Martin Redmayne, Baron Redmayne

The Right Honourable
The Lord Redmayne
DSO TD PC
The Right Honourable The Lord Redmayne DSO TD PC
Government Chief Whip in the House of Commons; Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
	In office; 14 October 1959 – 16 October 1964
Prime Minister	Harold Macmillan; Alec Douglas-Home
Preceded by	Edward Heath
Succeeded by	Edward Short
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
	In office; 4 July 1953 – 14 October 1959
Prime Minister	Anthony Eden; Harold Macmillan
Preceded by	Herbert Butcher
Succeeded by	David Gibson-Watt
Member of Parliament ; for Rushcliffe
	In office; 23 February 1950 – 10 March 1966
Preceded by	Florence Paton
Succeeded by	Antony Gardner
Personal details
Born	16 November 1910; Nottingham, England
Died	28 April 1983 (aged 72); London, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Ann Griffiths (m. 1932)
Children	Nicholas

Martin Redmayne, Baron Redmayne, DSO, TD, PC (16 November 1910 – 28 April 1983) was a British Conservative politician.

Background

Redmayne was born in Nottingham, the second son of civil engineer and farmer, Leonard Redmayne and his wife Mildred.^[1] He was educated at Radley College. He served in World War II, commanding the 14th Battalion of the Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) in Italy in 1943 and the 66th Infantry Brigade from 1944 to 1945. He was awarded the DSO in February 1945,^[2] Mentioned in Despatches on 11 January 1945 and made an Honorary Brigadier in 1945.

Political career

In 1950, Redmayne entered the Commons as Conservative MP for Rushcliffe.^[1] He was a Government Whip a year later, a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury from 1953 to 1959, Deputy Chief Whip from 1955 to 1959 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Government Chief Whip from 1959 to 1964.^[1] He was the Chief Whip during the Profumo affair. Admitted to the Privy Council in 1959, he was made a baronet on 29 December 1964^[3] and after leaving the Commons, was created a life peer as Baron Redmayne, of Rushcliffe in the County of Nottinghamshire on 10 June 1966.^[4]

Personal life and death

In 1932, Redmayne married Ann Griffiths, and they had a son, Nicholas.^[1] Lord Redmayne died at King Edward VII's Hospital in London on 28 April 1983, aged 72, and Nicholas inherited the baronetcy.^[1]

Coat of arms

Coat of arms of Martin Redmayne, Baron Redmayne
Crest In front of a cushion as in the arms fesswise a horse's head Argent maned Gules. Escutcheon Gules two chevronels between three cushions Ermine tasseled Or a bordure engrailed Argent. Supporters Dexter a Herdwick ram Proper poll Gules, sinister a lion Or maned Gules. Motto Without Blood No Victory ^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Fraser, Michael (2004). "Redmayne, Martin, first baronet and Baron Redmayne (1910–1983), politician". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/31592. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "No. 36928". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 February 1945. p. 796.
^ "No. 43538". The London Gazette. 1 January 1965. p. 83.
^ "No. 44017". The London Gazette. 10 June 1966. p. 6709.
^ Debrett's Peerage. 1973.

Sources

Burke's Peerage & Gentry

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Martin Redmayne

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Florence Paton	Member of Parliament for Rushcliffe 1950–1966	Succeeded by Antony Gardner
Political offices
Preceded by Edward Heath	Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury 1959–1964	Succeeded by Edward Short
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Baronet (of Rushcliffe) 1964–1983	Succeeded by Nicholas Redmayne

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[ODNB-1] Fraser, Michael (2004). "Redmayne, Martin, first baronet and Baron Redmayne (1910–1983), politician". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/31592. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[2] "No. 36928". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 February 1945. p. 796.

[3] "No. 43538". The London Gazette. 1 January 1965. p. 83.

[4] "No. 44017". The London Gazette. 10 June 1966. p. 6709.

[5] Debrett's Peerage. 1973.

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