Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 22nd Earl of Shrewsbury

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Shrewsbury
DL
Lord High Steward of Ireland
Assumed office
12 November 1980
Preceded by John, Earl of Shrewsbury
Member of the House of Lords
Assumed office
11 November 1999
Elected Hereditary Peer
Preceded by Seat created
In office
16 February 1981  11 November 1999
as Earl of Shrewsbury
Preceded by John, Earl of Shrewsbury
Succeeded by House of Lords Act 1999
Personal details
Born Charles Henry John Benedict Crofton Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot
(1952-12-18)18 December 1952
Ingestre Hall, Staffordshire
Nationality England English
Political party Conservative
Spouse(s) Deborah Jane Hutchinson
Children Three
Education Harrow School

Charles Henry John Benedict Crofton Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot, 22nd Earl of Shrewsbury, DL (born 18 December 1952) is an English nobleman.

Background and education

Charles is the son of John Chetwynd-Talbot, 21st Earl of Shrewsbury and Nadine Crofton. He was educated at Harrow School.

Political Career

Lord Shrewsbury is one of the 92 hereditary peers elected to sit in the House of Lords, and is also a whip for the Conservative and Unionist Party. He is a Deputy Lieutenant in the County of Stafford, and is involved either as a patron or as honorary president with a number of charities including being president of the Staffordshire Historic Churches Trust, and the patron of 10 Livings. As a keen follower of country pursuits, Lord Shrewsbury is president of the Gun Trade Association and deputy-chairman of the Standing Conference on Country Sports, as well as being a former president of the British Shooting Sports Council and the Firearms Consultative Committee at the Home Office. He is also a liveryman of several London livery companies, namely the companies of weavers, gunmakers, and blacksmiths.

Lord Shrewsbury is a former Director and Deputy Chairman of Britannia Building Society, and a former President of The Building Societies Association. He is a member of the Army & Navy Club and Pratt's Club. Lord Shrewsbury has divested himself of Manorial Titles over many years. He promotes British industry and commerce both in the United States and at home. He promotes the shooting sports and the U.K. Gun Trade abroad, wherever necessary.

Family

On 5 January 1973, the Earl of Shrewsbury married Deborah Jane Hutchinson, daughter of Noel Staughton Hutchinson and Jennifer Hutchinson of Ellerton, Shropshire. They have three children:

Lord Shrewsbury and his family live near Ashbourne in Derbyshire – but the house is a few yards into Staffordshire. Lady Shrewsbury was High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 2000.

Ancestry

Arms

References

    Honorary titles
    Preceded by
    The Earl of Shrewsbury
    Lord High Steward of Ireland
    1980–present
    Incumbent
    Peerage of England
    Preceded by
    The Earl of Shrewsbury
    Earl of Shrewsbury
    1980–present
    Incumbent
    Peerage of Ireland
    Preceded by
    The Earl of Shrewsbury
    Earl of Waterford
    1980–present
    Incumbent
    Peerage of Great Britain
    Preceded by
    The Earl of Shrewsbury
    Earl Talbot
    1980–present
    Incumbent
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