Anthony Nicholas George Duckworth-Chad (born 1942), of Pynkney Hall, in Tattersett near King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, is a landowner, City of London business man, and a senior county officer for Norfolk.
Early life and education Duckworth-Chad is son of Anthony John Stanhope Duckworth, of Dodges House, Sharpthorne, near East Grinstead, Sussex, and Audrey Diana, daughter of J. N. Tollenaar, of Sloane Street.Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage, 153rd edition, ed. Odham's Press, 1955, p. 228 He was educated at Eton College and Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester.Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 3, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage, Ltd, 2003, p. 4039 His paternal grandfather was Sir George Herbert Duckworth, half-brother of the painter Vanessa Bell and writer Virginia Woolf.Roger Poole, The Unknown Virginia Woolf, Cambridge University Press, 1978, pages 27-34 Duckworth-Chad's great-uncle, Gerald Duckworth founded the London publishing firm of Duckworth & Co; Duckworth-Chad agreed to become the heir of his great-uncle's widow with the stipulation that he would add her maiden name, Chad, to his own.
Career He is a liveryman and past Prime Warden of the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers of the City of London, Chairman of the Governing Body of Gresham's School, Holt, vice-president of the Anglers’ Conservation Association, Trustee of the Country Land and Business Association Charitable Trust, and Trustee of the Rudhams Playing Fields Trust. In 1992, Duckworth-Chad was appointed High Sheriff of Norfolk. He now serves as a Deputy Lieutenant of Norfolk.
In 1999, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the Country Landowners' Association and the Rural Community.
Personal life In 1970, Duckworth-Chad married (Elizabeth) Sarah Wake-Walker, a granddaughter of the seventh Earl Spencer. They have two sons and a daughter. Duckworth-Chad's wife, Elizabeth Wake-Walker, is a first cousin of Diana, Princess of Wales.Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 3, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage, Ltd, 2003, pp. 3695, 4039
See also Worshipful Company of Fishmongers Gresham's School
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