Margaret Eliot
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Margaret Augusta Eliot was an English
music teacher and musician. She was a professor of oboe
at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
; her best known student was George Martin
. She was an honorary member of the Royal Academy of Music
.
and 8th Earls of St Germans
- and his wife Clare Louise née Phelips (1883-1927). She was a great granddaughter of Edward Granville Eliot, 3rd Earl of St Germans (1798-1877).
On 27 July, 1943, she married Dr Richard Asher
(1912-1969); the couple had three children:
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
music teacher and musician. She was a professor of oboe
Oboe
The oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. In English, prior to 1770, the instrument was called "hautbois" , "hoboy", or "French hoboy". The spelling "oboe" was adopted into English ca...
at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Guildhall School of Music and Drama is an independent music and dramatic arts school which was founded in 1880 in London, England. Students can pursue courses in Music, Opera, Drama and Technical Theatre Arts.-History:...
; her best known student was George Martin
George Martin
Sir George Henry Martin CBE is an English record producer, arranger, composer and musician. He is sometimes referred to as "the Fifth Beatle"— a title that he often describes as "nonsense," but the fact remains that he served as producer on all but one of The Beatles' original albums...
. She was an honorary member of the Royal Academy of Music
Royal Academy of Music
The Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a conservatoire, Britain's oldest degree-granting music school and a constituent college of the University of London since 1999. The Academy was founded by Lord Burghersh in 1822 with the help and ideas of the French harpist and composer Nicolas...
.
Family
Margaret Eliot was born to Hon. Edward Granville Eliot (1872-1958) - a younger brother of both 7thGranville Eliot, 7th Earl of St Germans
Granville John Eliot, 7th Earl of St Germans was an English aristocrat.- Early life :Granville Eliot was the son of Charles George Cornwallis Eliot and his wife, Constance Rhiannon Guest...
and 8th Earls of St Germans
Montague Eliot, 8th Earl of St Germans
Montague Charles Eliot, 8th Earl of St Germans, KCVO, OBE , styled Hon. Montague Eliot from 1923 to 1942, was a British peer and courtier....
- and his wife Clare Louise née Phelips (1883-1927). She was a great granddaughter of Edward Granville Eliot, 3rd Earl of St Germans (1798-1877).
On 27 July, 1943, she married Dr Richard Asher
Richard Asher
Richard Alan John Asher, FRCP was an eminent British Endocrinologist and Haematologist...
(1912-1969); the couple had three children:
- Peter AsherPeter AsherPeter Asher is an English guitarist, singer, manager and record producer. He first came to prominence in the 1960s as a member of the vocal duo Peter and Gordon before going on to a successful career as a record producer.-Early life:He was born at the Central Middlesex Hospital, a child actor and...
(born 1944), who was one half of the pop duo Peter & GordonPeter & GordonPeter and Gordon were a British Invasion-era duo and formed by Peter Asher and Gordon Waller, who achieved fame in 1964 with "A World Without Love", and had several subsequent hits in that era.-History:...
and successful music producer; - Jane AsherJane AsherJane Asher is an English actress. She has also developed a second career as a cake decorator and cake shop proprietor.-Early life:...
(born 1946), the film and TV actress, novelist - Clare Asher (born 1948), the radio actress.