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The Right Honourable
The Lord Rea
The Right Honourable The Lord Rea
	Rea's last parliamentary speech, 2020
Member of the House of Lords
	Lord Temporal
	as a hereditary peer; 21 April 1982 – 11 November 1999
Preceded by	The 2nd Baron Rea
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
	as an elected hereditary peer; 11 November 1999 – 1 June 2020
Election	1999
Preceded by	Seat established
Succeeded by	The 3rd Viscount Stansgate
Personal details
Born	John Nicolas Rea; 6 June 1928
Died	1 June 2020 (aged 91)
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Spouses	Elizabeth Robinson (m. 1951; div. 1991); Judith Mary Powell (m. 1991);
Children	6
Parent(s)	James Russell Rea; Betty Marion Bevan
Education	MA (Cantab), MB BChir, MD, DObst RCOG,
Alma mater	Dartington Hall School; Belmont Hill School; Dauntsey's School; Christ's College, Cambridge; University College Hospital
Occupation	Doctor
Learned societies	Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners; Member of the Royal Society of Medicine
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Rank	Acting Sergeant
Unit	Suffolk Regiment

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John Nicolas Rea, 3rd Baron Rea (6 June 1928 – 1 June 2020), commonly known as Nicolas Rea, was a British hereditary peer, doctor and politician.

Early life

Rea was born in 1928 to James Russell Rea and Betty Rea (née Bevan),^[1] and attended Dartington Hall School in Devon, Belmont Hill School in Massachusetts and Dauntsey's School in Wiltshire. He was further educated at Christ's College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a Master of Arts in natural sciences, a Bachelor of Medicine, a Bachelor of Surgery in 1951, and became a Doctor of Medicine (MD) in 1969.^[1] At University College Hospital, London, he achieved a Diploma in Obstetrics (DObst RCOG), Diploma in Child Health and a Diploma in Public Health in the time from 1956 to 1965. In 1981, he succeeded to the barony of Rea.

Career

Rea served as acting sergeant in the Suffolk Regiment between 1946 and 1948, and held various Junior hospital posts between 1954 and 1957. He was research fellow in paediatrics in Ibadan and Lagos in Nigeria from 1962 to 1965, and lecturer in social medicine at St Thomas's Hospital Medical School in London from 1966 to 1968. From 1957 to 1962, and from 1968 to 1993, he also worked as general practitioner in North London.

Politics

Rea was a member of Amicus, Healthlink Worldwide and the Mary Ward Centre. He supported the Mother and Child Foundation, the Caroline Walker Trust and was honourable secretary of the National Heart Forum. He was a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and one of the ninety elected hereditary peers to remain in the House of Lords after the House of Lords Act 1999.^[2]

Personal life

In 1951, Rea married Elizabeth Robinson, with whom he had four sons, Matthew James, Daniel William, Quentin Thomas and John Silas Nathaniel. With other partners he had daughters Bess Connif and Ella ‘Rosy' Amy Benjamin. He married Judith Mary Powell in 1991, the same year he divorced his first wife.^[1]

He died on 1 June 2020 at the age of 91.^[3]

Coat of arms of Nicolas Rea, 3rd Baron Rea
	Crest A stag at gaze Gules resting the dexter fore-leg on an anchor Or. Escutcheon Or on a fess wavy Azure between three stags courant Gules a lymphad sails furled of the field. Supporters On either side a stag Gules each charged on the shoulder with a bezant thereon an anchor Azure. Motto In Omnia Promptus ^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Darryl Lundy (30 September 2012). "Person Page 55680". The Peerage. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
^ Nizinskyj, Paul (24 November 2013). "John Rea, 3rd Baron Rea". Peers Magazine. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
^ Find Members of the House of Lords
^ Burke's Peerage. 1949.

"DodOnline". Archived from the original on 3 October 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2006.

External links

Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Philip Rea	Baron Rea 1981–2020 Member of the House of Lords (1989–1999)	Succeeded by Matthew Rea
Parliament of the United Kingdom
New office created by the House of Lords Act 1999	Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lords under the House of Lords Act 1999 1999–2020	Succeeded by The Viscount Stansgate

[thepeerage-1] Darryl Lundy (30 September 2012). "Person Page 55680". The Peerage. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

[2] Nizinskyj, Paul (24 November 2013). "John Rea, 3rd Baron Rea". Peers Magazine. Retrieved 16 December 2015.

[3] Find Members of the House of Lords

[4] Burke's Peerage. 1949.

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-'''John Nicolas Rea, 3rd Baron Rea''' (born 6 June 1928),<ref name="thepeerage">{{cite web|author1=Darryl Lundy|title=Person Page 55680|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p55680.htm#i556795|website=The Peerage|accessdate=17 December 2015|date=30 Sep 2012}}</ref> commonly known as '''Nicolas Rea''', is a British hereditary peer, doctor and politician.
+'''John Nicolas Rea, 3rd Baron Rea''' (6 June 1928 – 1 June 2020), commonly known as '''Nicolas Rea''', was a British hereditary peer, doctor and politician.
 == Early life ==
-Rea was born in 1928 to James Russell Rea and [[Betty Rea]]<ref name="thepeerage" /> and attended [[Dartington Hall School]] in Devon, [[Belmont Hill School]] in [[Massachusetts]] and [[Dauntsey's School]] in Wiltshire. He was further educated at [[Christ's College, Cambridge]], where he graduated with a [[Master of Arts (Oxbridge)|Master of Arts]] in natural sciences, a [[Bachelor of Medicine]], a [[Bachelor of Surgery]] in 1951, and became a [[Doctor of Medicine]] (MD) in 1969.<ref name="thepeerage" /> At [[University College Hospital]], London, he achieved a Diploma in Obstetrics ([[DObst RCOG]]), Diploma in Child Health and a Diploma in Public Health in the time from 1956 to 1965. In 1981, he succeeded to the [[Baron Rea|barony of Rea]].
+Rea was born in 1928 to James Russell Rea and [[Betty Rea]] (née Bevan),<ref name="thepeerage" /> and attended [[Dartington Hall School]] in Devon, [[Belmont Hill School]] in [[Massachusetts]] and [[Dauntsey's School]] in Wiltshire. He was further educated at [[Christ's College, Cambridge]], where he graduated with a [[Master of Arts (Oxbridge)|Master of Arts]] in natural sciences, a [[Bachelor of Medicine]], a [[Bachelor of Surgery]] in 1951, and became a [[Doctor of Medicine]] (MD) in 1969.<ref name="thepeerage" /> At [[University College Hospital]], London, he achieved a Diploma in Obstetrics ([[DObst RCOG]]), Diploma in Child Health and a Diploma in Public Health in the time from 1956 to 1965. In 1981, he succeeded to the [[Baron Rea|barony of Rea]].
 == Career ==
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 == Politics ==
-Rea is a member of [[Amicus (charity)|Amicus]], [[Healthlink Worldwide]] and the [[Mary Ward Centre]]. He supports the Mother and Child Foundation, the Caroline Walker Trust and is honourable secretary of the [[National Heart Forum]]. He is a fellow of the [[Royal Society of Medicine]] and one of the ninety elected [[hereditary peers]] to remain in the [[House of Lords]] after the [[House of Lords Act 1999]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Nizinskyj|first1=Paul|title=John Rea, 3rd Baron Rea|url=http://hereditarypeerage.com/john-rea-3rd-baron-rea/|website=Peers Magazine|accessdate=16 December 2015|date=24 November 2013}}</ref>
+Rea was a member of [[Amicus (charity)|Amicus]], [[Healthlink Worldwide]] and the [[Mary Ward Centre]]. He supported the Mother and Child Foundation, the Caroline Walker Trust and was honourable secretary of the [[National Heart Forum]]. He was a fellow of the [[Royal Society of Medicine]] and one of the ninety elected [[hereditary peers]] to remain in the [[House of Lords]] after the [[House of Lords Act 1999]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Nizinskyj|first1=Paul|title=John Rea, 3rd Baron Rea|url=http://hereditarypeerage.com/john-rea-3rd-baron-rea/|website=Peers Magazine|accessdate=16 December 2015|date=24 November 2013}}</ref>
 == Personal life ==
 In 1951, Rea married Elizabeth Robinson, with whom he had four sons, Matthew James, Daniel William, Quentin Thomas and John Silas Nathaniel. With other partners he had daughters Bess Connif and Ella ‘Rosy' Amy Benjamin. He married Judith Mary Powell in 1991, the same year he divorced his first wife.<ref name="thepeerage" />
+He died on 1 June 2020 at the age of 91.<ref>[https://members.parliament.uk/members/Lords?showadvanced=true&membershipstatus=4 Find Members of the House of Lords]</ref>
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