George Loftus, 7th Marquess of Ely
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George Henry Wellington Loftus, 7th Marquess of Ely (3 September 1903 – 31 May 1969), styled Viscount Loftus between 1925 and 1935, was an Irish soldier and nobleman.
Loftus was born on 3 September 1903 to George Herbert Loftus, 6th Marquess of Ely, by his second wife Ethel Beatrice Lempriere Gresley. He became known by the courtesy title
Viscount Loftus when his father succeeded in the marquessate in 1925. He was educated at Lancing College
and served as a Major in the North Irish Horse
during the Second World War. He was also High Sheriff of Fermanagh
for 1931. In 1935 he succeeded in the marquessate on the death of his father.
Lord Ely married Thea Margaret Gordon Gronvold, daughter of Lars Gronvold, in 1928. They had one daughter, who died in infancy. Lord Ely died in May 1969, aged 65, and was succeeded in the marquessate by his kinsman, Charles Tottenham. The Marchioness of Ely died in May 2006.
Loftus was born on 3 September 1903 to George Herbert Loftus, 6th Marquess of Ely, by his second wife Ethel Beatrice Lempriere Gresley. He became known by the courtesy title
Courtesy title
A courtesy title is a form of address in systems of nobility used for children, former wives and other close relatives of a peer. These styles are used 'by courtesy' in the sense that the relatives do not themselves hold substantive titles...
Viscount Loftus when his father succeeded in the marquessate in 1925. He was educated at Lancing College
Lancing College
Lancing College is a co-educational English independent school in the British public school tradition, founded in 1848 by Nathaniel Woodard. Woodard's aim was to provide education "based on sound principle and sound knowledge, firmly grounded in the Christian faith." Lancing was the first of a...
and served as a Major in the North Irish Horse
North Irish Horse
The North Irish Horse is a yeomanry unit of the British Territorial Army raised in the northern counties of Ireland in the aftermath of the Second Boer War...
during the Second World War. He was also High Sheriff of Fermanagh
High Sheriff of Fermanagh
The High Sheriff of Fermanagh is the Sovereign's judicial representative in County Fermanagh. Initially an office for lifetime, assigned by the Sovereign, the High Sheriff became annually appointed from the Provisions of Oxford in 1258...
for 1931. In 1935 he succeeded in the marquessate on the death of his father.
Lord Ely married Thea Margaret Gordon Gronvold, daughter of Lars Gronvold, in 1928. They had one daughter, who died in infancy. Lord Ely died in May 1969, aged 65, and was succeeded in the marquessate by his kinsman, Charles Tottenham. The Marchioness of Ely died in May 2006.