The Earl of Portsmouth | |
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Earl of Portsmouth | |
Tenure | 10 February 1943 – 28 September 1984 |
Predecessor | Oliver Wallop, 8th Earl of Portsmouth |
Successor | Quentin Wallop, 10th Earl of Portsmouth |
Other titles | 9th Earl of Portsmouth 9th Viscount Lymington 9th Baron Wallop Hereditary Bailiff of Burley, New Forset |
Born | Gerard Vernon Wallop 16 May 1898 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | 28 September 1984 Newbury, England[1] | (aged 86)
Nationality | British American (until c. 10 February 1943) |
Residence | Sheridan, Wyoming (childhood) Farleigh Wallop, Hampshire, England (later life) |
Spouse(s) | Mary Lawrence Post (m. 1920)Bridget Cory Croban (m. 1936) |
Issue | Oliver Kintzing Wallop, Viscount Lymington Lady Anne Camilla Evelyn Wallop Lady Phillipa Wallop Lady Jane Wallop Hon. Nicholas Wallop |
Parents | Oliver Wallop, 8th Earl of Portsmouth Marguerite Walker |
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Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 19 January 1917 - c. 11 November 1918 |
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Gerard Vernon Wallop, 9th Earl of Portsmouth (16 May 1898 – 28 September 1984), styled Viscount Lymington from 1925 until 1943, was a British landowner, writer on agricultural topics, and pro-Axis fascist politician.