Sir Alexander Maitland Sharp Bethune

Sir
Alexander Maitland Sharp Bethune
10th Baronet
Born (1909-03-28)March 28, 1909
Tadworth, Surrey, England
Died 20 May 1997(1997-05-20) (aged 88)
Kensington, London, England
Allegiance British Army
Service/branch  United Kingdom
Years of service 1943–1946
Rank Captain
Unit Intelligence Corps

Sir Alexander Maitland Sharp Bethune, tenth baronet, was the last of the Bethune Baronets, a title dating from 1683.

Early life

Born in 1909[1] the only son of the ninth baronet Sir Alexander Sharp Bethune (1860-1917) and his wife Elizabeth Carnegie Maitland-Heriot (1864-1935). His father had successfully claimed the baronetcy, dormant since the death of Sir William Sharp, 6th Baronet in 1780. After schooling at West Downs School, Sunningdale School and Eton College he earned a BA in Modern Languages and History at Magdalene College, Cambridge. His sister Evelyn was the mother of Sir Alastair Pilkington, developer of float glass.[2]

Career

Following an initial job with Quaker Oats in the USA which came to an end when foreign workers were deported in 1934, he joined the Lord &Thomas advertising agency in London. On the outbreak of World War II, he was recruited for the Foreign Office, serving in Jugoslavia and the Soviet Union. Switching to the British Army in 1943, he became an officer in the Intelligence Corps. After the war, he started his own business in specialist photocopying.

Family

In 1955[3] he married Ruth Mary Hayes (1918-2004) and they had one daughter Lucy, a dancer. He died in 1997[4] and his memorial is at Kemback.[5]

Bibliography

References

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  2. ↑ "Sir Lionel Alexander Bethune Pilkington - oi". Oxfordindex.oup.com. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
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  5. ↑ "Sir Alexander Maitland Sharp Bethune (1909 - 1997) - Find A Grave Memorial". Findagrave.com. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  6. ↑ "Fife Sharps and Bethunes: An Essay in Family History - Sir Alexander Sharp Bethune". Books.google.fr. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
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