Reginald Capell, 9th Earl of Essex
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9 October 1906
Mary Eveline Stewart Freeman
The Earl of Essex | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Reginald George de Vere Capell 9 October 1906 |
| Died | 18 May 1981 (aged 74) |
| Spouses | Mary Reeve Ward
(m. 1937; div. 1957)Nona Isabel Miller
(m. 1957) |
| Parent(s) | Algernon Capell, 8th Earl of Essex Mary Eveline Stewart Freeman |
| Education | St Cyprian's School Eton College |
| Alma mater | Magdalene College, Cambridge |
Reginald George de Vere Capell, 9th Earl of Essex T.D. (9 October 1906 – 18 May 1981) was a British peer.
He was the son of Algernon George de Vere Capell, 8th Earl of Essex, and Mary Eveline Stewart Freeman.[1] He had the courtesy title Viscount Malden and was known as Reggie Malden.[2]
He was educated at St Cyprian's School in Eastbourne, Eton, and Magdalene College, Cambridge.
Career
He served in the army during World War II and was awarded the T.D. After the war, he began farming in Buckinghamshire. He retained his military connections and became Lieutenant-Colonel in 1947 and was commanding officer of the 16th Airborne Division Signals Regiment (Middlesex Yeomanry) (Territorial Army) in 1948.[1] He became Honorary Colonel of the 16th (later 40th) Signal Regiment in 1957 and its successor, the 47th (Middlesex Yeomanry) Signal Regiment, in 1962.[citation needed]
House of Lords
Capell inherited the Earldom of Essex after his father died in 1966 and took his seat in the House of Lords.[1] In his maiden speech in 1971, he opposed the recommendation of the Roskill Commission for the siting of a third London airport at Cublington.[3] The third airport was eventually provided by the development of Stansted Airport.