Murray Beauclerk, 14th Duke of St Albans
Murray de Vere Beauclerk, 14th Duke of St Albans (born 19 January 1939), styled Earl of Burford between 1964 and 1988, is a British peer.
St Albans is the son of Charles Beauclerk, 13th Duke of St Albans. He is a descendant of King Charles II of England through his illegitimate son Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans. He attended Tonbridge School in Kent.
St Albans married on 31 January 1963 Rosemary Frances Scoones (Romford, October/December 1941), daughter of Francis Harold Scoones (West Ham, 26 January 1915 - September 2004) and wife (1940) Rose Frances Callis (Merthyr Tydfil, July/September 1909 - ?) and paternal granddaugther of William Clayden Scoones (Bethnal Green, April/June 1877 - 1919) and wife (Hackney, April/June 1904) Ethel Amlot (Hackney, July/September 1879 - ?).[1] They had two children:
- Lady Emma Caroline de Vere Beauclerk (b. 22 July 1963)
- Charles Beauclerk, Earl of Burford (b. 22 February 1965)
Beauclerk and Rosemary Frances Scoones divorced in 1974 and she married secondly in 1975, divorcing in 2000, Paul Edward Pellew, 10th Viscount Exmouth, marqués de Olias (born Estoril, 8 October 1940).[2]
He then married Cynthia Theresa Mary Howard on 29 August 1974, and they were divorced in 2001. She was born on 23 March 1928 and died 12 May 2002.[3][4]
Beauclerk married his current wife, Gillian Anita Northam, on 14 December 2002 in London.[5]
Since 1989 he has been Governor-General of the Royal Stuart Society.[6]
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External links [edit]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Duke of St Albans
| Peerage of England | ||
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| Preceded by Charles Beauclerk |
Duke of St Albans 1988–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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| Preceded by His Grace The Duke of Beaufort |
Gentlemen | Succeeded by His Grace The Duke of Bedford |
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