Nicholas Eliot, 9th Earl of St Germans
Born(1914-01-26)26 January 1914
Marylebone, London, England
Died11 March 1988(1988-03-11) (aged 74)
Tangier, Morocco
OccupationLandowner
Title9th Earl of St Germans
Spouses
  • Helen Mary Villers
    (m. 19391947)
  • Margaret Eleanor R. Wyndham
    (m. 19481959)
  • Mary Bridget Thomas
    (m. 19651988)
Children

Nicholas Richard Michael Eliot, 9th Earl of St Germans (26 January 1914 – 11 March 1988) was a British peer.

Early life and education

Born at 2, Wyndham Place, Marylebone, London,[1] Eliot was the son of Montague Eliot, 8th Earl of St Germans and Helen Agnes, daughter of Arthur Post, of New York.[2] He was educated at Eton.

Career

Eliot became a Captain in the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, attached to the Royal Armoured Corps. He was a Justice of the Peace and DL.

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

Personal life

Lord St Germans married three times:

Lord St Germans died on 11 March 1988 in Tangiers, Morocco,[5] and his titles passed to his son, Peregrine Nicholas Eliot.

References

  1. "Nicholas Richard Michael Eliot (1914 - 1988)".
  2. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 3, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 3482
  3. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 1, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 802
  4. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 2, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 2019
  5. Thinker, Failure, Soldier, Jailer: An Anthology of Great Lives in 365 Days, Harry Quetteville, Aurum, 2012, 11
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