Walter Angelo Fox-Strangways, 8th Earl of Ilchester
Walter Angelo Fox-Strangways, 8th Earl of Ilchester GBE DL 24 September 1887 – 4 October 1970), was a British peer. He also held the subsidiary titles and styles of Baron of Woodford Strangways of Dorset and Baron of Redlynch of Dorset. Fox-Strangways inherited the earldom of Ilchester from Edward Henry Charles James Fox-Strangways, 7th Earl of Ilchester, his fifth cousin once removed, after the 7th Earl died without male issue.
Biography
He was the son of Maurice Walter Fox-Strangways CSI (1862–; d. 27 May 1938) and his wife Louisa Blanche Phillips, daughter of Major-General George Phillips.[1] He was educated at Charterhouse School and Pembroke College, Cambridge. He succeeded to the earldom in 1964.
Marriage and family
On 8 April 1916, Fox-Strangways married Laure Georgine Emilie Mazaraki, daughter of Evanghelos Georgios Mazaraki, an executive with the Suez Canal Company; they had three children:
- Group Capt. Maurice Vivian de Touffreville Fox-Strangways (1 April 1920 - 2 July 2006)
- Hon. Raymond George Fox-Strangways (11 November 1921 - 27 April 2005)
- Lady Elizabeth Doreen Jeanne Fox-Strangways (21 January 1931 - 18 September 2008)
The 8th Earl died on 4 October 1970 at age 83 and was succeeded in the earldom by his elder son Maurice.
References
- "Ilchester, Earl of (GB, 1756)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk.
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Edward Henry Charles James Fox-Strangways, 7th Earl of Ilchester |
Earl of Ilchester 1964–1970 |
Succeeded by Maurice Fox-Strangways, 9th Earl of Ilchester |