| The Marquess of Abergavenny | |
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Arms of the Marquess of Abergavenny |
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| Born | 8 November 1914 |
| Died | 23 February 2000 (aged 85) |
| Title | Marquess of Abergavenny |
| Tenure | 30 March 1954 - 23 February 2000 (45 years, 330 days) |
| Other titles | 9th Earl of Abergavenny 5th Earl of Lewes 9th Viscount Nevill |
| Successor | Christopher Nevill, 6th Marquess |
| Spouse(s) | Patricia Harrison |
| Issue | Anne Patricia Nevill Vivienne Margaret Nevill Jane Elizabeth Nevill Henry John Montague Nevill Rose Nevill |
| Parents | Guy Larnach-Nevill, 4th Marquess of Abergavenny Isabel Nellie Larnach |
Lt.-Col. John Henry Guy Nevill, 5th Marquess of Abergavenny, KG, OBE (8 November 1914 – 23 February 2000) was a British peer, the son of the 4th Marquess of Abergavenny.
Lord Abergavenny was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge.
In 1936, he became an officer in the service of the Life Guards and fought in the Second World War, was afterwards invested as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1945 and rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1946.
On 4 January 1938, he married Patricia Harrison.
Lord Abergavenny was an Honorary Colonel of the Kent Yeomanry 1949–1961, and of the Kent and County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) 1961–1962. He was a member of East Sussex County Council between 1947 and 1954 and County Alderman for East Sussex between 1954 and 1962. He was also Deputy Lieutenant of Sussex in 1955, Vice-Lieutenant of Sussex between 1970 and 1974 and later the first Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex from 1974 to 1989.
Aside from his army and political career, Lord Abergavenny was also: a Director of Massey-Ferguson between 1955 and 1985; a Director of Lloyds Bank between 1962 and 1985; Chairman of Lloyds Bank South-East Regional Board between 1962 and 1985 and a Director of Whitbread Investment.
Lord Abergavenny became a Knight of St John in 1976, a Knight of the Garter in 1974 and was Chancellor of that Order between 1977 and 1994. In 1986, he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of Sussex.
Lord Abergavenny died in 2000, aged 85 and because he had no surviving male children, was succeeded by his nephew, Christopher Nevill.
| Court offices | ||
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| Preceded by The Duke of Norfolk |
Her Majesty's Representative at Ascot 1972 – 1982 |
Succeeded by Sir Piers Bengough |
| Honorary titles | ||
| New title | Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex 1974 – 1989 |
Succeeded by Sir Lindsay Bryson |
| Preceded by The Viscount Cobham |
Chancellor of the Order of the Garter 1977 – 1994 |
Succeeded by The Lord Carrington |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Guy Larnach-Nevill |
Marquess of Abergavenny 1954 – 2000 |
Succeeded by Christopher Nevill |
| Baron Abergavenny 1954 – 2000 |
In abeyance | |
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