Nicholas Eliot, 9th Earl of St Germans

Nicholas Eliot, 9th Earl of St Germans
Nicholas Eliot
Born Nicholas Richard Michael Eliot
26 January 1914(1914-01-26)
Marylebone, London, England
Died 11 March 1988(1988-03-11) (aged 74)
Tangier, Morocco
Residence Port Eliot, St Germans, Cornwall
Occupation Landowner
Title 9th Earl of St Germans
Spouse Helen Mary Villers
Margaret Eleanor Wyndham
Mary Bridget Thomas
Children Peregrine Nicholas Eliot
Lady Frances Helen Mary Eliot

Nicholas Richard Michael Eliot, 9th Earl of St Germans was born 26 January 1914 in Marylebone, London [1] and died on 11 March 1988 in Tangier, Morocco. This parents were Montague Charles Eliot, 8th Earl of St Germans and Helen Agnes née Post.

Lord St Germans was educated at Eton College and became a Captain in the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, attached to the Royal Armoured Corps. He was a Privy Counsellor, JP, DL.

On 16 September 1960, he succeeded his father to become the 9th Earl of St Germans.

Family

Lord St Germans married three times:

  1. On 25 April 1939 divorced 1947, to Helen Mary Villers (17 April 1915 [2] - 6 December 1951) with children:
    1. Peregrine Nicholas Eliot (2 January 1941 - )
    2. Lady Frances Helen Mary Eliot (6 March 1943 - 6 January 2004) who was married 9 October 1965 (div 1987) to the Earl of Shelburne, with issue 2 sons and 2 daughters.
  2. On 27 May 1948 divorced 1959, to Margaret Eleanor Wyndham, with no issue
  3. In 1965, to Mary Bridget Thomas, daughter of colonial Governor Sir Shenton Thomas, with no issue.

Lord St Germans died on 11 March 1988 in Tangiers, Morocco,[3] and his titles passed to his son, Peregrine Nicholas Eliot

Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Montague Eliot
Earl of St Germans
1960–1988
Succeeded by
Peregrine Eliot

References

  1. ^ GRO Register of Births: MAR 1914 1a 925 MARYLEBONE - Nicholas R. M. Eliot, mmn = Post
  2. ^ GRO Register of Births: JUN 1915 8a 438 Northwich, mmn = Cole
  3. ^ No GRO reference - hence died abroad