William Compton, 6th Marquess of Northampton
- William Compton, 6th Marquess of Northampton
William Bingham Compton, 6th Marquess of Northampton DSO (August 6 1885-30 January 1978), known as Earl Compton from 1897 to 1913, was a British peer and soldier.
Northampton was the eldest son of William George Spencer Scott Compton, 5th Marquess of Northampton, and his wife Mary Florence (née Baring). He achieved the ranks of Major in the Royal Horse Guards and Lieutenant-Colonel in the Warwickshire Yeomanry and fought in the First World War, where he was wounded. In 1919 he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order.
Lord Northampton married, firstly, Lady Emma Marjory, daughter of Thomas Thynne, 5th Marquess of Bath, in 1921. They had no children and were divorced in 1941. He married, secondly, Virginia Lucie, daughter of Captain David Rimington Heaton, in 1942. They had two sons and two daughters, but were divorced in 1958. He married, thirdly, Elspeth Grace, daughter of William Ingham Whitaker, in 1958. Lord Northampton died in January 1978, aged 92, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son from his second marriage, Spencer.
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). "Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage" (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page]
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