Otis Ferry
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He has been arrested and charged several times for activities relating to hunting, only one of which led to a conviction.[2]
Early life
The son of Bryan Ferry and Lucy Ferry, Ferry was educated at Marlborough College.[3]
Ferry was introduced to fox-hunting at the age of fifteen by Rory Knight Bruce, a field sports journalist, and soon developed a passion for it.[4]
Career
In 2004, Tatler magazine put Ferry at number 2 in its list of the 200 "most desirable" men.[5] In 2007, he was modelling for Burberry.[6]
On 15 September 2004, Ferry and seven other pro-hunting protesters entered chamber of the House of Commons in protest at anti-hunting legislation.[7] After a short adjournment, the House then went on to approve the Hunting Bill by a majority of 356 to 166.[8] All eight men were charged with offences under the Public Order Act 1986 and denied the charges,[9] but they were later convicted, and each was fined £350 and given an 18-month conditional discharge.[10][11]
In accepting a lifetime achievement award at the Q Awards of 2004, Bryan Ferry said he was dedicating it to his brave son.[12]
On 20 June 2005, Ferry appeared as a member of the BBC Television Question Time panel, together with Tony Benn, Justine Greening, Lembit Opik, and June Sarpong.[13] By then he was widely seen as the public face of the pro-hunting campaign.[14]
In 2007, Ferry became huntsman and joint master of the South Shropshire Hunt. At the age of 25, he was believed to be the youngest master of foxhounds in three hundred years.[15]
On 21 November 2007, after an incident with hunt protestors during a meet of the Heythrop Hunt at Lower Swell, Ferry was arrested on suspicion of common assault and robbery. It was alleged that he had taken a video camera from two hunt saboteurs who said they were investigating possible breaches of the Hunting Act 2004.[16][17] He was subsequently arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice in connection with the common assault charge. Although he was initially granted bail, he was subsequently remanded in custody[18][19] until shortly before the trial in 2009 when he was released on bail.[20] At that point he had spent four months in prison.[21] The Crown Prosecution Service subsequently decided not to proceed with the charges of perverting the course of justice,[22] and Ferry was formally acquitted of them in April 2009.[23] In May 2009 he was convicted on a lesser charge of "causing fear and stress".[21]
Speaking about his time in prison, Ferry claimed he had been imprisoned for his beliefs.[24] He later added "It was a doddle compared to public school".[25]
In the run-up to the British general election of 2015, Ferry headed Vote-OK, a campaign group which offered to supply canvassers for Conservative candidates who would support a repeal of the Hunting Act 2004.[26]
Personal life
In 2020, Ferry was reported to be the long-term partner of Lady Alice Manners, the second daughter of David Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland, and to be living with her at Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire.[27]
References
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- ↑ Allyson N. May, The Fox-Hunting Controversy, 1781-2004: Class and Cruelty (2016), p. 182
- ↑ Alexa Baracia, "Ferry Eligible", Evening Standard
- ↑ "Kate's on the Beaton track", thisislondon.co.uk
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- ↑ Zoë Howe, How's Your Dad?: Living in the Shadow of a Rock Star Parent (Omnibus Press, 2010), p. 86
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- ↑ Sarah Neal, Julian Agyeman, The New Countryside? Ethnicity, Nation and Exclusion in Contemporary Rural Britain (2006, Template:ISBN), p. 106
- ↑ Tim Walker, Robin Muir, Pictures (Teneues, 2008, Template:ISBN), p. 140
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- ↑ a b Emma Tilley, "Otis Ferry walked free from court after he admitted causing fear to hunt monitor", Wilts & Gloucestershire Standard, 22 May 2007
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- ↑ Clive Bloom, Riot City: Protest and Rebellion in the Capital (2012), p. 69
- ↑ Tom Bawden, "Fox-hunting lobbyists fronted by Otis Ferry target backing of Tory candidates in stealth campaign", The Independent, 11 March 2015
- ↑ Hilary Rose, "A 356-room castle, three socialites, no staff…", The Times, 14 May 2020, accessed 6 December 2021
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