Edward Henry Scudamore-Stanhope, 12th Earl of Chesterfield (9 February 1889 – 2 August 1952), was an English nobleman.
Life
He was the only son of The Honorable Evelyn Theodore Scudamore-Stanhope, the fifth and youngest son of
Henry Scudamore-Stanhope, 9th Earl of Chesterfield, and his wife Julia Dasha Potter, daughter of
John Gerald Potter
John Gerald Potter (1829–1908) was an English wallpaper manufacturer, known also as a patron of James McNeill Whistler.
Background
The printing of calico was introduced to Darwen in Lancashire by James Greenway, in 1776. John Potter (1773–183 ...
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He succeeded as 12th earl in 1935 after two of his uncles had succeeded his grandfather as tenth and eleventh earls respectively. Both had died without issue and were predeceased by their younger brothers.
He died on 2 August 1952.
Family
He married first Lorna Marie Lever (daughter of Mr. William Henry Lever of
Wellington, New Zealand), on 17 September 1915. Through this marriage he had his only child, a daughter, Evelyn Patricia Mary Scudamore-Stanhope, born 7 May 1917 in
Kuala Lumpur where he was growing tea.
The marriage was dissolved in 1925 and the Earl of Chesterfield went on to marry Angela Domatilla Hopkins, daughter of Francis Patrick Hopkins.
References
thePeerage.com
1889 births
1952 deaths
Edward
Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”.
History
The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sa ...
Earls of Chesterfield
20th-century English nobility
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