Sir John Conant, 2nd Baronet
British aristocrat (1923–2024)
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Sir John Ernest Michael Conant, 2nd Baronet (24 April 1923 – 10 January 2024) was a British aristocrat.[1][2]
Born
24 April 1923
John Ernest Michael Conant
24 April 1923
Lyndon, Rutland, England
Died10 January 2024 (aged 100)
Spouses
Periwinkle Elizabeth Thorp
(m. 1950; died 1985)Mary Clare Atwater
(m. 1992)Children5
John Conant | |
|---|---|
| Born | John Ernest Michael Conant 24 April 1923 Lyndon, Rutland, England |
| Died | 10 January 2024 (aged 100) |
| Spouses | Periwinkle Elizabeth Thorp
(m. 1950; died 1985)Mary Clare Atwater
(m. 1992) |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | Sir Roger Conant, 1st Baronet Daphne Learoyd (1888–1976) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Service years | 1942–1946 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | Grenadier Guards |
Biography
The eldest son of the first baronet and a member of the senior branch of the Conant family, he was educated at Eton and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.[2] During the Second World War, he served with the Grenadier Guards, receiving an emergency commission as a second lieutenant on 4 December 1942, with promotion to war-substantive lieutenant on 6 April 1943.[3] He served as High Sheriff of Rutland in 1960.[2]
Conant died on 10 January 2024, at the age of 100.[4]