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Revision as of 18:15, 19 August 2012 by One Night In Hackney (talk | contribs) (rv banned editor)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)James Donald Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss and 9th Earl of March, (also known as Jamie Neidpath) (b. 22 June 1948) is a member of the Scottish peerage, the 13th Earl of Wemyss and 9th Earl of March.
Neidpath was educated first at Eton.
He was Assistant Professor at Oxford University, who taught international relations (to Bill Clinton among others), and now runs Alro Group, a real estate fund management. group.
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."
Family
Charteris is the son of Francis David Charteris, 12th Earl of Wemyss. He became heir apparent to the Earldoms of Wemyss and March upon 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 married the Hon. Catherine Ingrid Guinness, daughter of Jonathan Guinness, 3rd Baron Moyne in July 1983.
He later married Amanda Claire Marian Feilding in January 1995. Amanda is known for her belief in "the bizarre practice of trepanation, a centuries-old highly dubious practice of drilling holes in the head". She heads the Beckley Foundation which is devoted to "the reform of drug policy – and makes no secret of a lifetime spent dabbling in mind-altering substances" - from the country home, Beckley Park, in Oxfordshire, England.
References
- ^ Will successor to Gosford toe the line?, Sandra Dick, The Scotsman, 20 January 2009, accessed 16 August 2011
- Sorry about the rave-up: here's 30 quid, Daily Mail, 16 May 2006, accessed 16 August 2011
- http://www.scotsman.com/news/will-successor-to-gosford-toe-the-line-1-1189530
- James Donald Charteris, Lord Neidpath, thepeerage.com, accessed 16 August 2011
| Preceded byFrancis David Charteris | Earl of Wemyss and March 2008– |
Succeeded byincumbent |