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Geoffrey Noel Waldegrave, 12th Earl Waldegrave, (21 November 1905 – 23 May 1995), known as Viscount Chewton from 1933 to 1936, was a
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and agriculturist.


Background and education

Waldegrave was the only son of Rev. Henry Waldegrave, 11th Earl Waldegrave and was educated at
Winchester Winchester is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city in Hampshire, England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government Districts of England, district, at the western end of the South Downs Nation ...
and graduated from
Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by Henry VIII, King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge ...
in 1928.


Political career

In 1936, he succeeded to his father's titles and became a member of
Somerset County Council Somerset County Council is the county council of Somerset in the South West of England, an elected local government authority responsible for the most significant local government services in most of the county. On 1 April 2023 the county counc ...
in 1937. During
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, he served with the
Royal Artillery The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is one of two regiments that make up the artillery arm of the British Army. The Royal Regiment of Artillery comprises t ...
( Territorial Army) and was afterwards awarded the
Legion of Merit The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements. The decoration is issued to members of the eight ...
and the
Territorial Decoration __NOTOC__ The Territorial Decoration (TD) was a military medal of the United Kingdom awarded for long service in the Territorial Force and its successor, the Territorial Army. This award superseded the Volunteer Officer's Decoration when the Te ...
. Lord Waldegrave's career thereafter was as: chairman of the Agricultural Executive Council 1948–51; a member of the Prince's Council of the
Duchy of Cornwall The Duchy of Cornwall ( kw, Duketh Kernow) is one of two royal duchies in England, the other being the Duchy of Lancaster. The eldest son of the reigning British monarch obtains possession of the duchy and the title of 'Duke of Cornwall' at ...
1951–58; and 1965–76; a Liaison Officer of the
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food An agriculture ministry (also called an) agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister ...
to Somerset,
Wiltshire Wiltshire (; abbreviated Wilts) is a historic and ceremonial county in South West England with an area of . It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset to the southwest, Somerset to the west, Hampshire to the southeast, Gloucestershire ...
and
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1952–57; a
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food The Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries was a junior ministerial office in the British government, serving under the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries. The title changed to Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of ...
1958–62; chairman of the
Forestry Commission The Forestry Commission is a non-ministerial government department responsible for the management of publicly owned forests and the regulation of both public and private forestry in England. The Forestry Commission was previously also respon ...
1963–65; a member of the
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General Advisory Council 1963–66; a director of
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1964–76;
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1965–76; chairman of the Advisory Committee on Meat Research 1969–73 and President of Somerset Trust Nature Conservation 1964–80. In 1976, he was made an Honorary
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by the
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and was awarded the
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and the
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in 1971 and 1976, respectively.


Family

On 22 October 1930, he married Mary Hermione Grenfell (a great-niece of
Francis Grenfell, 1st Baron Grenfell Field Marshal Francis Wallace Grenfell, 1st Baron Grenfell, (29 April 1841 – 27 January 1925) was a British Army officer. After serving as aide-de-camp to the Commander-in-Chief, South Africa, he fought in the 9th Xhosa War, the Anglo-Zul ...
); the couple had seven children: *Lady Sarah Caroline Waldegrave (born 23 October 1931) she married Ernest George Wright (d. 2012) on 19 February 1955. They have two sons: **Thomas Geoffrey Wright (15 January 1956) **David James Wright (22 July 1957) *Lady Jane Mary Waldegrave (b. 25 January 1934) she married
Euan Howard, 4th Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal Donald Euan Palmer Howard, 4th Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, (26 November 1923 – 16 June 2018), was a British Conservative politician. Biography Lord Strathcona was the eldest son of The 3rd Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal and his wi ...
on 20 February 1954 and they were divorced in June 1977. They have six children and fifteen grandchildren. She remarried Duncan McIntosh on 22 September 1977. ** The Honorable Jane Elizabeth Stirling Howard (23 January 1955) she married Nigel Morris-Jones in 1987. They have four children: *** Sophia Venetia Morris-Jones (1989) *** Lydia Iona Morris-Jones (1991) *** Kiloran Imogen Morris-Jones (1993) *** Eloïse Georgia Morris-Jones (1993) ** The Honourable Katharine Mary Howard (11 September 1956) she married Gavin Strachan on 16 August 1975 and they were divorced in 1982. She remarried William Joll on 30 March 1982. They have three children: *** Harry Augustus Joll (1983) *** Flora Katharine Kiloran Joll (1985) *** Hannah Olympia Joll (1988) ** The Honourable Caroline Anne Howard (30 March 1959) she married Eugenio Lo Sardo in 1991. They have two sons: *** Donald Ruggiero Lo Sardo (1989) *** Ottavia Dora Lo Sardo (1992) ** Donald Alexander Euan Howard, 5th Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal (24 June 1961) he married Jane Gibb on 9 June 1992. They have two children: *** Donald Angus Ruaridh Howard (29 September 1994) *** Amelia Alexandra Howard (4 May 1996) ** The Honorable Andrew Barnaby Howard (17 August 1963) he married Katharine E. Oldfield in 1994. They have one son: *** Keir Hamish Shackleton Howard (2000) ** The Honourable Emma Laura Louise Howard (17 August 1963) she married David Zuill on 18 May 1996. They divorced on 20 November 2018. They have three children: *** Joshua Zuill (1997) *** William Zuill (1999) *** Kiloran Zuill (2001) * Lady Elizabeth Jeronima Waldegrave (4 April 1936 – 19 February 2003) she married John James Evelyn Dewar, 4th Baron Forteviot on 17 October 1963. They have four children and eight grandchildren: ** The Honourable Mary Emma Jeronima Dewar (1 June 1965) she married Adam Humphrey Drummond, 17th Baron Strange in 1988. They have two children: *** The Honourable Sophia Frances Drummond (19 March 1991) *** The Honourable John Adam Humphrey Drummond (3 November 1992) ** The Honourable Miranda Phoebe Dewar (1 March 1968) she married Philippe el Khazen on 15 February 2003. They have two children: *** Zelfa Elisabeth el Khazen (16 December 2003) *** Namir Clovis el Khazen (29 July 2005) ** The Honourable Henrietta Cynthia Dewar (27 January 1970) she married Justin Charles Wateridge on 21 July 2001. They have three children: *** Isabel Elisabeth Wateridge (2 August 2003) *** Anna Laura Wateridge (25 August 2005) *** Benedict James Alan Wateridge (24 July 2008) ** The Honourable Alexander John Edward Dewar (4 March 1971) he married Donryn Clement on 5 April 1997. They have one son: *** James Alexander Thomas Dewar (24 July 2008) *Lady Anne Waldegrave (b. 24 December 1937) she married Sir
Jack Boles Sir John Dennis Boles (25 June 1925 – 1 July 2013), was a British Colonial Service officer in North Borneo, and later in England worked for the National Trust, serving as its Director-General from 1975 to 1983. Early life A son of Geoffrey Bo ...
(25 June 1925 – 1 July 2013) in 1971. * Lady Susan Waldegrave (b. 1 May 1939) she married Marmaduke, Lord Hussey of North Bradley (29 August 1923 – 27 December 2006) on 25 April 1959. They have two children and six grandchildren: **The Honourable James Arthur Hussey (15 August 1961) he married Jacqueline Baker in 1988 and they were divorced in 1993. He remarried Emma Shelley in 1993. They have three children: *** Rose Rachel Hussey (29 August 1994) *** Arthur Eric Hussey (13 November 1995) *** Helena Susan Hussey (3 February 1998) ** The Honourable Katharine Elizabeth Hussey (1 February 1964) she married Sir Francis Brooke, 4th Bt. on 8 April 1989. They have three children: *** George Francis Geoffrey Brooke (10 September 1991) *** Olivia Nancy Brooke (12 January 1994) *** Sarah Mary Brooke (20 March 1996) *
James Waldegrave, 13th Earl Waldegrave James "Jamie" Sherbrooke Waldegrave, 13th Earl Waldegrave (born 8 December 1940), styled Viscount Chewton until 1995, is a British peer and businessman. Waldegrave is the son of Geoffrey Noel Waldegrave, 12th Earl Waldegrave (1905–1995), and Ma ...
(b. 8 December 1940) he married Mary Furness in 1986, and they were divorced in 1996. They have two sons: **Edward Robert Waldegrave, Viscount Chewton (b. 10 October 1986) **Hon. Robert Arthur Riversdale Waldegrave (b. 1989) *
William Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill William Arthur Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill, (; born 15 August 1946) is a British Conservative Party politician who served as a Cabinet minister from 1990 until 1997, and is a life member of the Tory Reform Group. Since 1999, he h ...
(b. 15 August 1946) he married Caroline Linda Margaret Burrows in 1977. They have four children: ** The Honourable Katherine Waldegrave (1980) ** The Honourable James Waldegrave (1984) ** The Honourable Elizabeth Waldegrave ** The Honourable Harriet Waldegrave Lord Waldegrave died in 1995, aged 89 and was succeeded by his elder son.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Waldegrave, Geoffrey, 12th Earl Waldegrave 1905 births 1995 deaths Earls Waldegrave Foreign recipients of the Legion of Merit Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Knights of the Garter Members of Somerset County Council Ministers in the Macmillan and Douglas-Home governments, 1957–1964 People from Mendip District Politicians from Somerset Waldegrave family British Army personnel of World War II Royal Artillery officers