Sir Richard Pease, 3rd Baronet


Sir Richard Thorn Pease, 3rd Baronet DL is a British former banker, who was chairman of Yorkshire Bank, and vice-chairman of Barclays.

Early life

Richard Thorn Pease was the son of Richard Arthur Pease, the second baronet, and the grandson of Sir Arthur Pease, 1st Baronet. He was educated at Eton College.
His elder brother Arthur Peter Pease was an RAF Flying Officer who was killed in action on 15 September 1940, aged just 22, during the Battle of Britain, when his Spitfire was shot down near Kingswood, in Kent.

Career

Pease was chairman of Yorkshire Bank, and vice-chairman of Barclays.

Personal life

Pease married Anne Heyworth and they have three children:
He lives at Hindley House, Stocksfield-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England.