David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech

The Lord Harlech
British Ambassador to the United States
In office
1961–1965
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterHarold Macmillan
Alec Douglas-Home
Harold Wilson
Preceded byHarold Caccia
Succeeded bySir Patrick Dean
Member of Parliament
for Oswestry
In office
23 February 1950 – 1 June 1961
Preceded byOliver Poole
Succeeded byJohn Biffen
Member of the House of Lords
In office
1965 – 26 January 1985
as a hereditary peer
Preceded byThe 4th Baron Harlech
Succeeded byThe 6th Baron Harlech
Personal details
BornWilliam David Ormsby-Gore
(1918-05-20)20 May 1918
Westminster, London, England
Died26 January 1985(1985-01-26) (aged 66)
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Resting placeLlanfihangel-y-traethau, Wales
PartyConservative
Spouses
  • Sylvia Lloyd Thomas
    (m. 1940; died 1967)
  • Pamela Colin
    (m. 1969)
Children6, including Alice and Francis
Parents
Alma materNew College, Oxford
OccupationAirborne reconnaissance, farmer, politician, diplomat, television executive
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William David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech KCMG PC DL (20 May 1918 – 26 January 1985), known as David Ormsby-Gore until June 1961 and as Sir David Ormsby-Gore from then until February 1964, was a British diplomat and Conservative politician.