Victor Warrender, 1st Baron Bruntisfield

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Victor Alexander George Anthony Warrender, 1st Baron Bruntisfield PC, MC (23 June 1899 – 14 January 1993) was a Conservative politician.

Warrender was the son of George Warrender, 7th Baronet. He was baptised with Queen Victoria as one of his godparents and was educated at Eton College. On June 1, 1920, he married Dorothy Rawson (d. 1975), a granddaughter of the Earl of Lichfield and they were divorced in 1945. They had three children:

John Warrender, 2nd Baron Bruntisfield (b. 7 February 1921)
Hon. Simon George Warrender (b. 11 August 1922), married Pamela Myer and had issue.
Hon. Robin Hugh Warrender (24 December 1927 – 8 April 2004), married Gillian ("Gilly") Elizabeth Rossiter, daughter of Leonard and Elsie Rose (nee Oppenheimer) Rossiter. They had three children, Carolyn Robin Warrender, Annabel Rose Warrender and Hugh Mark Warrender.

He married secondly, Tania Kolin on June 22, 1948 and they had two children:

Hon. Anthony Michael Warrender (b. 17 July 1950), married (1) Christine Semenenko, (2) Patricia Connors and had issue.
Hon. Victoria Isabella Warrender (b. 27 March 1952), married Hugh Mackay, 14th Baron Reay and had issue.

Warrender was Member of Parliament for Grantham from 1923 until 1942, holding a number of ministerial offices and terms as a whip. He was created Baron Bruntisfield on 10 March 1942.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Robert Pattinson	Member of Parliament for Grantham 1923–1942	Succeeded by William Denis Kendall
Political offices
Preceded by Sir Frederick Penny	Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1932–1935	Succeeded by Lambert Ward
Preceded by Eric Henry Bonham	Comptroller of the Household 1935	Succeeded by George Bowyer
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New Title	Baron Bruntisfield 1942–1993	Succeeded by John Warrender
Preceded by George Warrender	Baronet (of Lochend) 1917–1993	Succeeded by John Warrender