Antony Lyttelton, 2nd Viscount Chandos
British peer
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Antony Alfred Lyttelton, 2nd Viscount Chandos (23 October 1920 – 28 November 1980) was a British soldier and peer[1] from the Lyttelton family.
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The Viscount Chandos | |
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| Born | 23 October 1920 |
| Died | 28 November 1980 (aged 60) |
| Spouse | Caroline Mary Lascelles |
| Children | 4, including Thomas |
| Parent(s) | Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos Lady Moira Godolphin Osborne |
Biography
Lord Chandos was the son of Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos, and Lady Moira Godolphin Osborne, a daughter of George Osborne, 10th Duke of Leeds. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge.[1] Chandos served in the General Staff during World War II in the Mediterranean from 1942 to 1945, where he was mentioned in dispatches.[1] In 1950 Chandos joined the stockbrokers Panmure Gordon & Co. where he stayed until 1975.[1]
Marriage and children
Chandos married Caroline Mary Lascelles, daughter of Sir Tommy Lascelles, on 20 May 1949. They had two sons and two daughters:
- Hon Laura Katherine Lyttelton (born 18 May 1950)
- Thomas Orlando Lyttelton, 3rd Viscount Chandos, Baron Lyttelton of Aldershot (life peerage), (born 12 February 1953).
- Hon Matthew Peregrine Antony Lyttelton (born 21 April 1956)
- Hon Deborah Claire Lyttelton (born 18 September 1963)
Lord Chandos died in 1980 and was succeeded in the viscountcy by his elder son, Thomas.[1]