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Thomas Minshull Stockdale

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Sir Thomas Minshull Stockdale
Born7 January 1940
Died28 October 2021 (aged 81)
EducationEton College
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
OccupationBarrister of Law

Sir Thomas Minshull Stockdale, 2nd Baronet (7 January 1940 – 28 October 2021) was an English barrister and landowner.

Life

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Sir Thomas was born on 7 January 1940 the son of Sir Edmund Stockdale and Lady Louise Stockdale (née Fermor-Hesketh).[1] His family had been seated at Mears Ashby Hall since the 1600s and can trace their ancestry back to Edward II of England.[2] Sir Thomas Stockdale was educated at Ludgrove School and Eton College in Berkshire before graduating with an M.A. from Worcester College, University of Oxford.[3][4] In 1966, he was admitted to Inner Temple and began practice as a barrister.[4]

Sir Thomas Minshull Stockdale married artist Jacqueline Ha-Van-Vuong on 5 June 1965, they had issue:[4]

  • John Stockdale (b. 1967)
  • Charlotte Stockdale (b. 1970)

Stockdale succeeded his father's title as the 2nd Baronet Stockdale, of Hoddington in 1989.[4] He died on 28 October 2021, at the age of 81.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Stockdale, Sir Thomas (Minshull), (born 7 Jan. 1940)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u36343. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  2. ^ Ruvigny and Raineval, Melville Amadeus Henry Douglas Heddle de La Caillemotte de Massue de Ruvigny (1911). The Plantagenet roll of the blood royal, being a complete table of all the descendants now living of Edward III., King of England. Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. London, Melville.
  3. ^ Barber, Richard (2004). The Story of Ludgrove. Oxford: Guidon Publishing. p. 173. ISBN 0-9543617-2-5.
  4. ^ a b c d Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage. Burke's Peerage. doi:10.5118/bpbk.2003. ISBN 978-0-9711966-2-9.
  5. ^ Stockdale, Thomas Minshull
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baronet
(of Hoddington)
1989–2021
Succeeded by
John Stockdale