Sir Vivian Naylor-Leyland, 3rd Baronet | |
|---|---|
 Vivian Naylor-Leyland, in 1952 | |
| Born | 5 March 1924 |
| Died | 2 September 1987 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education |
Eton College Christ Church, Oxford Royal Agricultural University |
| Occupation(s) | Lieutenant, banker |
Sir Vivyan (or Vyvian) Edward Naylor-Leyland, 3rd Baronet (1924-1987) was a British aristocrat and banker.
Biography
Early life
Vivian Edward Naylor-Leyland was born on 5 March 1924. [1] His father was Sir Albert Naylor-Leyland, 2nd Baronet (1890-1952) and his mother, Marguerite de Belabre. [1] His paternal grandfather was Sir Herbert Scarisbrick Naylor-Leyland, 1st Baronet (1864–1899), who served as Member of Parliament for Colchester from 1892 to 1895 and for Southport from 1898 to 1899. [1] He grew up at his paternal family residence of Nantclwyd Hall, a Grade II listed mansion in Llanelidan, Denbighshire, Wales.
He was educated at Eton College, a private boarding school in Eton, Berkshire. [1] He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford, a constituent college of the University of Oxford, and the Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester, Gloucestershire. [1]
Career
He served in the Grenadier Guards of the British Army, becoming Lieutenant. [1]
Later, he made a fortune as a banker in Liverpool. [2]
On 23 September 1952 he became the 3rd Baronet Naylor-Leyland, of Hyde Park House, Albert Gate, London. [1] With his inherited title came the family country seat of Nantclwyd Hall. [2] At Nantclwyd, he commissioned the architect Clough Williams-Ellis (1883–1978) to add a fibreglass temple, a clock tower, a ceremonial arch, gazebos, a dovecote, and formal gardens. [2]
Personal life
On 17 January 1952 he married Hon. Elizabeth-Anne Marie Gabrielle Fitzalan-Howard, the daughter of Henry FitzAlan-Howard, 2nd Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent (1882-1962) and Joyce Elizabeth Mary Langdale (1898–1995). [1] They had a son, Sir Philip Vyvian Naylor-Leyland, 4th Baronet. [1] On 17 November 1967 he married Noreen Starr Anker Simmons; they had a daughter. Thirdly, he married Jameina Flora Reid. They had two daughters. [1] He died on 2 September 1987 at the age of 63. [1]
References
- 1924 births
- 1987 deaths
- People from Denbighshire
- People educated at Eton College
- Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford
- Alumni of the Royal Agricultural University
- Grenadier Guards officers
- English bankers
- Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
- Llanelidan
- Naylor-Leyland family
- 20th-century English businesspeople