John Lubbock, 3rd Baron Avebury

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John Lubbock, 3rd Baron Avebury (13 May 1915 – 21 June 1971) was an English aristocrat.

He was the son of the Honourable Harold Fox Pitt Lubbock and a grandson of John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury. His sister Moyra was married to the broadcaster Dorian Williams (1938–1949). He succeeded his uncle as Baron Avebury in 1929.

He was married three times:

• 1) Cecily Kathleen Sparrow (24 February 1938; divorced 1943)
• 2) Diana Margaret Mary Westcott (31 July 1946; divorced 1955)
  • One daughter: The Honourable Emma Rachel Lubbock (born 16 April 1952); married Michael Charles Page (23 July 1977)
    • Two grand daughters: Sophie Page (born 1982) and Natasha Diana Page (born 1984)
• 3) Betty Gay Ingham (22 December 1955)

Lord Avebury died in 1971, aged 56 and was succeeded by his first cousin Eric Lubbock.

Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Lubbock	Baron Avebury 1929–1971	Succeeded by Eric Lubbock