Charles Tottenham, 8th Marquess of Ely
English-born Canadian educator (1913–2006) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charles John Tottenham, 8th Marquess of Ely (30 May 1913 – 1 February 2006) was an English-born educator and peer. Born in Binsted, Tottenham emigrated to Canada to attend Queen's University at Kingston in the 1930s. First working as an assistant librarian and French teacher at the Royal Military College of Canada, he later was employed to teach languages at Trinity College School in 1937, and four years later was appointed the principal of its junior school, retiring in 1981. Tottenham died in 2006 in Port Hope, Ontario, and was succeeded by his son John as the 9th Marquess of Ely.
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The Marquess of Ely | |
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Born | (1913-05-30)30 May 1913 Binsted, Hampshire, England |
Died | 1 February 2006(2006-02-01) (aged 92) Port Hope, Ontario, Canada |
Spouses | Katherine Craig
(m. 1938; died 1975)Elspeth Ann Hay
(m. 1978; died 1996) |
Children | 4, including Ann and John |
Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
as a hereditary peer 31 May 1969 (1969-05-31) – 11 November 1999 (1999-11-11) | |
Preceded by | The 7th Marquess of Ely |
Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
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