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John Grimston, 6th Earl of Verulam (17 July 1912 – 15 April 1973), known as the Honourable John Grimston until 1960, was a British peer and Conservative Member of Parliament (MP). Verulam was the second son of James Walter Grimston, 4th Earl of Verulam, and Lady Violet Constance Maitland Brabazon. He was elected to the House of Commons as MP for St Albans at by-election in 1943,〔New M.P. For St. Albans, ''The Times'', Wednesday 6 October 1943; page 2〕 but was defeated at the 1945 general election by the Labour candidate Cyril Dumpleton.〔 However, he ousted Dumpleton from the seat at the 1950 general election,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=UK General Election results February 1950 )〕 and held it until he retired from the House of Commons at the 1959 general election.〔 In 1960 he succeeded his elder brother in the earldom and entered the House of Lords. Lord Verulam married Marjorie Ray Duncan, daughter of Walter Atholl Duncan, in 1938. The couple had five children. He died in April 1973, aged 60, and was succeeded in his titles by his only son. *Lady Elizabeth Harriot Grimston (1939-1987); married to John Christopher George Savile, 8th Earl of Mexborough, divorced in 1972, 2 children *Lady Hermione Frances Grimston (b. 1941) *Lady Romayne Bryony Grimston (b. 1946) *John Duncan Grimston, 7th Earl of Verulam (b. 1951); married to Dione Smith, 4 children including the heir apparent Viscount Grimston *Lady Iona Charlotte Grimston (b. 1953); second wife of Henry Conyngham, 8th Marquess Conyngham ==Notes== 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「John Grimston, 6th Earl of Verulam」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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