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George Montagu Bennet, 7th Earl of Tankerville (30 March 1852 – 9 July 1931), was a British peer, cowpuncher, circus clown, and revival meeting singer. ==Background and education== Bennet was born at Claridge's Hotel, Brook Street, London, the second son of Charles Bennet, 6th Earl of Tankerville and Olivia Montagu, daughter of George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester. He entered the navy in 1865, was midshipman 1867 to 1869, and was educated at Radley from 1869 to 1870. He became a lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade in 1872, eventually serving as aide-de-camp to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland〔 from 1876 to 1880.〔 His elder brother, Charles, Lord Ossulton, the heir apparent, died, unmarried, of cholera in India 29 June 1879, while serving with the Rifle Brigade.〔 George was styled Lord Bennet at the time he became heir apparent. As the only surviving son, George succeeded his father as Earl of Tankerville on the death of the latter on 18 December 1899. He travelled in America in 1892, becoming friends with two revivalists, Ira D. Sankey and Dwight L. Moody, accompanying them in both America and Britain. He spent some time as a cowpuncher in the western states.〔 Known as "The Singing Earl," he sang hymns during his revival work,〔 and took part in concerts in the north of England. (His voice is described, confusingly, both as a "rich bass-baritone" and a "fine tenor".) He studied voice with Giovanni Sbriglia. Lord Tankerville made American headlines in January 1912 when he placed his 14-year-old son in a Boston, Massachusetts school, saying he wanted him to be "educated in a world where every one worked".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Montagu Bennet, 7th Earl of Tankerville」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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