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Robert Shirley, 12th Earl Ferrers

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The Earl Ferrers
Shirley in 1923
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
1937 – 11 October 1954
Preceded byWalter Knight Shirley
Succeeded byRobert Washington Shirley
Personal details
Born
Robert Walter Shirley

(1894-07-07)7 July 1894
Died11 October 1954(1954-10-11) (aged 60)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Hermione Justice Morley
(m. 1922)
ChildrenRobert Shirley, 13th Earl Ferrers
Parent(s)Walter Shirley, 11th Earl Ferrers
Mary Jane Moon

Robert Walter Shirley, 12th Earl Ferrers (7 July 1894 – 11 October 1954), was a British Conservative politician and hereditary peer.

Early life and education

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Lord Ferrers was born in 1894, the elder son Walter Shirley, 11th Earl Ferrers and his wife Mary Jane Moon. He succeeded to the earldom and became a member of the House of Lords upon the death of his father in 1937.[1]

Marriage and children

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Lord Ferrers married Hermione Justice Morley on 28 February 1922. They had three children:

Death

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Lord Ferrers died on 11 October 1954 at the age of 60. He was succeeded in the earldom by his only son, Robert.

References

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  1. ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003
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Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Earl Ferrers
1937–1954
Succeeded by