Clifton Wrottesley
Irish skeleton racer and peer (born 1968)
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- Clifton Hugh Lancelot de Verdon Wrottesley, 6th Baron Wrottesley (born 10 August 1968) is an Irish and British peer and former Conservative member of the House of Lords.
- Early life and education Wrottesley was born at Hatch Street, Dublin, in 1968 to Hon.
- His mother was Georgina Anne Clifton, daughter of Lt.
- Through his paternal grandmother, he is a descendant of the Stratford family, and through his maternal grandfather the Bruce baronets of Downhill.
- After his father's death, he moved to Spain with his mother.
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WikipediaClifton Hugh Lancelot de Verdon Wrottesley, 6th Baron Wrottesley (born 10 August 1968) is an Irish and British peer and former Conservative member of the House of Lords. He represented Ireland in men's skeleton at the 2002 Winter Olympics, finishing fourth.
Wrottesley was born at Hatch Street, Dublin, in 1968 to Hon. Richard Francis Gerard Wrottesley, eldest surviving son of 5th Baron Wrottesley. His mother was Georgina Anne Clifton, daughter of Lt.-Col. Peter Thomas Clifton, late Grenadier Guards, of Dummer House, Hampshire, and Patricia Mary Adela, sister of David Gibson-Watt, Baron Gibson-Watt. Through his paternal grandmother, he is a descendant of the Stratford family, and through his maternal grandfather the Bruce baronets of Downhill.
His first two years were spent in Abbyknockmoy, County Galway. After his father's death, he moved to Spain with his mother.
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