Edward Henry Charles James "Harry" Fox-Strangways, 7th Earl of Ilchester (1 October 1905 – 21 August 1964) was a British peer and philanthropist. He also held the subsidiary titles of Baron Strangways and Baron Ilchester and Stavordale.

Biography

He was educated at

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and Christ Church, Oxford, where he was part of the Railway Club, which included: Henry Yorke,

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. He used the first name "Harry" and served as a

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Family

He married Helen Elizabeth Ward, granddaughter of

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, on 27 April 1931. They had three children: * Lady Theresa Jane Fox-Strangways (12 August 1932 - 1989), married Simon Monckton-Arundell, 9th Viscount Galway * Giles Henry Holland Fox-Strangways (7 May 1934 - 2 September 1947, accidental death) * Charles Stephen Fox-Strangways (6 May 1938 - 8 July 1958, killed while on emergency military operations in

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) With no surviving male issue, he was succeeded in the Earldom of Ilchester by Walter Angelo Fox-Strangways, a descendant of the 1st Earl of Ilchester and Harry's fifth cousin, once removed.

Arms

The arms of the head of the Fox-Strangways family are

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ed ''Quarterly of four: 1st & 4th: Sable, two lions passant paly of six argent and gules'' (Strangways); ''2nd & 3rd: Ermine, on a chevron azure three foxes' heads and necks erased or on a canton of the second a fleur-de-lys of the third'' (Fox).“Earl of Ilchester” in Montague-Smith, P.W. (ed.), ''Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage'' (Kelly's Directories Ltd, Kingston-upon-Thames, 1968), p. 607

References

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Earls of Ilchester English philanthropists People educated at Eton College Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford

Harry Harry may refer to: TV shows * ''Harry'' (American TV series), a 1987 American comedy series starring Alan Arkin * ''Harry'' (British TV series), a 1993 BBC drama that ran for two seasons * ''Harry'' (talk show), a 2016 American daytime talk show ...

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