Randall Gair Doherty
English son of Aleister Crowley (1937–2002)
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Randall Gair Doherty (2 May 1937 – 20 November 2002) was the son of occultist Aleister Crowley.[1] Throughout his life Doherty used several pseudonyms and titles including Aleister Macalpine and Count Charles Edward D'Arquires, and was called Aleister Atatürk by his father.[2]
2 May 1937
Charles Edward D'Arquires
Randall Gair Doherty | |
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| Born | Randall Gair Doherty 2 May 1937 Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
| Died | 20 November 2002 (aged 65) Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Other names | Aleister Macalpine Charles Edward D'Arquires |
| Family | Aleister Crowley (father) |
Biography
Doherty was born on 2 May 1937 in Newcastle upon-Tyne to Aleister Crowley and Patricia Doherty, a native of Newlyn.[3] Doherty resided in Cornwall for the majority of his life and suffered from schizophrenia.[4]
He referred to himself as Count Charles Edward D'Arquires, Adjudicator of the Supreme Council of Great Britain.[4] Doherty said that he wanted to take over the British government by persuasion, and in 1976 requested a meeting with then Prime Minister Harold Wilson, which was refused.[4][5]
Doherty died in a car accident in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, on November 20, 2002 at the age of 65.[6][7]