RAWSON, FREDERICK LAWRENCE, brother of Henry Gilbert Rawson (qv); b. 27 Jul 1859; adm. 23 Jan 1873 (G); Min. Can. 1874; an electrical engineer, firm Woodhouse and Rawson Ltd; AMICE 1 Dec 1885; MIEE; founder, The Society for Spreading the Knowledge of True Prayer; author, Life Understood, 1912; m. 18 Feb 1890 Evelyn Trevelyan, sixth dau. of William Clement Cazalet, Capel, Surrey; d. during a lecturing tour at New York, USA 10 Nov 1923.

RAWSON, HENRY GILBERT, eldest son of Sir Rawson William Rawson KCMG CB, Governor of Barbados, and Sophia Mary Anne, dau. of Hon. and Rev. Henry Ward, Rector of Killinchy, co. Down; b. 18 Mar 1851; adm. 4 Oct 1864 (G); QS (Capt. ) 1866; Capt. of the School 1869; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1870, matr. 8 Jun 1870; 1st cl>Classics (Mods) 1872, 3rd cl. Lit. Hum. 1874; BA 1874; adm. Inner Temple 9 Oct 1873, called to bar 13 Jun 1877; equity draughtsman and conveyancer; author, Pocket Law Lexicon, 1883; m. 14 Apr 1909 Kate Agnes Forbes; d. at Durban, Natal 7 Oct 1925.

Rawson, Hugh Frederick Rawson, son of Frederick Lawrence Rawson (q.v); b. April 13, 1891; adm. May 4, 1905 (G); exhibitioner July 1905; Min. Can. 1906; elected to Trin. Coll. Camb. (with Samwaies) July 1910, matric. Michaelmas 1910; 1st class Math. Tripos, pt. i, 1911; 2nd class Mech. Science Tripos 1913; Instructor R.N. Jan. 4, 1916-1920; Head Master of the Grange Schoo], Cockfosters, Herts. 1923-34; and of The Beacon, Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex, 1934-42; now asst. master at West Downs, Winchester, Hants; m. April 12, 1923, Margaret Ethelwyn, eldest daughter of the Rev. Thomas Price, of Saffron Walden, Essex.

Rawson, Ronald Rawson, son of Frederick Lawrence Rawson (q.v.); b. June 17, 1892; adm. Sept. 27, 1906 (G); left July 1911; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. Michaelmas 1912; boxed against Oxford 1913 and 1914; amateur boxing champion 1920 and 1921; Gold medal winner at 1920 Antwerp Olympics for Heavyweight boxing; 2nd Lieut. R.E. Sept. 5, 1914; Lieut. Aug. 5, 1915; temp. Capt. May 18, 1918; served in France April 1915 - Nov. 1918, and in Germany Nov. 1918 - April 1919; M.C. Jan. 1, 1917, bar July 26, 1917, second bar Jan. 1, 1919; an engineer; m. July 1, 1922, Freda, daughter of Frederick William Justen, of Hampstead; d. March 30, 1952.

Ray, Peter Noel, son of Frank Hubert Ray, chartered surveyor, of Dulwich, and Amy Florence, d. of Henry Bardrick of Hove, Sussex; b. 10 Dec. 1923; adm. Sept. 1937 (G); left July 1941; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1942, BA 1945, MA 1949; Univ. of Southampton, MSc 1954, lecturer in Engineering 1946-60; partner, family business Ray & Cheney, London, 1960-81; m. 24 Mar. 1956 Margaret, d. of David J. Bowen MBE, Ordnance Survey, of Tadworth, Surrey; d. 20 Sept. 1998.

Rayner, Eric George Ewart, son of Harry Alexander and Gertrude Alice Rayner; b. 26 Dec. 1910; adm. Sept. 1924 (G); left July 1929; Queen's Coll. Oxf., matric. 1930, BA 1934; RA 1939-45 (Maj.), despatches (NW Europe) Aug. 1945; adm. a solicitor Mar. 1946; man. dir. Schweppes (Home) Ltd, vice-chairman Cadbury Schweppes Ltd 1969; m. 14 May 1945 Katharine Anne, d. of Sir John Augustus Hope Bt, of Craighall, and widow of Flt Lieut. Raymond Davis DFC; d. 13 Apr. 1978.

Rea, Hon. Findlay Russell, brother of Philip Russell Rea, 2nd Baron Rea (qv); b. 25 Sept. 1907; adm. Jan. 1921 (G); left July 1926; New Col. Oxf., matric. 1926, BA 1929; Intell. Corps in WW2 (Capt.); a hotelier and govt hospitality officer; Chelsea BC 1945-9; contested (Lab) Hove 1950, Hendon North 1951; later worked for Cricketer magazine, organising annual club and village cricket competitions; m. 1st 21 May 1932 Margaret Hermione, d. of Lieut.-Col. Kenneth Hope Bruce DSO; 2nd 24 Jan. 1947 Eileen, formerly wife of John Clemence; 3rd 27 June 1959 Helen Margaret, d. of Bernhard Hermann Richardson of Edinburgh, formerly wife of Donald Crawford Reid; d. 24 Aug. 1984.

Rea, The Hon. James Russell, brother of Philip Russell Rea (q.v.); b. Oct. 11, 1902; adm. Sept. 21, 1916 (G); left Easter 1920; Christ's Coll. Camb., matric. Lent 1921; B.A. 1923, M.A. 1938; called to the bar at the Middle Temple Jan. 26, 1927; senior legal asst., Treasury Solicitor's Dept. 1934-6; legal asst., British Electrical and Allied Manufacturers' Assn. 1936-8; secretary of the Association 1938-51; 2nd Lieut. K.R.R.C. Sept. 18, 1940; m. 1st April 13, 1926, Betty Marion, elder daughter of Arthur Bevan (q.v.); 2nd Oct. 30 1942, Mrs. Isobel Shepley, daughter of Robert Pringle, of Edinburgh; d. Aug. 15, 1954.

Rea, Philip Russell, 2nd Baron Rea of Eskdale, eldest son of Walter Russell Rea, 1st Baron Rea, of Eskdale, Bt., by Evelyn, daughter of John James Muirhead, J.P., of Edinburgh; b. Feb. 7, 1900; adm. Sept. 25, 1913 (G); left with an exhibition to Ch. Ch. Oxon. July 1918, matric. Lent 1919; M.A.; prospective party candidate (Lib.) for Darwen, Lancs., 1937-43; succ. as 2nd Baron May 26, 1948; chairman of Rea Brothers Ltd., Merchant Bankers; company director and underwriter at Lloyds; Chief Liberal Whip, House of Lords, 1954; Deputy Speaker and Deputy Lord Chairman of Committees, House of Lords, 1954; President of the Liberal Party 1955-6; Leader of the Liberal Party in the House of Lords 1955; leader of the Parliamentary delegation to Burma and Indonesia 1957; member of the Parliamentary delegations to Hongkong and Ceylon 1958, and to the U.S.A. 1959; U.K. delegate to the Council of Europe at Strasbourg 1960; member of the Political Honours Scrutiny Committee 1962; Privy Councillor 1962; served in Grenadier Guards 1918-9; 2nd Lieut. K.R.R.C. July 11, 1940; attached Special Operations Executive and as Personal Staff Officer to G.O.C. in C. Special Forces 1941-5, serving in the U.K., Africa, France, Greece, Sicily, Italy and Belgium; Lieut. Col.; Col. 1945; served in Foreign Office 1945-50; O.B.E. June 30, 1946; mentioned in despatches 1943; Officer of the Legion of Honour and of the Crown of Belgium; Croix de Guerre with Palms; a vice-president of the Elizabethan Club 1954; president 1962; vice­ president Grantite Club; member of Westminster School Governing Body; m. April 7, 1922, Lorna Mitchell, youngest daughter of Lewis O. Smith, of Glasgow; d. 22 Apr. 1981.

Redgrave, Corin William, son of Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave Kt. CBE, actor, and Rachel Kempson, actress, d. of Eric William Edward Kempson MC, HM RNC Dartmouth; b. 16 July 1939; adm. Sept. 1952 (G); left July 1957; King’s Coll. Camb., matric. 1958, BA 1961 (1st class hons English Trip. pt II); a theatre and film actor; debut Roy. Court Theatre as Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream 1962; New York, USA debut in Chips with Everything 1963; films include A Man for All Seasons 1966, Oh What a Lovely War 1969 and In the Name of the Father 1993; a prominent member of the Workers’ Revolutionary Party and the Marxist Party from 1970s onwards; contested (WRP) Lambeth Central Apr 1978, 1979, Tooting 1983; numerous stage appearences, incl at the National Theatre and with the Roy. Shakespeare Co.; writer of Blunt Speaking, performed in 2002; m. 1st, 29 July 1962 (div. 1975) Deirdre Deline Hamilton Hill; 2nd, 5 Oct. 1985 Erika Sarah Louise (Kika) Markham, actress; d. 6 Apr. 2010.