John Grigg, 2nd Baron Altrincham
| John Grigg | |
|---|---|
| Born | John Edward Poynder Grigg 15 April 1924 London, England |
| Died | 31 December 2001 (aged 77) London, England |
| Occupation | Historian, journalist |
| Subject | Biography, History |
| Spouse | Patricia Campbell (1958-2001) |
| Children | Alexander and Edward (both adopted) |
| Relatives | Edward Grigg (father) |
John Edward Poynder Grigg (15 April 1924 – 31 December 2001) was a British writer, historian and politician. He was the 2nd Baron Altrincham from 1955 until he disclaimed that title under the Peerage Act on the day it received the Royal Assent in 1963.
John Grigg was the son of Edward Grigg, a Times journalist associated with the imperialist circle of Joseph Chamberlain, Conservative MP, Governor of Kenya, and member of Winston Churchill's wartime government, who was created first Baron Altrincham in 1945, and his wife Joan Dickson-Poynder, the daughter of Lord Islington.
From Eton, Grigg joined the British Army and was commissioned as a second lieutenant into his father's regiment, the Grenadier Guards, in 1943 during the Second World War (1939–1945). While in the British Army, Grigg served as officer of the Guard at St James's Palace and Windsor Castle, Berkshire, and saw action as a platoon commander in the 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards, part of the 5th Guards Armoured Brigade of the Guards Armoured Division, against the German Army in France and Belgium. Towards the end of the war he became an intelligence officer.
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