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David Freeman-Mitford, 2nd Baron Redesdale
The Lord Redesdale | |
|---|---|
 Redesdale in 1933 | |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| In office 17 August 1916 – 17 March 1958 | |
| Preceded by | The 1st Baron Redesdale |
| Succeeded by | The 3rd Baron Redesdale |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Bertram Ogilvy Mitford 13 March 1878 Chelsea, London, England |
| Died | 17 March 1958 (aged 80) Otterburn, Northumberland, England |
| Spouse |
Sydney Bowles (m. 1904) |
| Children | Nancy, Pamela, Thomas, Diana, Unity, Jessica, and Deborah |
| Parent(s) | Bertram Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale Lady Clementine Ogilvy |
| Education | Radley College |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | Northumberland Fusiliers Royal Air Force |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War World War I • Second Battle of Ypres |
David Bertram Ogilvy Freeman-Mitford, 2nd Baron Redesdale (13 March 1878 – 17 March 1958), was a British peer, soldier, and landowner. He was the father of the Mitford sisters, in whose various novels and memoirs he is depicted.[1]
- ^ Jonathan Guinness and Catherine Guinness: The House of Mitford: Portrait of a Family; Viking (1984).
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