Donner, Patrick William
| Birth Name | Donner, Patrick William |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 83 years, 8 months, 15 days |
Narrative
Sir Patrick William Donner (4 December 1904 – 19 August 1988) was a British Member of Parliament (MP) and a member of the influential Finland-Swedish Donner family.
His family moved from Helsinki, Finland to London, England in 1919. His mother was Violet McHutchen of Edinburgh and his father Ossian Donner, headed Finland's first Diplomatic Mission in London 1919-1925. The family later settled in England for good and his father became a British citizen.
Donner studied English literature at Exeter College, Oxford and later entered business. He was elected at the 1931 election as Conservative MP for Islington West. This seat being marginal, Donner was selected for the safe Conservative seat of Basingstoke for the 1935 election, against the wishes of Conservative Central Office who preferred Sir Francis Lindley.The papers of Sir Henry Maxence Cavendish Drummond Wolff appear to indicate that Sir Oswald Mosley interviewed Patrick Donner to decide upon his suitability to serve as MP for the Basingstoke constituency, which had previously been held by two committed Fascists in Sir Henry MC Drummond Wolff and Viscount Lymington.2
In Parliament, Donner was active on British Empire and Indian policy, playing an important part in the India Defence League. He served in the Royal Air Force during World War II and was knighted in 1953. He served as Basingstoke's MP for 20 years, stepping down at the 1955 election.
Donner's memoirs, Crusade: A Life Against the Calamitous Twentieth Century, were released in 1984.
Had issue by second wife:
Hon Henry William Palmer, of Burhunt Farm, Selborne, co. Hampshire, granted the style and precedence of the younger son of an Earl by Royal Warrant 1985, Master of the Mercers' Company 1992 (b. 12 Jul 1941; d. 1 Apr 2010), mar. 5 Oct 1968 (Patricia) Minette Donner (b. 11 Feb 1948), 1st dau. of Rt Hon Sir Patrick William Donner MP, of Hurstbourne Park, Whitchurch, co. Hampshire, by his second wife Pamela Louise Forster, yst. dau. of Rear Adm Herbert Acheson Forster MVO RN, and had issue
Events
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| Birth | 4 December 1904 | Finland | ||
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| Death | 19 August 1988 | |||
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Donner, Ossian | |||
| Donner, Patrick William | 4 December 1904 | 19 August 1988 |
Families
Family of Donner, Patrick William and Chatfield, Angela |
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| Married | Wife | Chatfield, Angela ( * 1910 + 18 August 1943 ) | ||||||||||||||
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M.P. to wed: The engagement has been announced between Mr Patrick Donner, Conservative M.P. for Basingstoke and the Hon. Angela CHATFIELD, 27-year-old elder daughter of Lord CHATFIELD, The First Sea Lod and Chief of the Naval Staff.
Marriages Jun 1938
MARRIAGE TO M.P.
HAMPSHIRE M.P.'s WEDDING |
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Family of Donner, Patrick William and Forster, Pamela Louise |
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| Married | Wife | Forster, Pamela Louise ( * 1923 + ... ) | ||||||||||||||
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Marriages GRO 2nd qtr 1947 |
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| _UID | 1BF6917434DFD511B337709A55C10000192E |
Pedigree
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Donner, Ossian
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