American Legion of Merit (Degree of Officer). In 1970, he was appointed Officer (Civil Division) of the Order of the British Empire, at the time he was chairman, Lancashire Agricultural Executive Committee. His name changed twice: the first time in 1907, when his father changed the family name from Bibby-Hesketh to Fleetwood-Hesketh, and on 10 August 1956, when he changed his name by deed poll to the unhyphenated form of Roger Fleetwood Hesketh. In the 1960s, Hesketh rebuilt the family home of Meols Hall, Southport (he had a hobbyist interest in architecture). He died in 1987. References Bibliography London Gazette War Record External links ThePeerage.com: Roger Fleetwood-Hesketh 1902 births 1987 deaths Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Royal Artillery officers People educated at Eton College Deputy Lieutenants of Lancashire High Sheriffs of Lancashire Officers of the Order of the British Empire Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1951–1955 UK MPs 1955–1959 Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry officers Military deception biographies Officers of the Legion of Merit 20th-century English lawyers English barristers