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Saturday, December 10, 2022

Hon Lady Lucas-Tooth 1934-2022

 The Hon Lady Lucas-Tooth, who died 7 December, 2022, aged 88, was a scion of the Barons Poole, and wife of Sir Hugh John Lucas-Tooth, 2nd Baronet.

She was born 2 September, 1934, as Caroline Poole, eldest daughter of the then Oliver Poole (1911-1993), a Conservative party politician, who,  in 1958, was raised to the peerage as the 1st Baron Poole.

Her mother was Oliver Poole's first wife the former Betty Gilkison (who died in 1988). She married 29 June, 1955, Hugh John Lucas-Tooth (born 20 Aug, 1932), son of Sir Hugh Vere Huntly Duff Lucas-Tooth, 1st Baronet (1903-1985), and his wife the former Laetitia Florence Findlay (who died 5 July, 1978). 

Her husband succeeded to the baronetcy (created in 1920) in 1985.

The Hon Lady Lucas-Tooth is survived by her husband and three daughters, Caroline Maria (born 12 May, 1956), Lucinda Kate (born 20 Mar 1958), and Belinda Alice (born 22 Dec, 1966).

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