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Captain Sir John Rupert Hunt Thouron (10 May 1907 – 6 February 2007) was a British-American horticulturist, landscape gardener, and philanthropist.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 27 relations: Berkshire, Black Watch, Bletchley Park, British ambassador's residence in Washington, D.C., Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Clivia miniata, Coatesville, Pennsylvania, Cookham, Du Pont family, Elizabeth II, Esther D. du Pont, Gordon Highlanders, Hobe Sound, Florida, Horticulture, John Julius Angerstein, Lloyd's of London, Order of the British Empire, Philadelphia, Special Operations Executive, Special Relationship, The Times, Thouron Award, United States Bicentennial, University of Pennsylvania, William Angerstein, 1967 New Year Honours, 1976 Birthday Honours.

  2. British gardeners
  3. People from Cookham

Berkshire

The Royal County of Berkshire, commonly known as simply Berkshire (abbreviated Berks.), is a ceremonial county in South East England.

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Black Watch

The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.

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Bletchley Park

Bletchley Park is an English country house and estate in Bletchley, Milton Keynes (Buckinghamshire), that became the principal centre of Allied code-breaking during the Second World War.

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British ambassador's residence in Washington, D.C.

The British ambassador's residence in Washington, D.C. is located at 3100 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C. in the Embassy Row neighborhood.

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Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

Bryn Mawr (from Welsh for 'big hill'), is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Lower Merion Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Clivia miniata

Clivia miniata, the Natal lily or bush lily, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Clivia of the family Amaryllidaceae, native to woodland habitats in South Africa (Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal provinces) and Eswatini.

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Coatesville, Pennsylvania

Coatesville is a city in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Cookham

Cookham is a historic Thames-side village and civil parish on the north-eastern edge of Berkshire, England, north-north-east of Maidenhead and opposite the village of Bourne End.

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Du Pont family

The du Pont family or Du Pont family is a prominent American family descended from Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739–1817).

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Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. John Rupert Hunt Thouron and Elizabeth II are British philanthropists.

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Esther D. du Pont

Esther Driver du Pont, Lady Thouron (January 21, 1908 – March 24, 1984) was an American horse breeder and philanthropist who created the Thouron Award with her husband, Sir John R.H. Thouron KBE.

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Gordon Highlanders

The Gordon Highlanders was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that existed for 113 years, from 1881 until 1994, when it was amalgamated with The Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) to form The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons).

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Hobe Sound, Florida

Hobe Sound is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Martin County, Florida, United States, located along Florida's Treasure Coast.

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Horticulture

Horticulture is the art and science of growing plants.

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John Julius Angerstein

John Julius Angerstein (1735 – 22 January 1823) was a London businessman and Lloyd's underwriter, a patron of the fine arts and a collector.

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Lloyd's of London

Lloyd's of London, generally known simply as Lloyd's, is an insurance and reinsurance market located in London, United Kingdom.

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Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organizations, and public service outside the civil service.

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the sixth-most populous city in the nation, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 census.

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Special Operations Executive

Special Operations Executive (SOE) was a British organisation formed in 1940 to conduct espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance in German-occupied Europe and to aid local resistance movements during World War II.

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Special Relationship

The Special Relationship is a term that is often used to describe the political, social, diplomatic, cultural, economic, legal, environmental, religious, military and historic relations between the United Kingdom and the United States or its political leaders.

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The Times

The Times is a British daily national newspaper based in London.

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Thouron Award

The Thouron Award is a postgraduate scholarship established in 1960 by Sir John R. H. Thouron, K.B.E., and Esther du Pont Thouron.

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United States Bicentennial

The United States Bicentennial was a series of celebrations and observances during the mid-1970s that paid tribute to historical events leading up to the creation of the United States as an independent republic.

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University of Pennsylvania

The University of Pennsylvania, commonly referenced as Penn or UPenn, is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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William Angerstein

William Angerstein (1811 – 31 May 1897) was a British Liberal Party politician.

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1967 New Year Honours

The New Year Honours 1967 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries.

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1976 Birthday Honours

The Queen's Birthday Honours 1976 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries.

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See also

British gardeners

People from Cookham

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rupert_Hunt_Thouron

Also known as John R. H. Thouron, John R.H. Thouron, John Thouron, Sir John Rupert Hunt Thouron.