Eric Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury
Eric Reginald Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury (29 September 1928 – 14 February 2016), was an English politician and human rights campaigner. He served as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Orpington from 1962 to 1970. He then served in the House of Lords, having inherited the title of Baron Avebury in 1971, until his death. In 1999, when most hereditary peers were removed from the House of Lords, he was elected by his fellow Liberal Democrats to remain. When he died, he was the longest serving Liberal Democrat peer.
The Right Honourable The Lord Avebury | |
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Lord Avebury in 2006 | |
| Liberal Chief Whip | |
| In office 1963 – 18 June 1970 | |
| Leader | Jo Grimond Jeremy Thorpe |
| Preceded by | Arthur Holt |
| Succeeded by | David Steel |
| Member of Parliament for Orpington | |
| In office 15 March 1962 – 18 June 1970 | |
| Preceded by | Donald Sumner |
| Succeeded by | Ivor Stanbrook |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| as a hereditary peer 20 September 1971 – 11 November 1999 | |
| Preceded by | The 3rd Baron Avebury |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| as an elected hereditary peer 11 November 1999 – 14 February 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | The 3rd Viscount Thurso |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eric Reginald Lubbock 29 September 1928 London, England |
| Died | 14 February 2016 (aged 87) London, England |
| Political party | Liberal (before 1988) Liberal Democrat (after 1988) |
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| Children | 4, including Lyulph |
| Education | Upper Canada College Harrow School Balliol College, Oxford |
| Awards | Ahmadiyya Muslim Peace Prize (2009) |
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