Richard Berry, 3rd Viscount Kemsley

Richard Gomer Berry, 3rd Viscount Kemsley (born 17 April 1951) is a British peer.

Biography

Berry was born on 17 April 1951, the only son of Major Hon Denis Gomer Berry and his second wife Pamela Wellesley.[1] Berry's paternal grandfather was Gomer Berry, 1st Viscount Kemsley. His maternal grandfather was Captain Lord Richard Wellesley, second son of Arthur Wellesley, 4th Duke of Wellington.[2]

Berry was educated at Eton College. He succeeded to the viscountcy and to the subsidiary barony and baronetcy on 28 February 1999 on the death of his uncle Lionel Berry, 2nd Viscount Kemsley.

Marriages & Family

Berry married firstly Tana-Marie Lester, daughter of Clive William Lester, in 1981. There were no children of this marriage. They were divorced in 1988.

Berry married secondly Elizabeth Jane Barker, daughter of Dennis Norman Barker, on 17 September 1994. They have two sons:[3]

  • Hon Luke Gomer Berry (born 2 February 1998), heir apparent to the viscountcy.
  • Hon Jake Edward Berry (born 26 July 1999)

References
  1. The Peerage, entry for Hon Denis Gomer Berry
  2. The Peerage, entry for Pamela Wellesley
  3. The Peerage, entry for 3rd Viscount Kemsley
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Geoffrey Lionel Berry		 Viscount Kemsley
1999–present		 Incumbent
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