Murray Beauclerk, 14th Duke of St. Albans

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The 14th Duke of St. Albans in a photo by Allan Warren .
His second wife, Cynthia Therese Mary Howard in 1991, photographed by Allan Warren .

Murray de Vere Beauclerk, 14th Duke of St. Albans (born January 19, 1939 ), known from 1964 to 1988 under his courtesy title Earl of Burford , is a British peer and politician of the Conservative Party .

life and career

He is the eldest son of Charles Beauclerk, 13th Duke of St. Albans (1915–1988) from his first marriage to Nathalie Chatham Walker. He is a descendant of King Charles II through his illegitimate son Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St. Albans . He attended the Tonbridge School in Kent .

When his father died in 1988, he inherited his title of nobility, including the associated seat in the House of Lords . In November 1999, when the House of Lords Act came into force, he lost his hereditary seat in parliament.

Since 1989 he has been Governor-General of the Royal Stuart Society .

family

His first marriage was on January 31, 1963, Rosemary Frances Scoones (* October / December 1941 in Romford ), daughter of Francis Harold Scoones (1915-2004) and his wife Rose Frances Callis (* 1909). The marriage was divorced in 1974. You have two children:

In his second marriage, he married Cynthia Theresa Mary Howard on August 29, 1974 (* March 23, 1928; † May 12, 2002). In 2001 the divorce took place.

On December 14, 2002, he married his current wife, Gillian Anita Northam, in London.

Pedigree

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. William Beauclerk, 8th Duke of St. Albans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Lord Charles Beauclerk
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Maria Janetta Nelthorpe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Aubrey Topham Beauclerk
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Lt. Col. Edward Stopford
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Laura Stopford
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Horatia Charlotte Lockwood
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Charles Beauclerk, 13th Duke of St. Albans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Robert Hughes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Sir Frederick Hughes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Anne Sparkes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Gwendoline Loftus Hughes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Edward James
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Theodocia James
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Annie Finlay
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Murray Beauclerk, 14th Duke of St. Albans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Micajah Hilditch Walker
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Edmund William Walker
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Eliza Powis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Percival Field Walker
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Samuel Field
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Mary Field
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Jane Cole
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Nathalie Chatham Walker
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. William Chatham
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Hugh Barber Chatham
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Margaret Barber
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Helen Chatham
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Charles Murray Lugger cousins
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Josephine Marian Cousins
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Phillis Ann Sands
 
 
 
 
 
 

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Who's Who 2003. London 2003, p. 1899
  2. ↑ a b c Burke's Peerage and Baronetage
  3. ↑ The Times via WorldRoots ( Memento of the original from May 17, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / worldroots.com
predecessor Office successor
Charles Beauclerk Duke of St. Albans
1988 – present 		current owner of the title
personal data
SURNAME Beauclerk, Murray, 14th Duke of St. Albans
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Earl of Burford
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British peer and politician (Conservative Party)
DATE OF BIRTH January 19, 1939