Charles Gordon-Lennox, 10Th Duke of Richmond’s Biography, Net Worth, Fact, Career, Awards and Life Story
The Duke was educated at Eton College and William Temple College, a now defunct Church of England theological college (see William Temple Foundation). He was a 2nd Lieutenant in the 60th Rifles from 1949 to 1950. He is a Chartered Accountant and spent nearly two decades working in the corporate world.
Lord Richmond has held a number of civic, business and church appointments, including Chancellor of the University of Sussex from 1985 to 1998, and Church Commissioner from 1963 to 1976; member of the General Synod of the Church of England from 1960 to 1980 and on committees of the World Council of Churches. He was a Deputy Lieutenant of West Sussex from 1975 until 1990, and Lord Lieutenant from 1990 to 1994. He is also a patron of Prisoners Abroad, a charity supporting the welfare of Britons imprisoned overseas and their families.
