User:SeoR/sandbox/Brer Hore-Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie
The Earl of Gowrie | |
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| Born | Patrick Leo Brer Hore-Ruthven 4 February 1964 |
| Spouse |
Julie Goldsmith
(m. 1990, divorced) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Grey Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie, Alexandra (Xandra) Bingley |
| Alma mater | Westminster School |
Brer Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie, born Patrick Leo Brer Hore-Ruthven on 4 February 1964, is, since September 2021, the holder of the earldom and two subsidiary titles, and separately is also Baron Ruthven of Gowrie, as well as hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Ruthven in Scotland.[1] A musician who has worked in IT, he has been married and has a son.
Early life
[edit]Gowrie is the only child of Grey Gowrie, poet, politician and art dealer, and 2nd Earl of Gowrie, and his first wife, Xandra (Alexandra) Bingley, worker for MI5, writer and editor.[2][3] From birth, he held the courtesy title of Viscount Ruthven of Canberra.[4] His parents divorced in 1973, and both later remarried.[3][5] He attended the exclusive Westminster School.[6][7]
Career
[edit]Gowrie has worked in IT and is a musician.[2] As of 2018, he was developing databases for City law firm Clyde & Co.
Personal life
[edit]Brer Ruthven married Julie Goldsmith in February 1990, and they had one son, Heathcote Patrick Cornelius Hore-Ruthven, born 28 May 1990.[1][4] He was mentioned in a range of newspapers and other media after a domestic incident in 2018.[6]
He succeeded to the titles on the death of his father, 24 September 2021.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bates, Stephen (24 September 2021). "Lord Gowrie obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
…and succeeds to the peerages
- ^ a b c "Lord Gowrie obituary". The Times (of London). 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ a b c (Telegraph Obituaries) (24 September 2021). "Lord Gowrie, politician, poet and leading figure in the arts who served under Edward Heath and Margaret Thatcher – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ a b Mosley (ed.), Charles (1 December 2003). Burke's Peerage & Baronetage (and Knightage) (107th ed.). Burke's Peerage. p. 1615. ISBN 0971196621.
{{cite book}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ Hardie, (Charles) Jeremy (Mawdesley). A&C Black (Bloomsbury).
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ a b "Viscount denies flinging half-dressed girlfriend into street during row". The Times (of London). 24 August 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ (Telegraph Reporters) (23 August 2018). "Viscount accused of assaulting teenage girlfriend in row over tongs". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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Category:1964 births
Category:People from London
Category:Anglo-Scots
Category:People educated at Westminster School
Category:Earls of Gowrie
Category:Barons Ruthven of Gowrie