Robert Crause Baden-Powell, 3rd Baron Baden-Powell, is the son of Carine Crause-Boardman and Peter Baden-Powell, 2nd Baron Baden-Powell, the grandson of Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell and Olave Baden-Powell, the great-nephew of Agnes Baden-Powell, Baden Baden-Powell, George Baden-Powell, and Warington Baden-Powell, and the great-grandson of Baden Powell.
Background
Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, he was educated at Bryanston School. Foreign his National Service he served in the Royal Navy.
On the death of his father in 1962, he succeeded to the barony. He married Patience Hélène Mary Batty, only daughter of Major Douglas Myers Batty, of Melsetter, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), by his wife Elsie May Loker, on 1 August 1963.
Lady Baden-Powell served with many Charities including, Young Women’s Christian Association, Girls Alone in London, The National Playbus Associate
NSPCC, Commonwealth Youth Exchange Council, SPCK, Surrey Council for Voluntary Youth Services, Surrey Antiques Fair, Walton Firs Camp Site as well as various local and national offices of The Girl Guides where she became Commonwealth Chief Commissioner, and, latterly a Vice-president
She was a Vice President of The Scout Association. She also conducted a successful business life and was a Director of Imperial Life of Canada, Surrey Radio and Fieldguard.
She was awarded a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for her services to youth and was a Deputy Lord Lieutenant for Surrey. She died in 2010.
Education
Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, he was educated at Bryanston School.
Career
Lord Baden-Powell served the British Scout Association in a number of local, national and international capacities. He was Chief Scout Commissioner from 1965 to 1982. (Bronze Wolf, Silver Fox).
He led the British delegation to the World Scout Conference in Nairobi in 1973, and attended two others as a delegation member.
Lord Baden-Powell was a Local Authority Finance Broker in The City of London and Director of The Bolton Building Society and, latterly the London Board of the Cheltenham & Gloucester Building Society. A Director of a number of Unit Trusts (now part of F&C).
He was Chairman of The Sheldon Grange Housing Accociation. He is currently Managing Director of Fieldguard Limited.
Public service President Surrey Council for Voluntary Youth Services since 2010.
Vice President The Scout Association since 1985. Vice President Camping & Caravanning Club since 2002. President Camping & Caravanning Club 1991-2002 Various Quarter Horse bodies 1983-1991 (Established Quarter Horse racing in the United Kingdom).
Governor Glenesk School 1986-2005.
Surrey Rural Housing Committee 1985-1990. Ripley, Surrey Parish Council 1977-1986.