Sir John Conant, 2nd Baronet explained

Honorific-Prefix:	Sir
John Conant
Honorific-Suffix:	Bt
Birth Name:	John Ernest Michael Conant
Birth Date:	24 April 1923
Birth Place:	Lyndon, Rutland, England
Spouse:
Children:	5
Parents:	Daphne Learoyd (1888–1976)
Module:	Embed: yes Serviceyears: 1942–1946

Sir John Ernest Michael Conant, 2nd Baronet (24 April 1923 – 10 January 2024) was a British aristocrat.^{[1] [2]}

Biography

The eldest son of the first baronet and a member of the senior branch of the Conant family, he was educated at Eton and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.^[2] During the Second World War, he served with the Grenadier Guards, receiving an emergency commission as a second lieutenant on 4 December 1942, with promotion to war-substantive lieutenant on 6 April 1943.^[3] He served as High Sheriff of Rutland in 1960.^[2]

Conant died on 10 January 2024, at the age of 100.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: 1999 . Conant . Mosley . Charles . Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage. 1 . 106th . Crans, Switzerland . Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd. . 642–643 . 2-940085-02-1.
2. Web site: Conant Family Tree . . 2010 . Lyndon Estate . 29 July 2022.
3. Book: 1946 . The Quarterly Army List (April-July 1946) . London . . 703P .
4. News: Sir John Conant Bt . 19 January 2024 . The Telegraph . 19 January 2024.