The Earl of Lindsey | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Richard Henry Rupert Bertie 28 June 1931 |
Spouse |
Norah Elizabeth Farquhar-Oliver
(after 1957) |
Relations | Montagu Bertie, 7th Earl of Abingdon (grandfather) |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) | Hon. Arthur Michael Bertie Aline Rose Arbuthnot-Leslie |
Education | Ampleforth College |
Richard Henry Rupert Bertie, 14th Earl of Lindsey and 9th Earl of Abingdon (born 28 June 1931) is an English peer.
He was a member of the House of Lords from 1963 to 1999, where he belonged to the Conservative group.[1]
Lindsey is the son of Maj. Hon. Arthur Michael Cosmo Bertie (1886–1957) and, his first wife, Aline Rose (née Arbuthnot-Leslie) Ramsay.[2]
Arthur Bertie was the second son of Montagu Bertie, 7th Earl of Abingdon. Richard Bertie inherited the earldoms in 1963 from a distant cousin Montague Bertie, 12th Earl of Lindsey.[3]
He was educated at Ampleforth College.[2]
Bertie did his national service with the Royal Norfolk Regiment, becoming a second lieutenant on 6 February 1952 with seniority from 3 February 1951.[4] On 25 July 1952, he was given the acting rank of lieutenant,[5] and the promotion was made substantive on 28 June 1954 with seniority from the date of his acting rank.[6] Bertie was transferred to the Regular Army Reserve from the Army Emergency Reserve on 24 September 1957.[7]
Between 1958 and 1996, he was a Lloyd's broker. In 1963, he succeeded his half-cousin as Earl of Lindsey and Abingdon and hereditary High Steward of Abingdon[8] and joined the House of Lords.[1]
In 1957, Bertie married Norah Elizabeth Farquhar-Oliver, a descendant of the Farquhar baronets and great-granddaughter of John Hely-Hutchinson, 5th Earl of Donoughmore. Together, they were the parents of two sons and a daughter:[2]
He lives at Gilmilnscroft House, near Mauchline,[2] a seat of his wife's family, the Farquhars.