Reginald Capell, 9th Earl of Essex
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Reginald George de Vere Capell, 9th Earl of Essex (9 October 1906 - 18 May 1981) was a British Peer
.
, Eastbourne
, Eton
and Magdalene College, Cambridge
. He served in the army during World War II
and was awarded the T.D.
. He became Lieutenant-Colonel in 1947 and was commanding officer of the 16th Airborne Division Signals Regiment (Territorial Army) in 1948. After the war he began farming in Buckinghamshire
. He retained his military connections and became Honorary Colonel of the 16th & 40th Signal Regiments
in 1957 and, on its replacement, of the 47th Signal Regiment in 1962.
Capell inherited the Earldom of Essex
on the death of his father in 1966 and took his seat in the House of Lords
. In his maiden speech in 1971, he opposed the recommendation of the Roskill Commission
for the siting of a third London airport at Cublington
. The third airport was eventually provided by the development of Stansted Airport.
On his death in 1981, the title became dormant, but it was revived eight years later by a distant cousin Robert Capell
.
Capell married, firstly, Mary Reeve Ward, daughter of F. Gibson Ward, on 2 March 1937. They were divorced in 1957. His second wife was Nona Isabel Miller, daughter of David Wilson Miller, whom he married in November 1957. He had no children by either marriage.
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
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Biography
Capell was the son of Algernon George de Vere Capell, 8th Earl of Essex and Mary Eveline Stewart Freeman. He had the courtesy title Viscount Malden, and was known as Reggie Malden. . He was educated at St Cyprian's SchoolSt Cyprian's School
St Cyprian's School was an English preparatory school for boys, which operated in the early 20th century in Eastbourne, East Sussex. Like other preparatory schools, its purpose was to train pupils to do well enough in the examinations to gain admission to leading public schools, and to provide an...
, Eastbourne
Eastbourne
Eastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head...
, Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and Magdalene College, Cambridge
Magdalene College, Cambridge
Magdalene College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1428 as a Benedictine hostel, in time coming to be known as Buckingham College, before being refounded in 1542 as the College of St Mary Magdalene...
. He served in the army during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and was awarded the T.D.
Territorial Decoration
The Territorial Decoration was a medal of the United Kingdom awarded for long service in the Territorial Force and its successor, the Territorial Army...
. He became Lieutenant-Colonel in 1947 and was commanding officer of the 16th Airborne Division Signals Regiment (Territorial Army) in 1948. After the war he began farming in Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
. He retained his military connections and became Honorary Colonel of the 16th & 40th Signal Regiments
Royal Corps of Signals
The Royal Corps of Signals is one of the combat support arms of the British Army...
in 1957 and, on its replacement, of the 47th Signal Regiment in 1962.
Capell inherited the Earldom of Essex
Earl of Essex
Earl of Essex is a title that has been held by several families and individuals. The earldom was first created in the 12th century for Geoffrey II de Mandeville . Upon the death of the third earl in 1189, the title became dormant or extinct...
on the death of his father in 1966 and took his seat in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
. In his maiden speech in 1971, he opposed the recommendation of the Roskill Commission
Eustace Roskill, Baron Roskill
Eustace Wentworth Roskill, Baron Roskill PC, JP was a British lawyer and public servant.-Background and education:...
for the siting of a third London airport at Cublington
Cublington
Cublington is a village and one of 110 civil parishes within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is about seven miles north of Aylesbury. The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'Cubbel's estate'. In the Domesday Book of 1086 it was recorded as Coblincote.The...
. The third airport was eventually provided by the development of Stansted Airport.
On his death in 1981, the title became dormant, but it was revived eight years later by a distant cousin Robert Capell
Robert Capell, 10th Earl of Essex
Robert Edward de Vere Capell, 10th Earl of Essex was the Earl of Essex.Lord Essex was born in 1920, the son of Arthur de Vere Capell and Alice Capell née Currie. His father died when he was three. He spent some time in an orphanage, where he was bewildered when the head told him he would be the...
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Capell married, firstly, Mary Reeve Ward, daughter of F. Gibson Ward, on 2 March 1937. They were divorced in 1957. His second wife was Nona Isabel Miller, daughter of David Wilson Miller, whom he married in November 1957. He had no children by either marriage.