Robert Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster
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Lieutenant Colonel His Grace The Duke of Westminster DSO TD JP DL |
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| Lord Lieutenant of Fermanagh | |
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In office 7 February 1977 – 19 February 1979 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Thomas Scott |
| Succeeded by | Viola, Duchess of Westminster |
| Member of the House of Lords as Duke of Westminster |
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In office 25 February 1967 – 19 February 1979 |
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| Preceded by | Gerald Grosvenor |
| Succeeded by | Gerald Grosvenor |
| Member of Parliament for Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
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In office 2 September 1955 – 15 October 1964 |
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| Preceded by | Philip Clarke |
| Succeeded by | Marquess of Hamilton |
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Robert George Grosvenor 24 April 1910 |
| Died | 19 February 1979 (aged 68) Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland |
| Spouse(s) | Hon.Viola Lyttelton (m. 1946) |
| Children |
Leonora Anson, Countess of Lichfield Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster Jane Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe |
| Parents |
Lord Hugh Grosvenor Lady Mabel Crichton |
| Residence |
Eaton Hall, Cheshire Ely Lodge, Enniskillen |
| Occupation | British Army officer and politician |
| Awards | Efficiency Decoration and clasp (TD) |
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| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1938–1960 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit | 11th (City of London) Light Anti-Aircraft Brigade City of London Yeomanry North Irish Horse |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Lieutenant-Colonel Robert George Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster, DSO, TD, JP, DL (24 April 1910 – 19 February 1979) was a British soldier, landowner, businessman and politician. In the 1970s he was the richest man in Britain.
Grosvenor was born Robert Grosvenor, the son of Lord Hugh Grosvenor, sixth son and tenth child of Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster by his second wife, the Honourable Katherine Cavendish. His mother, Lady Mabel Crichton, was the daughter of John Crichton, 4th Earl Erne.
He was educated at Eton College, an all-boys public boarding school in Berkshire. He was a member of the school's contingent of the junior division of the Officer Training Corps. He reached the rank of cadet lance corporal.
On 28 June 1938, Grosvenor was commissioned into the 11th (City of London Yeomanry) Light Anti-Aircraft Brigade, a newly formed Territorial Army unit of the Royal Artillery, as a second lieutenant. He ended World War II as a war substantive major.
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