Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 22nd Earl of Shrewsbury
The Right Honourable The Earl of Shrewsbury DL | |
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Official portrait, 2022 | |
Lord High Steward of Ireland | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 12 November 1980[1] | |
Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
as a hereditary peer 16 February 1981 – 11 November 1999 | |
Preceded by | The 21st Earl of Shrewsbury |
Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
as an elected hereditary peer 11 November 1999 – present | |
Preceded by | Seat established |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles Henry John Benedict Crofton Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot (1952-12-18) 18 December 1952 (age 71) Ingestre Hall, Staffordshire |
Nationality | English |
Political party | Independent (since 2022) |
Other political affiliations | Conservative (prior to 2022) |
Spouse | Deborah Jane Hutchinson |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) | John Chetwynd-Talbot, 21st Earl of Shrewsbury Nadine Crofton |
Education | Harrow School[1] |
Charles Henry John Benedict Crofton Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot, 22nd Earl of Shrewsbury, 22nd Earl of Waterford, 7th Earl Talbot, DL (born 18 December 1952), styled Viscount Ingestre until 1980, is an English nobleman and the Lord High Steward of Ireland. He is the premier earl in the Peerage of England as the Earl of Shrewsbury (created 1442), and in the Peerage of Ireland as the Earl of Waterford (1446). He also holds the titles of Earl Talbot and Baron Talbot.[2]
In 2022, the Conduct Committee recommended that he be suspended from the House of Lords for nine months for financial misconduct. Consequently, he could not play his customary role as the hereditary Lord High Steward of Ireland at the coronation of King Charles III. The Conservative whip was removed.
Background and education
Shrewsbury is the fifth child and eldest son of John Chetwynd-Talbot, 21st Earl of Shrewsbury, and his first wife, Nadine Crofton, a daughter of Brigadier General Cyril Randell Crofton. Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, was his godfather. His parents divorced in 1963. He was educated at Harrow School.[2]
He is a direct descendant of John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, 1st Earl of Waterford, 7th Baron Talbot KG (c. 1387–1453), an English military commander of the Hundred Years' War.[1]
Career
Shrewsbury joined the House of Lords when he succeeded to his father's peerages in 1980, at that time enjoying the automatic right to sit in parliament. He lost the right as a result of the reforms of the House of Lords Act 1999, but is one of the 92 hereditary peers elected at that time to sit in the Lords. He has served as a whip for the Conservatives.[1]
From 1992 to 1998, Shrewsbury was the first chancellor of the University of Wolverhampton and was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws.[3]
In 1994 he was appointed a Deputy to the Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire, Sir James Hawley.[1]
He is High Steward of Sheffield Cathedral, a former president of the Staffordshire Historic Churches Trust, patron or honorary president of a number of charities or voluntary bodies, and patron of ten Church of England benefices.[1]
An enthusiastic supporter of country sports, Shrewsbury is a former president of the Gun Trade Association and remains deputy-chairman of the Standing Conference on Country Sports. He is a liveryman of three City of London livery companies: the companies of Weavers, Gunmakers and Blacksmiths. He is a former chairman of the Firearms Consultative Committee at the Home Office, and former chairman and president of the British Shooting Sports Council. Shrewsbury has sold manorial titles.[4][5][6]
He retired as director and deputy chairman of the Britannia Building Society and then was appointed as president of the Building Societies Association.[7]
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In April 2022, the House of Lords Commissioner for Standards began an investigation into an allegation that Shrewsbury had failed to comply with rules preventing peers from profiting financially from their membership of the Lords.[8] He was largely exonerated in May,[9] when the Commissioner concluded that he was guilty of a minor breach of the peers' Code of Conduct and ordered him to write a letter of apology.[10]
In August 2022, the House of Lords commissioners for standards launched a second investigation into Shrewsbury's dealings with SpectrumX,[11] a healthcare firm that had paid him £3,000 a month between the summer of 2020 and January 2022, after leaked documents revealed that he had boasted of "very considerable" potential to open doors for SpectrumX, through what he described as his "high-level contacts".[9]
In September 2022, the Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists concluded that Shrewsbury had failed to register his company, Talbot Consulting Ltd, before contacting Lady Barran, a junior minister at the Department for Culture Media and Sport, and Alex Burghart, a junior education minister, regarding SpectrumX. The registrar found that Shrewsbury had contravened the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014.[12]
In October 2022, it was revealed that Shrewsbury had failed to register that he was being paid by SpectrumX. This contradicted his earlier claims that he had reported his financial interest when promoting a SpectrumX product in 2021.[13] On 16 December 2022, the House of Lords Conduct Committee recommended that he be suspended from the House of Lords for nine months after being paid £57,000 over two years to lobby ministers and officials, which was described as "extremely serious" misconduct that damaged the reputation of the House of Lords.[14]
Family
On 5 January 1973, Shrewsbury married Deborah Jane Hutchinson, a daughter of Noel Staughton Hutchinson and Jenifer Hutchinson of Ellerton, Shropshire. They have three children:[1][2]
- Victoria Chetwynd-Talbot (born 7 September 1975). Married Daniel Goodall in 2005 and has one child,
- Charles Goodall (born 15 September 2006)
- James Chetwynd-Talbot, Viscount Ingestre (born 11 January 1978). Married Polly Blackie of Debden, Essex, in 2006, and has four children:
- Matilda Chetwynd-Talbot (born 3 November 2008)
- Rose Chetwynd-Talbot (born 20 February 2010)
- Flora Chetwynd-Talbot (born 30 September 2011)
- George Chetwynd-Talbot (born 3 May 2013)
- Edward Chetwynd-Talbot (born 18 September 1981). Married Rosie Myers of Scamblesby, Lincolnshire, in 2010; has one daughter:
- Jemima Grey Chetwynd-Talbot
Shrewsbury and his family live near Ashbourne in Derbyshire – a house a few yards into Staffordshire.[7] Lady Shrewsbury was High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 2001–2002.[15]
Arms
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References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Montague-Smith, Patrick W., ed. (2008). "Shrewsbury and Waterford, Earl of (Chetwynd-Talbot) (Earl E 1442, I 1446, and GB 1784)". Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2008. London: Debrett's Peerage Limited.
- ^ a b c Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 3602. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ^ "Chancellor". University of Wolverhampton. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022.
The Honorary position of Chancellor of the University of Wolverhampton was created following the grant of University title in 1992
- ^ Bushe, Andrew (16 February 2011). "Aristocratic titles aplenty go on auction block". Irish Echo.
- ^ "A Real Game of Thrones: The Big Business of Buying and Selling Royal Titles". Forbes.
- ^ "Whitchurch Lordship has gone on sale".
- ^ a b DL (2019). "Shrewsbury and Waterford". Who's Who. A & C Black. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U34788. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Lords watchdog investigates Earl of Shrewsbury over financial rules". The Guardian. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Tory peer faces second investigation over lobbying allegations". The Guardian. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ "Tory peer 'paid £3,000 after offering to open doors for Covid sanitiser firm'". The Independent. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ "Home page". SpectrumX. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Tory peer broke lobbying rules, Whitehall watchdog finds". The Guardian. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ "Tory peer apparently misled watchdog investigating his alleged misconduct". The Guardian. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ Evans, Rob (16 December 2022). "Watchdog orders suspension of two peers over 'cash for parliamentary advice'". The Guardian.
- ^ Privy Council Office notice in The London Gazette, Issue 56155, 22 March 2021, Notice ID L-56155-1001
- "Milestones, Jan. 5, 1953". Time. 5 January 1953. Archived from the original on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- Burke's Peerage
External links
- Profile at the Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
- Current session contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at PublicWhip.org
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou.com
- Profile at BBC News Democracy Live
- Some Maternal Ancestry
Honorary titles | ||
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Preceded by | Lord High Steward of Ireland 1980–present | Incumbent |
Peerage of England | ||
Preceded by | Earl of Shrewsbury 1980–present Member of the House of Lords (1980–1999) | Incumbent Heir apparent: James Chetwynd-Talbot, Viscount Ingestre |
Peerage of Ireland | ||
Preceded by | Earl of Waterford 1980–present | Incumbent Heir apparent: James Chetwynd-Talbot, Viscount Ingestre |
Peerage of Great Britain | ||
Preceded by | Earl Talbot 1980–present | Incumbent Heir apparent: James Chetwynd-Talbot, Viscount Ingestre |
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
New office created by the House of Lords Act 1999 | Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lords under the House of Lords Act 1999 1999–present | Incumbent |
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom | ||
Preceded by Earl of Southesk | Gentlemen | Succeeded by |
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