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Saturday, March 28, 2026

Baroness Nickson (died 2026)

 The Baroness Nickson, who died 22 March, 2026, aged 90, was the wife of the Baron Nickson, KBE (born 27 November 1929), a businessman, & a former crossbench peer and a former President of the Confederation of British Industry. He was Chairman of the Clydesdale Bank, Scottish & Newcastle, Scottish Enterprise and the Government's Senior Salaries Review Body.

She was the former Eira Govett, daughter of John Romaine Govett (1897-1956), and his wife the former Angela Mary Mostyn Pritchard (1909-1979); and was three times married, firstly, 6 Aug, 1955, to John Robert Findlay (1927-2016); married 2ndly, 1983, John Drysdale, and married 3rdly, in 2013, the life peer the Baron Nickson.

She leaves three sons from her first marriage, James, Michael and Alasdair.

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