1. Clifton Hugh Lancelot de Verdon Wrottesley, 6th Baron Wrottesley was born on 10 August 1968 and is an Irish and British peer and Conservative member of the House of Lords.
16 Facts About Clifton Wrottesley
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Clifton Wrottesley represented Ireland in men's skeleton at the 2002 Winter Olympics, finishing fourth.
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Richard Francis Gerard Clifton Wrottesley, eldest surviving son of 5th Baron Clifton Wrottesley.
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Clifton Wrottesley's mother was Georgina Anne Clifton, daughter of Lt.
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Clifton Wrottesley was educated at Eton College, the University of Edinburgh and Royal Military Academy Sandhurst before serving in the Grenadier Guards.
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Clifton Wrottesley inherited the Wrottesley titles in 1977 on the death of his grandfather, his father having died when he was two.
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Clifton Wrottesley became eligible to sit in the House of Lords on his 21st birthday.
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Clifton Wrottesley was Chair of British Skeleton from 2012 to 2017, was a board member of the British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association from 2012 to 2019, and Chair from 2012 to 2014.
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Clifton Wrottesley continues to be involved in overseeing the British Skeleton World Class Programme, and Chairs the Selection Committee.
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In March 2021, Clifton Wrottesley was appointed Chair of Ice Hockey UK, and in January 2022 was appointed to the International Ice Hockey Federation Finance Committee for a period of five years.
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Clifton Wrottesley finished fourth in the men's skeleton at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
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Clifton Wrottesley is a rider of the Cresta Run, St Moritz, Switzerland.
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Clifton Wrottesley has won The Grand Slam a record six times, in 2003,2005,2006,2010,2012 and 2023.
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Clifton Wrottesley holds the record for the number of Classic races won with a total of 64 to date, was the first person to break the 50 second barrier and in doing so holds the World Record from Top.
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Clifton Wrottesley is married to Sascha Wrottesley, the daughter of Urs Schwarzenbach, the Swiss billionaire financier.
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Clifton Wrottesley has appealed, contending that his domicile of origin is in the Republic of Ireland.