John Chetwynd-Talbot, 21st Earl of Shrewsbury
The Earl of Shrewsbury | |
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 The Earl of Shrewsbury in 1935 | |
| Lord High Steward of Ireland | |
| In office 1921–1980 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John George Charles Henry Alton Alexander Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot 21 January 1914 |
| Died | 12 November 1980 (aged 66) |
| Spouse(s) |
Nina Mortlock
(m. 1963; died 1980) |
| Children | Charles Chetwynd-Talbot |
| Relatives | Marquess of Anglesey (uncle) Charles Chetwynd-Talbot (grandfather) |
John George Chetwynd-Talbot, 21st Earl of Shrewsbury, 21st Earl of Waterford, 6th Earl Talbot (21 January 1914 – 12 November 1980), styled Viscount of Ingestre from 1915 to 1921, was a British peer.
Early life
[edit]He was the son of Charles John Alton Chetwynd-Talbot, Viscount of Ingestre (1882–1915), and Lady Winifred Constance Hester Paget. From his parent's marriage, he had three elder sisters, Lady Ursula Winifred Chetwynd-Talbot, Lady Victoria Audrey Beatrice Chetwynd-Talbot, and Lady Joan Chetwynd-Talbot. After his father's death, his mother married Richard Edmunds Pennoyer, son of Albert Adams Pennoyer and brother of Albert Pennoyer and Paul Pennoyer Sr.[1]
His maternal grandparents were Lord Alexander Victor Paget (third son of the 2nd Marquess of Anglesey) and Hon. Hester Alice Stapleton-Cotton (a daughter of Col. Wellington Stapleton-Cotton, 2nd Viscount Combermere). His maternal uncle was Charles Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey.
He inherited the title Earl of Shrewsbury when his grandfather Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 20th Earl of Shrewsbury, died in 1921.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]Shrewsbury was the Honorary Air Commodore of No. 3509 (Staffordshire) Fighter Control Unit before it was disbanded on 11 May 1957.[2]
Personal life
[edit]He married his first wife, Nadine Muriel Crofton (1913–2003), in 1936.[3][4] Together, Nadine and Lord Shrewsbury had six children. They had four daughters before the birth of an heir, Charles.[5]
- Lady Charlotte Sarah Alexandra Chetwynd-Talbot (b. 1938), who married Camillo Cavazza dei Conti Cavazza, son of Count Alessandro Cavazza of Isola del Garda and Princess Livia Borghese.[6]
- Lady (Josephine) Sylvia-Rose Chetwynd-Talbot (b. 1940), who married Stafford Antony Saint.[6]
- Lady Catherine Laura Chetwynd-Talbot (b. 1945), who married Richard Sebastian Endicott Chamberlain, a grandson of Sir Joseph Austen Chamberlain.[6]
- Lady Marguerite Mary Chetwynd-Talbot (b. 1950), who married Guy William Brisbane.[6]
- Charles Henry John Benedict Crofton Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot, Viscount Ingestre (born 1952), married Deborah Jane Hutchinson.[6]
- Hon. Paul Anthony Alexander Bueno Chetwynd-Talbot (b. 1957), who married Sarah Elizabeth Bradley, granddaughter of Thomas Brand, 3rd Viscount Hampden.[6]
He sued for divorce in 1958, but in 1959 judge Charles A. Collingwood rejected the divorce suit.[7][8] In a subsequent proceeding in 1963, a divorce was granted.[3]
Thereafter, Lord Shrewsbury married his second wife, Doris Aileen "Nina" Mortlock,[3] on 18 October 1963. Nina was a daughter of Sandes Alexander Mortlock.[6]
Upon his death, his eldest son Charles succeeded to Lord Shrewsbury's titles.[9] His widow died in 1993.
References
[edit]- ^ "WILL WED LADY INGESTRE.; R.E. Pennoyer, Embassy Secretary, Engaged to Daughter of Lord Paget". The New York Times. 4 July 1917. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ "No. 41083". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 May 1957. p. 3227.
- ^ a b c "Nadine, Countess of Shrewsbury". The Telegraph. 3 March 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ^ "Nadine, Countess of Shrewsbury". The Times. 17 March 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ^ "Milestones, Jan. 5, 1953". Time. 5 January 1953. Archived from the original on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, vol. 3, p. 3613.
- ^ "Divorce Suit by Earl of Shrewsbury". The Herald. Glasgow. 2 October 1958. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
The Earl of Shrewsbury, Premier Earl of England and Ireland, has filed a petition seeking to divorce the Countess, Solicitors for the Countess said last night
- ^ "British Court Out Throws Out Divorce Suits". Windsor Star. 22 December 1959. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ^ "Milestones, Jan. 5, 1953". Time. 5 January 1953. Archived from the original on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
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