John Chetwynd-Talbot, 21st Earl of Shrewsbury

The Earl of Shrewsbury in 1935

John George Chetwynd-Talbot, 21st Earl of Shrewsbury (21 January 1914 – 12 November 1980), styled Viscount Ingestre from 1915 to 1921, was a British peer. He was the son of Charles John Alton Chetwynd-Talbot, Viscount Ingestre (1882–1915) and Lady Winifred Constance Hester Paget, sister of the Marquess of Anglesey. He inherited the title Earl of Shrewsbury when his grandfather Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 20th Earl of Shrewsbury died in 1921.

He married his first wife, Nadine Muriel Crofton (1913-2003), in 1936.^[1][2] He sued for divorce in 1958, but in 1959 judge Charles A. Collingwood rejected the divorce suit.^[3][4] In a subsequent proceeding, a divorce was granted.^[1]

Lord Shrewsbury's second wife was Nina Mortlock.^[1] His son Charles^[5] succeeded to Lord Shrewsbury's titles on his death.

References

1. "Nadine, Countess of Shrewsbury". The Telegraph. 3 March 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
2. "Nadine, Countess of Shrewsbury". The Times. 17 March 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
3. "Divorce Suit by Earl of Shrewsbury". Glasgow Herald. 2 October 1958. Retrieved 5 November 2012. The Earl of Shrewsbury, Premier Earl of England and Ireland, has filed a petition seeking to divorce the Countess, Solicitors for the Countess said last night
4. "British Court Out Throws Out Divorce Suits". Windsor Star. 22 December 1959. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
5. "Milestones, Jan. 5, 1953". Time. 5 January 1953. Retrieved 5 November 2012.