son , ▁ 4 th ▁Baron ▁Car no ck ▁( 1 0 ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁– ▁ 2 6 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁peer ▁and ▁solic itor . ▁ ▁The ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Baron ▁Car no ck ▁and ▁Hon . ▁Kath ar ine ▁Freder ica ▁Al ber tha ▁L op es , ▁he ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Win chester ▁College ▁and ▁Bal li ol ▁College , ▁Oxford . ▁Nicol son ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Dev on ▁Ye oman ry , ▁reaching ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁major ▁and ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁partner ▁in ▁Cl iff ord ▁Turner . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁he ▁succeeded ▁to ▁his ▁father ' s ▁titles ▁and ▁became ▁Chief ▁of ▁Cl an ▁Nicol son . ▁Two ▁years ▁later ▁the ▁d orm ant ▁Baron et cy , ▁of ▁L ass w ade ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Mid l oth ian ▁was ▁rev ived ▁in ▁his ▁favour . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his ▁cousin , ▁the ▁writer ▁Adam ▁Nicol son . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 8 ▁death s ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁Bal li ol ▁College , ▁Oxford ▁Category : Bar ons ▁in ▁the ▁Pe er age ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Category : B rit ish ▁Army ▁personnel ▁of ▁World