Sir John Conant, 2nd Baronet
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 |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1942–1946 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | Grenadier Guards |
Sir John Ernest Michael Conant, 2nd Baronet (24 April 1923 – 10 January 2024) was a British aristocrat.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (1999). "Conant". Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage. Vol. 1 (106th ed.). Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd. pp. 642–643. ISBN 2-940085-02-1.
- ^ a b c "Conant Family Tree" (PDF). Lyndon Estate. 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ The Quarterly Army List (April-July 1946). London: HM Stationery Office. 1946. p. 703P.
- ^ "Sir John Conant Bt". The Telegraph. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.