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Thomas Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys

Thomas Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys, English banker and politician, Lord Chamberlain of the United Kingdom (died 2023)

Born
April 16, 1940
Died
January 4, 2023
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1940

About Thomas Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys

Ralph Thomas Campion George Sherman Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys, (16 April 1940 – 4 January 2023) was a British peer and banker who served as Lord Chamberlain of the United Kingdom from 1998 to 2000, and the first Catholic Lord Chamberlain since the Reformation. == Early life == The 7th Baron Camoys was the son of Sherman Stonor, 6th Baron Camoys and Mary Jeanne, daughter of Major Herbert Marmaduke Stourton. On his father's side, he was a descendant of the Talbot Earls of Shrewsbury, the Nevills of Abergavenny and, through an illegitimate line, the de la Pole Dukes of Suffolk. He was a direct descendant of British Prime Minister Robert Peel whose daughter Eliza married The Hon. Francis Stonor. Through his father's side he was a descendant of the family that founded Brown University in Rhode Island in the United States. On his mother's side, he was descended from Charles II of England and Scotland through that monarch's illegitimate daughter, Charlotte Lee, Countess of Lichfield. == Education == Lord Camoys was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford, graduating with an MA degree in Modern History. == Career == Lord Camoys' main career was in banking. He was General manager/Director of National Provincial and Rothschild (London) Ltd.

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Career and life highlights

The world when Thomas Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys was born

Thomas Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys was born in 1940. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1940

  • #1 song"In the Mood" – Glenn Miller
  • Top movieRebecca
  • Best-selling bookFor Whom the Bell Tolls – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst televised college basketball game
  • Top headlineWinston Churchill becomes British Prime Minister
  • Technology milestoneFirst McDonald's restaurant opens
  • Defining fadSwing music hits its peak
  • Notable inventionJeep (military vehicle)
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championCincinnati Reds (World Series)
  • U.S. population132.2M

1940 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Thomas Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19402026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$5,300$435,000
Average income$3,100$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population132.2M341 million

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