Sir Nicholas Bacon, 14th Baronet
British baronet (born 1953)
Sir Nicholas Hickman Ponsonby Bacon, 14th and 15th Baronet, (born 17 May 1953), is a British landowner, businessman and philanthropist. Sir Nicholas is also the Premier Baronet of England.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Sir Nicholas Bacon, 14th Baronet (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born May 17, 1953.1
Companies
- Royal Horticultural SocietyChair 2013 to 202011
Early life and education
- Date not recordedEton College3
Bacon is the only son of Sir Edmund Bacon, 13th and 14th Baronet, and Priscilla Dora Ponsonby, daughter of Colonel Sir Charles Ponsonby, 1st Baronet.
Educated at Eton College before going up to Dundee University where he graduated as MA, Bacon was then called to the Bar at Gray's Inn. Between 1966 and 1969 he served as Page of Honour to Queen Elizabeth II.
From Wikipedia’s article on Sir Nicholas Bacon, 14th Baronet (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Career
Occupation: philanthropist, businessperson, land owner.6
- 2013 to 2020Chair, Royal Horticultural Society5
- 2005 to 2006High Sheriff of Norfolk4
Personal life
Married to Susan Henrietta Dinnis in 1981, Sir Nicholas and Lady Bacon have four sons:
Henry Hickman Bacon (b. 23 April 1984)
Edmund Bacon (b. 1986)
Nathaniel Bacon (b. 1989)
Thomas Castell Bacon (b. 1992)
Bacon inherited significant landholdings in Norfolk.
Seated at the 18th century Raveningham Hall, he and his wife, Lady Bacon, share an interest in continuing the restoration of the extensive gardens, which were renovated by his late mother, Priscilla.
From Wikipedia’s article on Sir Nicholas Bacon, 14th Baronet (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Awards
- Date not recordedOfficer of the Order of the British Empire10
Links
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11