Ronald Gorell Barnes

1884-04-16 – 1963-05-02

Lord Gorell was born Ronald Gorell Barnes in 1884, the second son of the first baron Gorell. Both Ronald and his elder brother, Henry, served in the First World War; Ronald earned the Military Cross whilst his brother was killed at Ypres in 1917, elevating Ronald to the third baron Gorell. As well as performing his duties as a British peer, he was a journalist for *The Times*, a longtime editor of the *Cornhill Magazine*, and played thirteen seasons with the Marylebone Cricket Club. He also occasionally wrote crime fiction -- his first, *In the Night*, was published in 1917, his last, *Murder at Manor House*, in 1954. Lord Gorell was also co-president of the Detection Club with Agatha Christie from 1956 until his death in 1963.