James Waldegrave, 13th Earl Waldegrave
James "Jamie" Sherbrooke Waldegrave, 13th Earl Waldegrave (born 8 December 1940), styled Viscount Chewton until 1995, is a British peer and businessman.
Waldegrave is the son of Geoffrey Noel Waldegrave, 12th Earl Waldegrave (1905 -1995) and Mary Hermione Grenfell Countess Waldegrave (1909 -1995).[1] Earl Waldegrave was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1986, he married Mary Alison Anthea Furness (born 10 November 1946), a journalist for the Evening Standard and philosophy lecturer. She is the daughter of Sir Robert Furness, (1883 - 1954) and Joyce Lucy Sophie Marc, Lady Furness (1905 -1995). Earl Waldegrave inherited his father's titles in 1995 and he and his wife divorced in 1996 after having two sons.
Lord Waldegrave currently runs his estate based at Priory Farm, Chewton Mendip, Somerset with industrial units and offices let out to various businesses upon the old cheese making site.[2] Earl Waldegrave is the elder brother of William Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill, a former Conservative Cabinet Minister in Margaret Thatcher's government,[3] and the brother of Lady Susan Hussey, Woman of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth II.[4]
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References
- ↑ Mitchell, Patrick. "Obituary : Earl Waldegrave". Independent (26 May 1995). Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ↑ "Welcome to The Waldegrave Estate, Chewton Mendip". The Waldegrave Estate. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ↑ "Waldegrave". Chewton Mendip History. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ↑ "Her Majesty's A-Team". Telegraph. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- "James Waldegrave". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2007-12-28.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl Waldegrave
- Pedigree at Genealogics
Peerage of Great Britain | ||
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Preceded by Geoffrey Noel Waldegrave |
Earl Waldegrave 1995–Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |