John Chetwynd-Talbot, 21st Earl of Shrewsbury

John George Chetwynd-Talbot, 21st Earl of Shrewsbury, 21st Earl of Waterford, 6th Earl Talbot (21 January 1914 – 12 November 1980), styled Viscount of Ingestre from 1915 to 1921, was a British peer.

The Earl of Shrewsbury in 1935

Life

He was the son of Charles John Alton Chetwynd-Talbot, Viscount of Ingestre (1882–1915) and Lady Winifred Constance Hester Paget, sister of the Marquess of Anglesey. He inherited the title Earl of Shrewsbury when his grandfather Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 20th Earl of Shrewsbury died in 1921.

He married his first wife, Nadine Muriel Crofton (1913-2003), in 1936.[1][2] He sued for divorce in 1958, but in 1959 judge Charles A. Collingwood rejected the divorce suit.[3][4] In a subsequent proceeding, a divorce was granted.[1]

Shrewsbury was the Honorary Air Commodore of No. 3509 (Staffordshire) Fighter Control Unit before it was disbanded on 11 May 1957.[5]

Lord Shrewsbury's second wife was Nina Mortlock.[1] His son Charles[6] succeeded to Lord Shrewsbury's titles on his death.

References

1. "Nadine, Countess of Shrewsbury". The Telegraph. 3 March 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
2. "Nadine, Countess of Shrewsbury". The Times. 17 March 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
3. "Divorce Suit by Earl of Shrewsbury". Glasgow Herald. 2 October 1958. Retrieved 5 November 2012. The Earl of Shrewsbury, Premier Earl of England and Ireland, has filed a petition seeking to divorce the Countess, Solicitors for the Countess said last night
4. "British Court Out Throws Out Divorce Suits". Windsor Star. 22 December 1959. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
5. "No. 41083". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 May 1957. p. 3227.
6. "Milestones, Jan. 5, 1953". Time. 5 January 1953. Retrieved 5 November 2012.