John Buchan, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir

The Lord Tweedsmuir
Baron Tweedsmuir
In office
11 February 1940 – 20 June 1996
Preceded byJohn Buchan
Succeeded byWilliam Buchan
Personal details
Born25 November 1911
Died20 June 1996(1996-06-20) (aged 84)
Spouse(s)Priscilla Grant (died 1978)
Lady Jean Grant
(m. 1980)
Parent(s)John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir
Susan Charlotte Grosvenor
Alma materEton College
Brasenose College, Oxford

John Norman Stuart Buchan, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir CBE, CD, FRSE, FRSA (25 November 1911 – 20 June 1996), commonly called Johnnie Buchan, was a British peer and the son of the novelist John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir. He was a colonial administrator, naturalist, and adventurer. He has been described as a "brilliant fisherman and naturalist, a gallant soldier and fine writer of English, an explorer, colonial administrator and man of business."[1]

  1. ^ "Royal Society of Edinburgh" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2006. Retrieved 17 November 2009.

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