1 2 . pl ala . or . jp ▁( in ▁Japanese ) ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 4 5 ▁death s ▁Category : J apan ese ▁astronom ers ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Tokyo ▁fac ulty ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Tokyo ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁Francis ▁M elf ort ▁William ▁Fitz her bert , ▁ 1 5 th ▁Baron ▁Staff ord ▁ ▁D L ▁( born ▁ 1 3 ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 4 ) ▁is ▁an ▁English ▁politician ▁and ▁land owner , ▁who ▁had ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁until ▁the ▁reform ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁which ▁took ▁effect ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁He ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁Chan cell or ▁of ▁Staff ord shire ▁University ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁roles . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Staff ord ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁land ed ▁gent ry ▁family ▁of ▁Fitz her bert , ▁whose ▁most ▁famous ▁member ▁was ▁Maria ▁Fitz her bert , ▁the ▁first ▁( un recogn ized ) ▁wife ▁of ▁King ▁George ▁IV . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Far le igh ▁School , ▁Am ple for th ▁College , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Reading ▁and ▁the ▁Royal ▁Agricult ural ▁College , ▁Cir enc ester . ▁ ▁Staff ord ▁is ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁of ▁Bas il ▁Fitz her bert , ▁ 1 4 th ▁Baron ▁Staff ord , ▁by ▁his ▁marriage ▁to ▁Mor ag ▁N ada