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The Right Honourable


The Viscount De L'Isle


MBE CStJ

2nd Viscount De L'Isle cropped.jpg
Lord Lieutenant of Kent
Incumbent

Assumed office
1 September 2011
Monarch Elizabeth II
Preceded by Allan Willett
Member of the House of Lords
as Viscount De L'Isle

In office
5 April 1991 – 11 November 1999
Preceded by William Sidney
Succeeded by House of Lords Act 1999

Personal details
Born
(1945-04-21) 21 April 1945 (age 73)
Alma mater Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service 1966–1979
Rank Major
Unit
Rifle Brigade
Grenadier Guards

Philip John Algernon Sidney, 2nd Viscount De L'Isle, MBE CStJ (born 21 April 1945) is a British peer and former soldier.




Contents






  • 1 Life and career


  • 2 Marriage and family


  • 3 Styles and honours


  • 4 Ancestry


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Life and career[edit]


Lord De L'Isle is the only son of William Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle and his wife Jacqueline (née Vereker), a daughter of Field Marshal John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort. He was educated at Tabley House, Mons OCS and Sandhurst. After service in the Rifle Brigade, in 1966, he became a Major in the Grenadier Guards and took early retirement in 1979, having spent some of his service in Northern Ireland during The Troubles.


He was appointed Vice-Lieutenant of Kent in 2002 and is also a Freeman of the City of London and a member of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths. On 1 September 2011, he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Kent.[1] In 2012, he was made a commander of the Order of Saint John.[2]



Marriage and family[edit]


On 15 November 1980, De L'Isle married Isobel Tresyllian Compton, youngest daughter of the civil servant Sir Edmund Compton. They have two children: Sophia Jacqueline Mary Sidney (born 1983) and Philip William Edmund Sidney (born 1985).


De L'Isle succeeded to his father's titles in 1991. The family seat is Penshurst Place in Kent.



Styles and honours[edit]




  • The Honourable Philip Sidney (1945-1977)


  • The Honourable Philip Sidney MBE (1977-1991)


  • The Right Honourable The Viscount De L'Isle MBE (1991-1996)


  • The Right Honourable The Viscount De L'Isle MBE DL (1996-2002)


  • The Right Honourable The Viscount De L'Isle MBE (2002-2012)


  • The Right Honourable The Viscount De L'Isle MBE CStJ (2012-present)



Ancestry[edit]


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References[edit]





  1. ^ "No. 59900". The London Gazette. 7 September 2011. p. 17081..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "No. 60221". The London Gazette. 27 July 2012. p. 14480.




External links[edit]


  • Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Viscount De L'Isle




















Honorary titles
Preceded by
Allan Willett

Lord Lieutenant of Kent
2011–present
Succeeded by
Incumbent

Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
William Sidney

Viscount De L'Isle
1991–present
Succeeded by
Incumbent

Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
William Sidney

Baronet
(of Castle Goring)
1991–present
Succeeded by
Incumbent

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