Ralph John Assheton, 2nd Baron Clitheroe

Ralph John Assheton, 2nd Baron Clitheroe (3 November 1929 – 19 January 2026) was an English aristocrat, businessman and public official, who was a member of the House of Lords.

Life and career Clitheroe was born on 3 November 1929. His father was Ralph Assheton, 1st Baron Clitheroe (1901–1984), a Conservative Member of Parliament who served as Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1944 to 1946, and his mother was the Hon. Sylvia Benita Frances Hotham. and served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Life Guards from 1948 to 1949. In 1956 he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts (BA) (later converted to Master of Arts (MA)) from Christ Church, Oxford. He became a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Skinners in 1955. He also served as Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire from 1995 to 1999.

Clitheroe died on 19 January 2026, at the age of 96.

Family On 2 May 1961 Clitheroe married Juliet Hanbury on 2 May 1961, Hon. John Hotham Assheton (born 12 July 1964) Hon. Elizabeth Jane Assheton (born 6 October 1968)

Clitheroe resided at Downham Hall in Lancashire.