Thomas Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de Walden
- Thomas Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de Walden
Thomas Evelyn Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de Walden, 4th Baron Seaford (May 9, 1880 – November 5, 1946), was a British peer, landowner, writer and patron of the arts. He was also a motorboat racer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Biography
He was baptised with the name of Thomas Evelyn Ellis, and was known within his family as "Tommy". In 1917 his name was legally changed to Thomas Evelyn Scott-Ellis. He was educated at Eton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and saw military service in both the Boer War and the World War I. He succeeded his father to the barony in 1899 and in 1901 inherited further estates. He had an interest genealogy and heraldry. He amassed one of the most extensive collections of armour in the UK, most of which is now on display at Dean Castle, Kilmarnock. He lived for years at Chirk Castle, Denbighshire, and learned the Welsh language. He married Margarita van Raalte, herself a collector of antiquities.
As a crew member of the "Dylan" he participated in the first and only motor boat competitions at the Olympics 1908 in London.
Lord Howard de Walden was also an author, who produced several plays under the pseudonym of T. E. Ellis.
Works
*"Some feudal lords and their seals" (1903)
*"Banners standards and badges from a Tudor mansucript in the College of Arms" (1904)
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