads/page25050.html |accessdate=March 18, 2012 }}{{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p35782.htm#i357814 |title=Person Page 35782 |website=Thepeerage.com |date=1995-05-15 |accessdate=2015-12-24}}
6. ^{{cite web|author=Mark Beaumont |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/may/21/festival-secret-garden-party |title=Festivals guide | Festival founders | Music |publisher=The Guardian |date= |accessdate=2015-12-24}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p14289.htm#i142888 |title=Person Page 14289 |website=Thepeerage.com |date= |accessdate=2015-12-24}}
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