James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster
Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster, KCVO TD (8 December 1907 – 29 March 1983) styled Lord Willoughby de Eresby from 1910 to 1951, was a British Conservative politician.[2] In 1933 he was elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament (MP) for Rutland and Stamford, and held this seat until 1950.He served in the Second World War as a major in the 153rd Leicestershire Yeomanry Regiment of the Royal Artillery in the 5th Guards Armoured Brigade, and was mentioned in despatches.Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby was awarded the Territorial Decoration (TD) in 1945 and in 1971 became a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO).[3] In 1951, he was summoned to the House of Lords through a writ of acceleration in his father's junior title of Baron Willoughby de Eresby.