Blue plaque in Eaton Square, London

Robert John Graham Boothby, 1st Baron Boothby, KBE (also known as Bob Boothby) (12 February 1900 – 16 July 1986) was a Conservative politician. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1411x1288, 263 KB) Blue plaque to Robert Boothby on his house in Eaton Square, London, England. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1411x1288, 263 KB) Blue plaque to Robert Boothby on his house in Eaton Square, London, England. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are... February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative & Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), and the largest in terms of public membership. ...

The only son of Sir Robert Tuite Boothby, KBE, of Edinburgh and a cousin of the broadcaster Sir Ludovic Kennedy, Boothby was educated at Eton College and at Magdalen College, Oxford. He became a partner in a firm of stockbrokers. Edinburgh (pronounced ; Scottish Gaelic: ) is the capital of Scotland and its second-largest city. ... Note: broadcasting is also the old term for hand sowing. ... Sir Ludovic Kennedy shown on the cover of his book All In The Mind: A Farewell To God Sir Ludovic Henry Coverley Kennedy (born 3 November 1919) is a British journalist, broadcaster, and author. ... The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is an internationally renowned public school (privately funded and independent) for male students, founded in 1440 by Henry VI. It is located in Eton, Berkshire, near Windsor in England, situated north... College name Magdalen College Collegium Beatae Mariae Magdalenae Named after Mary Magdalene Established 1458 Sister College Magdalene College President Professor David Clary FRS JCR President Iain Anstess Undergraduates 395 MCR President Kader Allouni Graduates 230 Homepage Boatclub Magdalen College (pronounced ) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of... A stock broker or stockbroker or stock brokerage is someone or a firm who performs transactions in financial instruments on a stock market as an agent of his/her/its clients who are unable or unwilling to trade for themselves. ...

He was an unsuccessful parliamentary candidate for Orkney and Shetland in 1923 and was elected as Member of Parliament for East Aberdeenshire in 1924, holding the seat until 1958. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Winston Churchill as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1926 to 1929 and held junior ministerial office as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food in 1940–41. During World War II, he joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, retiring with the rank of Flight Lieutenant. Orkney and Shetland is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Aberdeenshire was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 until 1868, when it was divided into East and West divisions. ... Churchill redirects here. ... The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British cabinet minister responsible for all financial matters. ... In the parliamentary systems of several Commonwealth countries, such as Canada and Australia, it is customary for the prime minister to appoint parliamentary secretaries (in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, parliamentary assistants) from their caucus to assist cabinet ministers with their work. ... The Minister of Food was a British government job separated from that of the Minister of Agriculture from 1939 until 1954. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... A Flight Lieutenants sleeve/shoulder insignia Flight Lieutenant (abbreviated as Flt Lt and pronounced as flight lef-tenant, see Lieutenant) is a junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many Commonwealth countries. ...

Boothby advocated the UK's entry into the European Community (now the European Union) and was a British delegate to the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe from 1949 until 1957. He was a prominent commentator on public affairs on radio and television. He also advocated the virtues of herring as a food. The European Community (EC), most important of two European Communities, was originally founded on March 25, 1957 by the signing of the Treaty of Rome under the name of European Economic Community. ... The Palace of Europe in Strasbourg European Flag: used by the Council of Europe and by the European Union The Council of Europe (French: Conseil de lEurope , German: Europarat /ˌɔɪ.ˈro. ... Species Clupea alba Clupea bentincki Clupea caspiopontica Clupea chrysotaenia Clupea elongata Clupea halec Clupea harengus Clupea inermis Clupea leachii Clupea lineolata Clupea minima Clupea mirabilis Clupea pallasii Clupea sardinacaroli Clupea sulcata Herrings are small oily fish of the genus Clupea found in the temperate, shallow waters of the North Atlantic...

He was Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Economic Affairs, 1952–56; Honorary President of the Scottish Chamber of Agriculture, 1934, Rector of St Andrews University , 1958–61; Chairman of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, 1961–63, and President, Anglo-Israel Association, 1962–75. He was awarded an Honorary LLD by St Andrews, 1959 and was made an Honorary Burgess of the Burghs of Peterhead, Fraserburgh, Turriff and Rosehearty. He was appointed an Officer of the Legion of Honour in 1950, a KBE in 1953. The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings. ... University of St Andrews The University of St Andrews was founded between 1410-1413 and is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the United Kingdom. ... The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is an English orchestra based in London. ... Peterhead is a town in Scotland with a population of approximately 18,000. ... Fraserburgh is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on the extreme North East corner. ... Turriff is a town and parish in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. ... Rosehearty(Rizarty in the local dialect) is located on the Moray Firth coast, 4 miles west of the town Fraserburgh, in the historical county of Aberdeenshire in Scotland. ... French Legion of Honor The Légion dhonneur (in Legion of Honor (AmE) or Legion of Honour (ComE)) is an Order of Chivalry awarded by the President of France. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are...

Boothby was raised to the peerage with the title Baron Boothby, of Buchan and Rattray Head in the County of Aberdeen on 22 August 1958; with his death the barony became extinct.

There is a blue plaque on his house in Eaton Square, London. A blue plaque showing information about The Spanish Barn at Torre Abbey in Torquay. ... Eaton Square is a residential garden square in Londons exclusive Belgravia district. ...

Private life

Boothby had a colourful, if reasonably discreet private life. He was twice married; in 1935 to Diana Cavendish (marriage dissolved in 1937) and in 1967 to Wanda Sanna. He also had a long affair with Dorothy Macmillan, wife of his fellow Conservative politician Harold Macmillan and they had a daughter Sarah, who was raised by the Macmillans as their own daughter.^{[citation needed]} The writer and broadcaster Sir Ludovic Kennedy has said "... to my certain knowledge he [Boothby] fathered at least three children by the wives of other men (two by one woman, one by another)."^{[citation needed]} Boothby was bisexual and had many homosexual relationships from his Eton days.^{[citation needed]} The Lady Dorothy Evelyn Macmillan (28 July 1900–21 May 1966) was a daughter of the 9th Duke and Duchess of Devonshire. ... Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, OM, PC (10 February 1894 – 29 December 1986), was a British Conservative politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963. ... Sir Ludovic Kennedy shown on the cover of his book All In The Mind: A Farewell To God Sir Ludovic Henry Coverley Kennedy (born 3 November 1919) is a British journalist, broadcaster, and author. ... In human sexuality, bisexuality describes a man or woman having a sexual orientation to persons of either or both sexes (a man or woman who sexually likes both sexes; people who are sexually and/or romantically attracted to both males and females). ... Since its coinage, the word homosexuality has acquired multiple meanings. ...

After his death his ashes were scattered at Rattray Head near Crimond, Aberdeenshire. Rattray Head is a headland in Aberdeenshire, north east Scotland. ... Crimond is a village in the northeast of Scotland. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Publications

The New Economy, 1943; I Fight to Live, 1947; My Yesterday, Your Tomorrow, 1962; Boothby: recollections of a rebel, 1978.