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LEO MCGARRY

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Leo McGarry

Lord John Marbury was the British Ambassador to the United States and former High Commissioner (Commonwealth Ambassador) to New Delhi from the United Kingdom.

His grandfather was a Viceroy and one of Marbury's uncles performed in the London Opera Company's production of the Gilbert and Sullivan Operetta "The Mikado" as the character "Nanki-Poo".[1] He attended Cambridge University and the Sorbonne.[2]

His Lordship is an unrepentant smoker and drinker, particularly in the face of disapproval, but when not marinated shows a very keen grasp both of the historical causes of conflicts and the political realities of their handling in the modern world. He is an effusive and universal lover of women, frequently crossing the line in the view of other men at least in his public praise and attentions. Lord Marbury especially enjoyed needling Leo McGarry whose name he pretended to forget and then addressed as Gerald. This veneer of loathing was reciprocated, Leo referring to him on his first visit as "Lord Fauntleroy", among other things.

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  • In Dead Irish Writers, he gives his name as "John, Lord Marbury, Earl of Croy, Marquess of Needham and Dolby, Baronet of Brycey." However, he is often referred to as Lord John Marbury or Lord Marbury. These three designations are incompatible: "Lord John Marbury" would be the form of address for younger son of a duke or marquess; a marquess would be addressed as "Lord Needham," and his marquessate would be first in his list of titles; and he would never be addressed by a lesser title, which are normally used by the heirs apparent. In The Wake Up Call, he gives his title as the Earl of Sherborne and notes the title is hereditary rather than a life peerage, in which case he should be addressed as "Lord Sherborne."

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