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William James de L'Aigle Buchan, 3rd Baron Tweedsmuir (10 January 1916 – 29 June 2008), also known as William Tweedsmuir, was an English peer and author of novels, short stories, memoirs and verse.
His eldest son, the second Baron, was the husband of the Conservative politician Lady Tweedsmuir. As of 2010 the title is held by the second Baron's nephew, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2008. The Honourable James Buchan, younger son of the third Baron, is an author.
William de l'Aigle Buchan, writer: born London 10 January 1916; succeeded 1996 as third Baron Tweedsmuir; married 1939 Nesta Parry (née Crozier; one daughter; marriage dissolved 1946), 1946 ...
Jun 29, 2008 · He fought in the Second World War. He gained the rank of Squadron Leader in the service of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron Tweedsmuir, of Elsfield, Oxford [U.K., 1935] on 20 June 1996.
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- January 10, 1916
- Nesta Irene (Crozier) Parry
- June 29, 2008
In the 1960s William Buchan — the second son of John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir and the author of The Thirty-Nine Steps — said of his father: “The more I read his books again, the more I admire them. They have a moral strength and purpose.”
For her, Buchan’s legacy has been nothing but a bonus — she’s full of admiration for him — but for her father, William Buchan 3rd Baron Tweedsmuir, the writer’s fame cast a longer shadow.
Jul 8, 2008 · THE 3rd Lord Tweedsmuir, who died on June 29 aged 92, was the second son of the writer John Buchan and himself the author of novels, short stories and verse; but although he never wrote a...
