Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 22nd Earl of Shrewsbury

Charles Henry John Benedict Crofton Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot, 22nd Earl of Shrewsbury, 22nd Earl of Waterford, 7th Earl Talbot, DL (born 18 December 1952), styled Viscount Ingestre until 1980, is an English nobleman and the Lord High Steward of Ireland. He is the premier earl in the Peerage of England as the Earl of Shrewsbury (created 1442), and in the Peerage of Ireland as the Earl of Waterford (1446). He also holds the titles of Earl Talbot and Baron Talbot.[1]

The Right Honourable

The Earl of Shrewsbury

DL
Lord High Steward of Ireland
Assumed office
12 November 1980
Member of the House of Lords
Assumed office
16 February 1981
Hereditary peerage
Preceded byJohn, Earl of Shrewsbury
Personal details
Born
Charles Henry John Benedict Crofton Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot

(1952-12-18) 18 December 1952
Ingestre Hall, Staffordshire
NationalityEnglish
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Deborah Jane Hutchinson
ChildrenThree
EducationHarrow School

Background and education

He is the fifth child and eldest son of John Chetwynd-Talbot, 21st Earl of Shrewsbury, and his first wife, Nadine Crofton, daughter of Brigadier General Cyril Randell Crofton. Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, was his godfather. His parents divorced in 1963. He was educated at Harrow School.[1]

Political career

Lord Shrewsbury is one of the 92 hereditary peers elected to sit in the House of Lords and a whip for the Conservative and Unionist Party. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Staffordshire in 1994.[2] He has remained in later life involved as patron or honorary president of charities including the Staffordshire Historic Churches Trust. He is patron of eleven Anglican benefices.[2]

A frequent country sportsman, Lord Shrewsbury is president of the Gun Trade Association and deputy-chairman of the Standing Conference on Country Sports. He is a liveryman of three London livery companies: the companies of weavers, gunmakers and blacksmiths. He earlier retired as president of the British Shooting Sports Council and the Firearms Consultative Committee at the Home Office. He is a member of the Army & Navy Club and Pratt's Club. Lord Shrewsbury has derived an income over many years by divesting himself of Manorial Titles through auction houses, a practice which has brought him into the public eye.[3][4][5]

He retired in earlier life as Director and Deputy Chairman of Britannia Building Society and President of The Building Societies Association. He promotes British industry and commerce in the United States and at home. He promotes the British shooting sports and its niche manufactures businesses abroad.

Family

On 5 January 1973, he married Deborah Jane Hutchinson, daughter of Noel Staughton Hutchinson and Jenifer Hutchinson of Ellerton, Shropshire. They have three children:[1][2]

  • Lady Victoria Chetwynd-Talbot (b. 7 September 1975). Married Daniel Goodall in 2005; has one child:
    • Charlie Goodall (b. 15 September 2006)
  • James Chetwynd-Talbot, Viscount Ingestre (b. 11 January 1978). Married Polly Blackie of Debden, Essex, in 2006; has four children:
    • The Hon. Matilda Chetwynd-Talbot (b. 3 November 2008)
    • The Hon. Rose Chetwynd-Talbot (b. 20 February 2010)
    • The Hon. Flora Chetwynd-Talbot (b. 30 September 2011)
    • The Hon. George Chetwynd-Talbot (b. 3 May 2013)
  • The Hon. Edward Chetwynd-Talbot (b. 18 September 1981). Married Rosie Myers of Scamblesby, Lincolnshire, in 2010; has one daughter:
    • Jemima Grey Chetwynd-Talbot

Lord Shrewsbury and his family live near Ashbourne in Derbyshire – a house a few yards into Staffordshire. Lady Shrewsbury was High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 2000.

Arms
Coat of arms of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 22nd Earl of Shrewsbury
Coronet
A Coronet of an Earl
Crest
1st: on a Chapeau Gules turned up Ermine a Lion statant with the tail extended Or (Talbot); 2nd: a Goat's Head erased Argent attired Or (Chetwynd)
Escutcheon
Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Gules a Lion rampant within a Bordure engrailed Or (Talbot); 2 and 3rd, Azure a Chevron between three Mullets Or (Chetwynd)
Supporters
On either side a Talbot Argent
Motto
Prest d'Accomplir ("Ready to accomplish")

References
  1. Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 3602. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
  2. Montague-Smith, Patrick W., ed. (2008). "Shrewsbury and Waterford, Earl of (Chetwynd-Talbot) (Earl E 1442, I 1446, and GB 1784)". Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2008. London: Debrett's Peerage Limited.
  3. http://irishecho.com/2011/02/aristocratic-titles-aplenty-go-on-auction-block-2/
  4. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimdobson/2016/04/13/a-real-game-of-thrones-the-big-business-of-buying-and-selling-royal-titles/#2a1f6a2d79ab
  5. http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/12923385.Whitchurch_Lordship_has_gone_on_sale/
Honorary titles
Preceded by
The Earl of Shrewsbury		 Lord High Steward of Ireland
1980–present		 Incumbent
Peerage of England
Preceded by
John Chetwynd-Talbot		 Earl of Shrewsbury
1980–present		 Incumbent
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by
John Chetwynd-Talbot		 Earl of Waterford
1980–present		 Incumbent
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by
John Chetwynd-Talbot		 Earl Talbot
1980–present		 Incumbent
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Earl of Southesk		 Gentlemen Succeeded by
The Earl of Derby
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