Arthur Keith-Falconer, 10th Earl of Kintore

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Kintore
Personal details
Born
Arthur George Keith-Falconer

(1879-01-05)5 January 1879
Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Died26 May 1966(1966-05-26) (aged 87)
London, England
Spouse
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(m. 1937)​
Parent(s)Algernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore
Lady Sydney Montagu
RelativesGeorge Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester (grandfather)

Arthur George Keith-Falconer, 10th Earl of Kintore, 12th Lord Falconer of Halkerton, 10th Lord Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall (5 January 1879 – 26 May 1966) was a British soldier and aristocrat.

Early life

His wife Helena, when she was the Duchess of Manchester.

Arthur George Keith-Falconer was born on 5 January 1879 in Inverurie in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He was the second son, and youngest child, of Algernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore (1852–1930)[1] and the former Lady Sydney Charlotte Montagu (1851–1932). His older brother was Ian Douglas Montagu Keith-Falconer, Lord Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall, who died at age twenty in 1897, predeceasing their father. His father was a prominent politician who served in various roles, including Conservative Chief Whip in the Lords in the 1880s and Governor of South Australia in the 1890s.[2]

His mother was the second daughter of George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester and the former Harriet Sydney Dobbs. His paternal grandparents were Francis Falconer, 8th Earl of Kintore and his wife Louisa Madeleine (née Hawkins) Falconer.[2]

Career

Lord Kintore fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1902 with the Cameron Highlanders. During World War I, he fought with the Scots Guard (Special Reserves) achieving the rank of captain.[3]

Personal life

On 23 November 1937, Lord Kintore married the American heiress Helena Montagu, Duchess of Manchester (1878–1971).[4] Helena, the only child of Eugene Zimmerman of Cincinnati, Ohio (a railroad president and major stockholder in Standard Oil),[5][6] was the divorced wife of William Montagu, 9th Duke of Manchester.[7] From her first marriage, she was the mother of four, including Alexander Montagu, 10th Duke of Manchester.[8]

Lord Kintore died in London on 26 May 1966,[9] and was buried at Keithhall Burial Ground in Inverurie. On his death the Barony of Kintore became extinct and the Lordship of Falconer of Halkerton became dormant. His older sister, Lady Ethel Sydney Keith-Falconer (the wife of John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven) became the suo jure 11th Countess of Kintore. After her death at the age of 100, her son inherited the Earldom becoming Ian Keith, 12th Earl of Kintore.[2] His widow died in 1971.[10]

References

  1. ^ TIMES, Wireless to THE NEW YORK (4 March 1930). "EARL OF KINTORE DIES IN 78TH YEAR; Governor and Commander-in-Chief of South Australia for Several Years. TENTH TO HOLD THE TITLE Served as Government Whip in the House of Lords at London and as Deputy Speaker". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Kintore, Earl of (S, 1677)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Archived from the original on 12 August 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Arthur George Keith-Falconer, 11th Earl of Kintore". www.npg.org.uk. National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  4. ^ "MANCHESTER EX-WIFE MARRIED TO KINTORE; Duchess, Cincinnati Heiress, Secretly Wed to Scottish Earl in Edinburgh". The New York Times. 25 November 1937. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  5. ^ "DUKE OF MANCHESTER WEDS MISS ZIMMERMAN; Married to Daughter of Cincinnati Railway Man Nov. 14. RELATIVES NOT NOTIFIED Dowager Duchess Did Not Credit Re- port Until Examination of Register of London Church Convinced Her It Was True" (PDF). The New York Times. 20 November 1900. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  6. ^ Brownlee, Amy Knueven (3 January 2016). "Cincinnati's Helena Zimmerman: The "Real" Downton Abbey Heiress?". Cincinnati Magazine. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  7. ^ TIMES, Wireless to THE NEW YORK (8 December 1931). "DUKE OF MANCHESTER DIVORCE IS NOW FINAL; London Decree Made Absolute-- Duke Reported Planning to Marry Actress Here" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Manchester, Duke of (GB, 1719)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  9. ^ "EARL OF KINTORE DIES". Dayton Daily News. 28 May 1966. p. 5. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Helena, Countess of Kintore, 95; Former Duchess of Manchester". The New York Times. 16 December 1971. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Earl of Kintore
1930–1966 		Succeeded by
Lord Falconer of Halkerton
1930–1966 		Dormant
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baron Kintore
1930–1966 		Extinct