John Nevill, 5th Marquess of Abergavenny
| The Marquess of Abergavenny | |
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| Born | 8 November 1914 |
| Died | 23 February 2000 (aged 85) |
| Title | Marquess of Abergavenny |
| Tenure | 30 March 1954 – 23 February 2000 |
| Other titles | 9th Earl of Abergavenny 5th Earl of Lewes 9th Viscount Nevill |
| Successor | Christopher Nevill, 6th Marquess |
| Spouse(s) | Dame Patricia Nevill, Marchioness of Abergavenny (DCVO); née Mary Patricia Harrison |
| Issue | Anne Patricia Nevill Vivienne Margaret Nevill Jane Elizabeth Nevill Henry John Montague Nevill Rose Nevill |
| Parents |
Guy Larnach-Nevill, 4th Marquess of Abergavenny Isabel Nellie Larnach |
Lieutenant Colonel John Henry Guy Nevill, 5th Marquess of Abergavenny KG OBE KStJ (8 November 1914 – 23 February 2000) was a British peer.
The son of the 4th Marquess of Abergavenny, Lord Abergavenny was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge.
In 1936, he became an officer in the service of the Life Guards and fought in the Second World War, was invested as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1945, and rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1946.
On 4 January 1938, he married Mary Patricia Harrison, later Dame Patricia Nevill, Marchioness of Abergavenny (DCVO)
Lord Abergavenny was an Honorary Colonel of the Kent Yeomanry 1949–1961, and of the Kent and County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) 1961–1962. He was a member of East Sussex County Council between 1947 and 1954 and County Alderman for East Sussex between 1954 and 1962. He was also Deputy Lieutenant of Sussex in 1955, Vice-Lieutenant of Sussex between 1970 and 1974 and later the first Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex from 1974 to 1989.
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