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| − | '''John Macgregor Bruce Lockhart''' joined [[MI6]] in 1942 and rose through the ranks to become [[Deputy Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service| | + | '''John Macgregor Bruce Lockhart''' joined [[MI6]] in 1942 and rose through the ranks to become [[Deputy Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service|deputies director]].<ref name=indep>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituaryjohn-bruce-lockhart-1619285.html</ref><ref>[[The Times]], 1995</ref><ref>http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U162434</ref><ref>http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/58072</ref> |
==Family background== | ==Family background== | ||
| − | John Macgregor Bruce Lockhart's father was [ | + | John Macgregor Bruce Lockhart's father was [[John Harold Bruce Lockhart]], a famous sportsman, [[spy]], [[artist]] and [[headmaster]]. His uncle was the spy [[R. H. Bruce Lockhart|Sir Robert Hamilton ("R.H.") Bruce Lockhart, KCMG]], whose 1932 book, ''Memoirs of a British Agent'', was an international best-seller. |
| − | His cousins [[Rab Bruce Lockhart]] and [[Logie Bruce Lockhart]] went on to become headmasters of [[Loretto School]] and [[Gresham's School]]. He was father of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Bruce-Lockhart,_Baron_Bruce-Lockhart | + | His cousins [[Rab Bruce Lockhart]] and [[Logie Bruce Lockhart]] went on to become headmasters of [[Loretto School]] and [[Gresham's School]]. He was father of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Bruce-Lockhart,_Baron_Bruce-Lockhart Sandy Bruce-Lockhart] |
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
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John Macgregor Bruce Lockhart joined MI6 in 1942 and rose through the ranks to become deputies director.[1][2][3][4]
Family background
John Macgregor Bruce Lockhart's father was John Harold Bruce Lockhart, a famous sportsman, spy, artist and headmaster. His uncle was the spy Sir Robert Hamilton ("R.H.") Bruce Lockhart, KCMG, whose 1932 book, Memoirs of a British Agent, was an international best-seller.
His cousins Rab Bruce Lockhart and Logie Bruce Lockhart went on to become headmasters of Loretto School and Gresham's School. He was father of Sandy Bruce-Lockhart
Career
He left MI6 in 1965 for undisclosed reasons. His obituary recorded him as working for the "Foreign Office, London 1953-65".[1]
See also
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