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| | caption = Jamie Neidpath at the 2008 World Psychedelic Forum in Basel, Switzerland. | | caption = Jamie Neidpath at the 2008 World Psychedelic Forum in Basel, Switzerland. | ||
| | birth_name = James Donald Charteris | | birth_name = James Donald Charteris | ||
| | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|6|22 |
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1948|6|22}} | ||
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| | othername = Jamie Neidpath | | othername = Jamie Neidpath | ||
| | education = ]<br>{{nowrap|] <small>(], 1969; ], 1974)</small>}}<br>] <small>(], 1975)</small><br>] <small>(1978)</small> | | education = ]<br>{{nowrap|] <small>(], 1969; ], 1974)</small>}}<br>] <small>(], 1975)</small><br>] <small>(1978)</small> | ||
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| | spouse = {{marriage|Hon. Catherine Guinness<br>|July 1983|1988|end=div}}<br>{{marriage|]<br>|January 1995}} | | spouse = {{marriage|Hon. Catherine Guinness<br>|July 1983|1988|end=div}}<br>{{marriage|]<br>|January 1995}} | ||
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| '''James Donald Charteris''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|tʃ|ɑːr|t|ə|r|ᵻ|s}}''','''<ref></ref>''' 13th Earl of Wemyss and 9th Earl of March''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|DL}} (also known as '''Jamie Neidpath''';<ref name="Scotsman (Dick)">, Sandra Dick, ], 20 January 2009 |
'''James Donald Charteris''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|tʃ|ɑːr|t|ə|r|ᵻ|s}}''','''<ref></ref>''' 13th Earl of Wemyss and 9th Earl of March''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|DL}} (also known as '''Jamie Neidpath''';<ref name="Scotsman (Dick)">, Sandra Dick, '']'', 20 January 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2011</ref> born 22 June 1948) is a Scottish nobleman. | ||
| ==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
| ===Early life=== | ===Early life=== | ||
| Wemyss is the second son of ], and his first wife, Mavis Murray. He was educated at ]. While a teenager he was ] to the ]. He went to ] (BA 1969, MA 1974), obtaining a ] from ] in 1975.<ref name=Whoswho>‘WEMYSS’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2013 ; online edn, Dec 2013 </ref> |
Wemyss is the second son of ], and his first wife, Mavis Murray. He was educated at ]. While a teenager he was ] to the ]. He went to ] (BA 1969, MA 1974), obtaining a ] from ] in 1975.<ref name=Whoswho>‘WEMYSS’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2013 ; online edn, Dec 2013 </ref> He obtained a diploma from the ] in 1978.<ref name=Whoswho/> He is known to have undergone an operation of ], the practice of drilling holes in the head, in 1996 in ]. He said, "It seemed to be very beneficial."<ref name="Scotsman (Dick)" /> | ||
| ===Career=== | ===Career=== | ||
| He runs Alro Group, a real estate fund management group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/will-successor-to-gosford-toe-the-line-1-1189530|title=Will successor to Gosford toe the line?|work= |
He runs Alro Group, a real estate fund management group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/will-successor-to-gosford-toe-the-line-1-1189530|title=Will successor to Gosford toe the line?|work=The Scotsman}}</ref> | ||
| He became heir apparent to the ] on the death of his elder brother, Iain David Charteris, Lord Elcho, in 1954. He was subsequently known as Lord Neidpath as opposed to the usual courtesy title of Lord Elcho. He was appointed a ] of ] in 2005,<ref name=Whoswho/> and is a supporter of ], to whom he has made at least £54,000 in donations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/3607413/Notebook.html|title=Notebook|author=Frank Johnson|date=19 June 2004|work=Telegraph |
He became heir apparent to the ] on the death of his elder brother, Iain David Charteris, Lord Elcho, in 1954. He was subsequently known as Lord Neidpath as opposed to the usual courtesy title of Lord Elcho. He was appointed a ] of ] in 2005,<ref name=Whoswho/> and is a supporter of ], to whom he has made at least £54,000 in donations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/3607413/Notebook.html|title=Notebook|author=Frank Johnson|date=19 June 2004|work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref><ref>Electoral Commission Index of Donations http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/English/Search/Donations?currentPage=1&rows=10&query=neidpath</ref> | ||
| ===Personal life=== | ===Personal life=== | ||
| He married the Hon. Catherine Guinness (born 1952), daughter of Jonathan, 3rd ] (and granddaughter of ] and ]), in July 1983. They have a son, Francis Richard (Dick) Charteris, Lord Elcho (b. 1984)<ref>http://www.thepeerage.com/p1090.htm#i10899</ref>, who is the heir to the earldoms, and a daughter, ], a model and singer.<ref>{{cite news|title=Frock and roll: the alternative wedding of the year|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/frock-and-roll-the-alternative-wedding-of-the-year-8104005.html|newspaper=Evening Standard}}</ref> |
He married the Hon. Catherine Guinness (born 1952), daughter of Jonathan, 3rd ] (and granddaughter of ] and ]), in July 1983. They have a son, Francis Richard (Dick) Charteris, Lord Elcho (b. 1984)<ref>http://www.thepeerage.com/p1090.htm#i10899</ref>, who is the heir to the earldoms, and a daughter, ], a model and singer.<ref>{{cite news|title=Frock and roll: the alternative wedding of the year|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/frock-and-roll-the-alternative-wedding-of-the-year-8104005.html|newspaper=London Evening Standard}}</ref> James and Catherine were divorced in 1988, and she married Robert Hesketh in 1990. | ||
| He later married ] in January 1995.<ref>, thepeerage.com |
He later married ] in January 1995.<ref>, thepeerage.com. Retrieved 16 August 2011</ref> She founded and directs the ], a charitable trust which carries out pioneering scientific research into psychoactive drugs and consciousness, and promotes evidence-based, health-oriented drug policy reform.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beckleyfoundation.org/|title=The Beckley Foundation|publisher=The Beckley Foundation}}</ref> They live at ] in Gloucestershire and at ] in East Lothian.<ref>Tatler http://www.tatler.com/the-tatler-list/w/earl-of-wemyss-and-march {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802205654/http://www.tatler.com/the-tatler-list/w/earl-of-wemyss-and-march |date=2 August 2016 }}</ref> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| The Right HonourableThe Earl of WemyssDL | |
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 Jamie Neidpath at the 2008 World Psychedelic Forum in Basel, Switzerland. | |
| Born | James Donald Charteris (1948-06-22) 22 June 1948 (age 76) |
| Other names | Jamie Neidpath |
| Education | Eton College Oxford University (BA, 1969; MA, 1974) St Antony's College (DPhil, 1975) Royal Agricultural College (1978) |
| Spouse(s) |
Hon. Catherine Guinness (m. 1983; div. 1988) Amanda Feilding (m. 1995) |
| Children | 2, including Lady Mary Charteris |
| Parent(s) | Francis David Charteris, 12th Earl of Wemyss Mavis Murray |
James Donald Charteris /ˈtʃɑːrtərɪs/, 13th Earl of Wemyss and 9th Earl of March, DL (also known as Jamie Neidpath; born 22 June 1948) is a Scottish nobleman.
Biography
Early life
Wemyss is the second son of Francis David Charteris, 12th Earl of Wemyss, and his first wife, Mavis Murray. He was educated at Eton College. While a teenager he was Page of Honour to the Queen Mother. He went to Oxford (BA 1969, MA 1974), obtaining a DPhil from St Antony's College in 1975. He obtained a diploma from the Royal Agricultural College in 1978. He is known to have undergone an operation of trepanation, the practice of drilling holes in the head, in 1996 in Cairo. He said, "It seemed to be very beneficial."
Career
He runs Alro Group, a real estate fund management group.
He became heir apparent to the Earldoms of Wemyss and March on the death of his elder brother, Iain David Charteris, Lord Elcho, in 1954. He was subsequently known as Lord Neidpath as opposed to the usual courtesy title of Lord Elcho. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Gloucestershire in 2005, and is a supporter of UKIP, to whom he has made at least £54,000 in donations.
Personal life
He married the Hon. Catherine Guinness (born 1952), daughter of Jonathan, 3rd Baron Moyne (and granddaughter of Diana Mitford and Bryan Guinness), in July 1983. They have a son, Francis Richard (Dick) Charteris, Lord Elcho (b. 1984), who is the heir to the earldoms, and a daughter, Lady Mary Olivia Charteris, a model and singer. James and Catherine were divorced in 1988, and she married Robert Hesketh in 1990.
He later married Amanda Feilding in January 1995. She founded and directs the Beckley Foundation, a charitable trust which carries out pioneering scientific research into psychoactive drugs and consciousness, and promotes evidence-based, health-oriented drug policy reform. They live at Stanway House in Gloucestershire and at Gosford House in East Lothian.
References
- "Mind Your Language: Dot Wordsworth continues her look at BBC booklets on pronunciation published in the 1930s"
- ^ Will successor to Gosford toe the line?, Sandra Dick, The Scotsman, 20 January 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2011
- ^ ‘WEMYSS’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2013 ; online edn, Dec 2013 accessed 12 March 2014
- "Will successor to Gosford toe the line?". The Scotsman.
- Frank Johnson (19 June 2004). "Notebook". The Daily Telegraph.
- Electoral Commission Index of Donations http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/English/Search/Donations?currentPage=1&rows=10&query=neidpath
- http://www.thepeerage.com/p1090.htm#i10899
- "Frock and roll: the alternative wedding of the year". London Evening Standard.
- James Donald Charteris, Lord Neidpath, thepeerage.com. Retrieved 16 August 2011
- "The Beckley Foundation". The Beckley Foundation.
- Tatler http://www.tatler.com/the-tatler-list/w/earl-of-wemyss-and-march Archived 2 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
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| Preceded byDavid Charteris | Earl of Wemyss Earl of March 2008–present |
Incumbent |
