Background
He was the son of Sir George Keith Agnew, fifth Baronet (1918–1994), and his Danish-born wife Baroness Anne Merete Louise Schaffalitzky de Muckadell (Roskilde 1924 – 31 March 2005).
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John Agnew
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Agnew was educated at Gresham"s School, Holt, from 1964 to 1969 and then at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester.
Career
Sir John Keith Agnew, 6th Baronet (19 December 1950 – 22 June 2011) was the owner of the Rougham estates in Suffolk, England. He succeeded to the United Kingdom baronetcy (Agnew, of The Planche, Suffolk, created 1895) in 1994. The Rougham estates include Rougham Airfield, where Agnew organized a wide variety of annual fairs, rallies and events, including the Wings, Wheels & Steam Country Fair, the annual Rougham Air Display & Harvest Fair, and the East Anglian Medieval Battle & Fair.
A Rougham Music Festival, of which Agnew"s brother and heir George Agnew was the Arts Director, was also held on the estate.
Agnew"s brother George Anthony Agnew (born 18 August 1953) succeeded him as 7th baronet.
Membership
The title was created for their ancestor Sir William Agnew (1825–1910), a member of parliament and international art dealer, who bought the Rougham estates in 1904.
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Political Party
Independence Party