John Rous, 4th Earl of Stradbroke
The Earl of Stradbroke | |
|---|---|
| Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk | |
| In office 1948–1978 | |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Stradbroke |
| Succeeded by | Sir Joshua Rowley, Bt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Anthony Alexander Rous 1 April 1903 |
| Died | 14 July 1983 (aged 80) |
| Spouse |
Barbara Grosvenor
(after 1929) |
| Relations | James Keith Fraser (grandfather) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | George Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke Helena Fraser |
| Alma mater | Royal Naval College, Osborne Royal Naval College, Dartmouth |
John c Rous, 4th Earl of Stradbroke, KStJ (1 April 1903 – 14 July 1983), was a British nobleman, the son of George Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke. He was styled Viscount Dunwich from birth until acceding to the earldom in 1947.[1]
Early life
[edit]He was the eldest son of George Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke and the former Helena Violet Alice Fraser (d. 1949). His mother was the daughter of Lt.-Gen. James Keith Fraser (a younger son of Lt.-Col. Sir James John Fraser, 3rd Baronet).
He was educated at the Royal Naval College, Osborne, and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth.[2]
Career
[edit]He served from 1917 to 1928 and again, through World War II, between 1939 and 1945. He was Secretary to the Governor of Victoria from 1946 to 1947. He was a member of East Suffolk County Council from 1931 to 1945; and an Alderman from 1953 to 1964. In 1978 he was awarded the Scout Association's prestigious Silver Wolf Award.
Personal life
[edit]On 15 January 1929, Rous married Barbara Grosvenor, daughter of Lt.-Col. Lord Arthur Hugh Grosvenor and Helen Sheffield (a daughter of Sir Robert Sheffield, 5th Baronet). Her maternal grandparents were Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster and Lady Constance Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (fourth daughter of the 2nd Duke of Sutherland). Together, they were the parents of:[2]
- Lady Marye Violet Isolde Rous (1930–2012)[2]
- Lady Penelope Anne Rous (1932–2019), who married Commander Ian Dudley Stewart Forbes, son of Lt.-Col. James Stewart Forbes, in 1950. They were divorced in 1960 and she married John Cator, son of Lt.-Col. Henry John Cator, in 1961. They divorced in 1969 and she married Anthony James Gilbey, son of Quintin Holland Gilbey, in 1984.[2]
He was succeeded by his brother William Rous, 5th Earl of Stradbroke.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ 'STRADBROKE', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 accessed 8 Sept 2016
- ^ a b c d e Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 3, page 3766.
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