Richard Gray, 6th Earl Gray
Richard Fleming George Charles Gray, 6th Earl Gray (born March 4, 1939 in Slough , Berkshire , † September 10, 2013 ) was a British nobleman.
Life
Gray was the older son of Albert Gray and Vera Harding. His great-great-grandfather Admiral George Gray was the fourth son of Charles Gray, 2nd Earl Gray . The father fell in World War II when Gray was three years old. He attended Hounslow College and studied at Hammersmith College of Art and Building in London .
In 1963, Gray inherited the title of Earl Gray from his distant cousin Charles Gray, 5th Earl Gray . As such, he was a hereditary member of the House of Lords from 1963 to 1999 . Gray was married for the second time at the time of his death, after the first marriage was divorced. Both marriages remained childless. He died on September 10, 2013 after a brief illness. His successor as Earl Gray was his brother Philip Gray, born in 1940 .
Web links
- Richard Gray at Hansard (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ John Reynolds: Cremation industry remembers Earl Gray as 'a lovely man' and 'inspirational leader'. Obituary on hamhigh.co.uk, September 23, 2013, accessed September 26, 2013.
- ↑ British Peerage System Volume V - Part I , information on almanachdegotha.org (accessed October 1, 2013).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Gray |
Earl Gray 1963-2013 |
Philip Gray |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gray, Richard, 6th Earl Gray |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gray, Richard; Gray, Richard Fleming George Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 4, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Slough |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 10, 2013 |