Pamela Sharples, Baroness Sharples

Pamela Sharples, Baroness Sharples (née Newall; 11 February 1923 – 19 May 2022) was a British life peer of the Conservative Party. She was honored with peerage in 1973 after the assassination of her husband, Sir Richard Sharples, Governor of Bermuda. She was on the House of Lords until 2017.


The Baroness Sharples
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Sharples in 2012
Member of the House of Lords
In office
18 June 1973 – 18 December 2017
Personal details
Born
Pamela Newall

(1923-02-11)11 February 1923
Died19 May 2022(2022-05-19) (aged 99)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)
  • Sir Richard Sharples
    (m. 1946; died 1973)
  • Patrick de Laszlo
    (m. 1977; died 1980)
  • Robert Swan
    (m. 1983; died 1995)
Children4
Military service
Branch/serviceFlag of the United Kingdom Air Force United Kingdom Air Force
Years of service1941–1946
UnitWomen's Auxiliary Air Force
Battles/warsSecond World War

Sharples died on 19 May 2022 at the age of 99.[1]

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