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William David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech KCMG PC DL (20 May 1918 – 26 January 1985), known as David Ormsby-Gore until June 1961 and as Sir David Ormsby-Gore from then until February 1964, was a British diplomat and Conservative politician.
David Ormsby-Gore was born in London on 20 May 1918, the second son of William George Arthur Ormsby-Gore (1885-1964), fourth Baron Harlech, landowner and politician, and his wife Lady Beatrice Edith Mildred (née Gascoigne-Cecil, 1891-1980), a daughter of the fourth Marquess of Salisbury.
William David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech KCMG PC DL (20 May 1918 – 26 January 1985), known as David Ormsby-Gore until June 1961 and as Sir David Ormsby-Gore from then until February 1964, was a British diplomat and Conservative politician.
The peer, whose death was attributed to natural causes, was the son of David Ormsby-Gore, Conservative MP for Oswestry from 1950 until 1961, and Ambassador in Washington from 1961 until...
Jan 27, 1985 · Lord Harlech, then William David Ormsby Gore, entered Parliament in 1950 and held several Foreign Office posts before Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, mindful of his friendship with the...
Before him, his father dealt with swingeing death duties at the death of his father, David Ormsby Gore, the 5th Baron Harlech, by selling some paintings. Jasset speaks of that grandfather with respect and pride, recalling his roles as a former ambassador to America, a close friend and adviser to President Kennedy.
William David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech, known as David Ormsby-Gore until June 1961 and as Sir David Ormsby-Gore from then until February 1964, was a British diplomat and Conservative politician.
