Aidan Sprot

Lieutenant Colonel Aidan Mark Sprot (19 January 1919 – 28 January 2021) was a British Army officer, who won an immediate Military Cross and later served as the Lord Lieutenant of Tweeddale.

Early life Sprot was born on 19 January 1919 and was the son of Mark and Meliora Sprot (a daughter of Sir John Hay, 9th Baronet and Anne Milliken-Napier, daughter of Sir Robert Milliken-Napier, 9th Baronet). His sister Celia became Viscountess Whitelaw.

He was educated at Stowe School, Sprot was forbidden from following his father into the army, and initially worked as a banker in the City of London. near Peebles, which he subsequently inherited. Sprot was a member of the Queen's Bodyguard for Scotland and served for 14 years as the Lord Lieutenant of Tweeddale. He was also active with the British Red Cross and Scout Association. Sprot was awarded the French Légion d'honneur in 2015.

Family Sprot never married.