Richard Cory-Wright

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Sir Richard Michael Cory-Wright, 4th Baronet (born 17 January 1944) is the 4th Baronet Cory-Wright.

Sir Richard is the son of Captain Anthony John Julian Cory-Wright (1916–1944) and Susan Esterel Elwes. Captain Cory-Wright was the oldest son of Sir Geoffrey Cory-Wright, the 3rd Baronet Baronet Cory-Wright.[1] Captain Cory-Wright was killed in action on 26 June 1944, aged 27, at Saint-Manvieu, Normandy in France, when Richard was only six months old.[2] His mother remarried, in 1949, to Lt.-Col. Jocelyn Eustace Gurney.[1]

Richard Cory-Wright was educated at Eton College. He graduated with a BSc degree from Birmingham University in 1965.[3] Richard Cory-Wright gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry.[3]

Richard Cory-Wright succeeded to the title of 4th Baronet Cory-Wright on 23 March 1969. He married Veronica Mary Bolton in 1976. Their children are: Roland Anthony Cory-Wright (born 1979); Jonathan James Cory-Wright (born 1981); and Felix Michael Cory-Wright (born 1986). They were divorced in 1994. Richard Cory-Wright married Helga Wright (née Godfrey) in 1998.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 906
  2. ^ [1] Anthony John Julian Cory-Wright on thePeerage.com
  3. ^ a b c "Person Page".

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Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baronet
(of Caen Wood Towers and Hornsey)
1969–present
Incumbent