Dermot Richard Claud Chichester

Background

Chichester was the second son of Arthur Chichester, 4th Baron Templemore, whom he succeeded in the Barony.

Education

He was educated at Harrow and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.

Career

He served in the Second World War as a captain with the 7th Queen"s Own Hussars in Egypt. He was reported missing in action and believed to have been killed, but had been captured in Libya in November 1942 during the North African Campaign. He remained a prisoner of war in Italy until escaping in June 1944.

He was promoted Major that year, and retired from the British Army in 1949, but served for several years with the Leicestershire Yeomanry.

He also inherited other titles, and was Lord High Admiral of Lough Neagh. In 1981, he became Grandmaster of the Grand Lodge of Ireland, a post he held until 1992.

Chichester also served as master of the Wexford Hounds. The Marquess lived at the family home of Dunbrody Park, County Wexford.

Achievements

• He bred horses, including The Proclamation, winner of the Punchestown champion hurdle in 1989, and Dunbrody Millar, winner of the Topham Trophy at Aintree in 2007.

Membership

He became a member of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms in 1966, and was its Standard Bearer from 1984 to 1986. He was appointed LVO in 1986, and was for many years an active member of the Conservative Monday Club.