Evelyn Boscawen, 7th Viscount Falmouth
Major General Evelyn Edward Thomas Boscawen, 7th Viscount Falmouth, KCVO, CB (24 July 1847 – 1 October 1918) was a British peer and British Army officer.
The Viscount Falmouth | |
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 Evelyn Edward Thomas Boscawen, 7th Viscount Falmouth | |
| Born | 24 July 1847 |
| Died | 1 October 1918 (aged 71) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Battles/wars | Anglo-Egyptian War Nile Expedition |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Military career
Boscawen was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards: he played cricket for the Household Brigade and then for the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards.[1] He fought in the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882 and, having been promoted to colonel in 1886, he also took part in the Nile Expedition between 1894 and 1895.[2] He was promoted to major-general in 1898 and became Assistant Military Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief, Ireland in 1900.[2] He was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Kent on 8 January 1900,[3] and of Cornwall on 19 March.[4] He retired from the army on 9 August 1902.[5]
Boscawen succeeded to the title of 7th Viscount Falmouth on 6 November 1889.[2]
Family
He married Hon. Kathleen Douglas-Pennant on 19 October 1886.[2] Their daughter, Kathleen Pamela Mary Corona (1902–1995), the actress Pamela Carme, married theatrical manager Henry Sherek.[6]
According to Lady Randolph Churchill's sisters, he could have had a liaison with her and so have been the biological father of John Strange Spencer-Churchill, the younger brother of former Prime minister Winston Churchill.[7]
References
- "Evelyn Edward Thomas Boscawen". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 28 April 2014.(subscription required)
- Burke's Peerage
- "No. 27154". The London Gazette. 16 January 1900. p. 296.
- "No. 27176". The London Gazette. 23 March 1900. p. 1969.
- "No. 27462". The London Gazette. 8 August 1902. p. 5101.
- Darlington, W. A. (2004). "Henry Sherek". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- Sebba, Anne. American Jennie: The Remarkable Life of Lady Randolph Churchill, Norton, 2008
Sources
- Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Lord William Seymour |
Colonel of the Coldstream Guards 1915–1918 |
Succeeded by Sir Alfred Codrington |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Evelyn Boscawen |
Viscount Falmouth 1889–1918 |
Succeeded by Evelyn Boscawen |
| Preceded by Mary Boscawen |
Baron le Despencer 1891–1918 | |