Alexander Nelson Hood, 4th Viscount Bridport, 7th Duke of Bronté (b. 17 March 1948), known as Alex Bridport, is a British-born investment banker.
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Hood is the son of Rowland Hood, 3rd Viscount Bridport and Sheila Jeanne Agatha van Meurs. He was educated at Eton and the Sorbonne. He is a descendant of William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson, elder brother of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté. He succeeded his father in the viscountcy in 1969.
After the Sorbonne, Bridport joined the investment company Kleinwort Benson based in London, before going on to Chase Manhattan Bank and with it moved to Geneva in 1985 to be General Manager of Investment Banking. He was appointed Managing Director of Shearson Lehman Brothers, New York, in 1988. He set up Bridport & Cie S.A. with Thomas Bartholdi in 1991; they both remain Managing Partners.
Lord Bridport married Linda Jacqueline Paravicini on 5 January 1972. They hade a son, the Honourable Peregrine Alexander Nelson Hood (b. 1974). Lord and Lady Bridport were divorced in 1979. Lady Bridport married, secondly, Michael Howard, 21st Earl of Suffolk. Lord Bridport married secondly Nina Lincoln on 5 December 1979. They had a son, the Honourable Anthony Nelson Hood (b.1983), but were divorced in 1999.
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| Preceded by Rowland Arthur Herbert Nelson Hood |
Viscount Bridport 1969–present |
Incumbent |
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| Preceded by Rowland Arthur Herbert Nelson Hood |
Duke of Bronté Kingdom of the Two Sicilies 1969–present |
Succeeded by Incumbient |