16-406: Fermor-Hesketh is a surname, and may refer to: Alexander Fermor-Hesketh, 3rd Baron Hesketh (born 1950), British Conservative politician Thomas Fermor-Hesketh, 1st Baron Hesketh (1881–1944), British soldier See also [ edit ] Fermor , surname Hesketh (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
32-514: A full fairing, called the Vampire. However, although the company had produced a motorcycle with export potential in mind, the Vampire retained too many of the V1000's faults and only 40 were produced before the company closed again in 1984. In 1994 Hesketh helped set up British Mediterranean Airways (BMED). He also became chairman of the new airline – a role in which he continued until early 2007, when BMED
48-490: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Alexander Fermor-Hesketh, 3rd Baron Hesketh Thomas Alexander Fermor-Hesketh, 3rd Baron Hesketh , KBE , PC (born 28 October 1950) is a British peer and UK Independence Party politician. Hesketh succeeded in the barony (and baronetcy ) on 6 October 1955, aged four, when his father, Frederick Fermor-Hesketh, 2nd Baron Hesketh , died aged 39. His mother, Christian Mary McEwen , Dowager Lady Hesketh, served as
64-515: The Hesketh V1000 motorcycles in Daventry . However, there were numerous problems. The bikes were heavy, made worse by a high riding style; and unreliable, with numerous manufacturing problems adding to an overheating rear cylinder due to lack of air flow. The resultant bad press combined on top of an under-developed bike, lack of cash and a collapsing market meant that after the production of 139 bikes,
80-823: The High Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1981. He was educated at Ampleforth College , Yorkshire. He went on to work for Dean Witter in San Francisco before returning to manage his family's businesses. Hesketh automatically became a member of the House of Lords but took no active part in politics until he met Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher after the Irish Republican Army 's bomb attack on her in Brighton on 12 October 1984. Thatcher visited Easton Neston and in conversation, Hesketh explained that he did not occupy his seat in
96-485: The House of Lords . He later explained, "Mrs Thatcher asked me if I served on a regular basis in the House, and when I told her no, she said, 'You must. It's your duty, and I expect you to be there.'" From that point Hesketh worked under Thatcher, whom he described as "the most outstanding person I ever worked with" and held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment between 1989 and 1990 and
112-450: The surname Fermor-Hesketh . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fermor-Hesketh&oldid=1189188598 " Categories : Surnames Compound surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
128-654: The English baroque architect Nicholas Hawksmoor —and all furnishings of the house, including even the family portraits. He sold off the estate and Gothic village of Hulcote piecemeal. In 1997, Hesketh was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE). Hesketh was portrayed by British actor Christian McKay in the 2013 biographical drama Rush . Local Government Finance Act 1992 The Local Government Finance Act 1992 includes obligations of
144-585: The European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993, which ratified the Maastricht Treaty . Hesketh lost his seat in the House of Lords in 1999, when the House of Lords Act 1999 removed all but 92 hereditary peers, and he was not one of the 92 who were elected to keep their seats. In 2003, he became treasurer of the Conservative Party, resigning in 2006 owing to his own financial difficulties, and
160-412: The company went into receivership. The Triumph Motorcycles co-operative looked at buying the rights to the machine, as they lacked a new model beyond the aged Triumph Bonneville . A V1000 machine even appeared with a Triumph badge on its tank, but Triumph also lacked funding to buy and develop the machine. In 1983, Lord Hesketh formed a new company called Hesleydon Ltd to manufacture a revamped V1000 with
176-535: The occupants or (in the case of vacant properties and houses of multiple occupation ) the owners of properties in the United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland ) to pay Council Tax . It repealed large sections of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 , which introduced the unpopular Community Charge (known as the "poll tax"), which was replaced by the new Council Tax. This legislation in
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#1733085568107192-566: Was Minister of State in the Department of Trade and Industry between 1990 and 1991. On 22 May of that year, he became Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms (Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords ) under the next prime minister, John Major , a position he kept until 16 September 1993. During his period in office as Chief Whip he helped secure the Local Government Finance Act 1992 , which introduced council taxes , and
208-484: Was famous for its flamboyant and patriotic approach to the sport and for refusing sponsorship . Between 1973 and 1975 the team had some success with the English driver James Hunt , including winning the 1975 Dutch Grand Prix . He later was president of the British Racing Drivers' Club , from 1993 to 2000. Hesketh formed Hesketh Motorcycles plc . In 1982 a modern purpose built factory was set up to manufacture
224-660: Was formerly a board member of The Conservative Party Foundation. On 10 October 2011, Hesketh defected to the UK Independence Party , in response to Prime Minister David Cameron ruling out a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union . During the years 2011/12 Hesketh donated approximately £31,000 to that party. Known for his love of motor racing , Hesketh founded Hesketh Racing in 1972, best known for competing in Formula One from 1973 to 1978. The team
240-585: Was purchased for £30 million by UK Airline BMI . He subsequently served as an "independent director" of Air Astana , the national carrier of Kazakhstan . Hesketh joined the board of Babcock International Group on 6 October 1993, becoming non-executive deputy chairman on 26 April 1996. He was forced to resign in November 2010 after a comment regarding the Royal Navy 's new Queen Elizabeth -class aircraft carriers to The Daily Telegraph newspaper, in which he
256-499: Was reported as saying the project would make the country a "laughing stock". On 21 May 1977, Lord Hesketh married Hon. Claire Georgina Watson, a daughter of Rupert Watson, 3rd Baron Manton and the former Mary Elizabeth Hallinan. Together, they are the parents of three children who use the surname Hesketh day-to-day: In 2006, Lord Hesketh's financial difficulties forced him to sell the family seat, Easton Neston , at Towcester , Northamptonshire—the only surviving completed house by
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