Clare McLaren-Throckmorton

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(Elizabeth) Clare McLaren-Throckmorton, (born 1935) known professionally as Clare Tritton QC, is a British barrister and descendant of the Throckmorton Baronets. She is the current tenant of the Throckmorton family's main residence, Coughton Court near Alcester in Warwickshire, UK.

1 Personal life and marriages
2 Throckmorton Baronets
3 Professional life
4 References

[edit] Personal life and marriages

McLaren-Throckmorton was born Elizabeth Clare d'Abreu in 1935, daughter of Professor Alphonsus Ligouri d'Abreu OBE—a surgeon—and Elizabeth Ursula Arienwen Throgmorton.

Her first marriage was to Alan George Tritton, thus she became Mrs Clare Tritton, with whom she had three children: Christina Margaret Tritton (born 1960), Robert Guy Henton Tritton (born 1963), and Charles Courtenay Tritton (born 1965).^[1]

Her second marriage was to John Andrew McLaren. In order to preserve the Throckmorton family name, she became Mrs McLaren-Throckmorton. John McLaren died on 6 January 2007.^[2]

McLaren-Throckmorton's sister, Felicity, married Roald Dahl in 1983.

[edit] Throckmorton Baronets

The Throckmorton family are infamous for their direct part in the Throckmorton Plot of 1583 which aimed to murder Elizabeth I and replace her with Mary Stuart. They were also indirectly involved in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 through their association with Robert Catesby.

McLaren-Throckmorton is a member of the Throckmorton family due to her mother, Elizabeth Throgmorton, who was the sister of Sir Robert Throckmorton, 11th Baronet; thus Sir Robert is her uncle. The 10th Baronet, Sir Richard Throckmorton, is her great-grandfather. The 12th and last Baronet, Sir Anthony Throckmorton, died in 1994; thus the title is now extinct. It is not clear how Sir Anthony is related to McLaren-Throckmorton due to lack of available materials.

[edit] Professional life

McLaren-Throckmorton trained as a barrister and specialised in European Community Law with a particular interest in competition law. She has served on the Monopolies and Mergers Commission and on the Financial Intermediaries, Managers and Brokers Regulatory Association (FIMBRA). She recently relinquished her non-executive directorship of the Birmingham Royal Ballet Trust Company.

She is currently a non-executive director of Severn Trent Water, and is also a Trustee Director of some of the company's pension schemes. Furthermore, she is the Chief Executive of Throckmorton Estates, the organisation which controls the Throckmorton family's assets, including Coughton Court.^[3]