Ivor Windsor-Clive, 2nd Earl of Plymouth
George Windsor-Clive | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 February 1889 |
| Died | 1 October 1943 (aged 54) |
| Spouse |
Lady Irene Corona Charteris
(m. 1921) |
| Children | 6, including the 3rd Earl of Plymouth |
| Parent(s) | Lady Alberta Victoria Paget 1st Earl of Plymouth |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Ivor Miles Windsor-Clive, 2nd Earl of Plymouth
Early life
Ivor Windsor-Clive was born on 4 February 1889. He was the second, and only surviving, son of the Alberta Victoria Sarah Caroline (
His paternal grandfather was
Career
He was member for West St Pancras on
He is probably best known for his work as co-chairman of the
He was appointed
On 12 March 1924 he was appointed Honorary Colonel of the Glamorgan Coast Regiment, Royal Artillery; his father had held the same position with its Victorian predecessor unit.[3]
Lord Plymouth was Chairman of the Royal Commission for Ancient and Historical Monuments in the Principality.
Personal life
On 14 July 1921, he was married to Lady Irene Corona Charteris
- Other Robert Ivor Windsor-Clive, 3rd Earl of Plymouth (1923–2018), who married Caroline Helen Rice (1931–2016), granddaughter of Grace Curzon, Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston, in 1950.[5]
- Hon. Richard Archer Alan Windsor-Clive (b. 1928), who married Joanna Mary Woodall, daughter of Edward Corbet Woodall, in 1955. They divorced in 1968 and that same year married Hon. Mary Alice (née Jolliffe) Chancellor (mother of Anna Chancellor), only daughter of William Jolliffe, 4th Baron Hylton. They divorced in 1997.[1]
- Hon. Rowland David Owain Windsor-Clive (1938–1965).[1]
- Lady Gillian Mary Windsor-Clive (d. 1961), who married Wilfred Wooller (1912–1997) in 1941. They divorced in 1947, and that same year married Albertus Jacobus de Haan (d. 1991).[1]
- Lady Clarissa Windsor-Clive (b. 1931), who married Keith Maclean Forbes Egleston in 1953.[1]
- Lady Rosula Caroline Windsor-Clive OStJ (b. 1935), who married Sir Alan Glyn (1918–1998), a Member of Parliament for Clapham, Windsor and Maidenhead, in 1962.[1]
The 2nd Earl of Plymouth died in 1943 aged 54 and was buried in the Windsor-Clive family plot at Tardebigge, Worcestershire. His wife Irene Corona (1902–1989, daughter of the 11th Earl of Wemyss) is buried next to him. Upon his death, his eldest son inherited an estate valued in excess of £30 million which includes the Oakly Park estate near Ludlow in Shropshire which is in excess of 7,500 acres.[6]
Descendants
Through his son Other, he was the grandfather of Ivor Edward Other Windsor-Clive, 4th Earl of Plymouth (b. 1951); Lady Emma Windsor-Clive; Hon. Simon Windsor-Clive and Hon. David Windsor-Clive.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Plymouth, Earl of (UK, 1905)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Cracroft's Peerage. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ISBN 9780199730032. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ Army List.
- ISBN 9781101874301. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Obituary: Other Robert Ivor Windsor-Clive, 3rd Earl of Plymouth". Cooke & Artkwright. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Tom (12 March 2000). "The Young Elite 21-30". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- Who Was Who (with corrections) [full citation needed]