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John Yarde-Buller, 3rd Baron Churston

John Reginald Lopes Yarde-Buller, 3rd Baron Churston OBE, MVO, (9 November 1873 – 19 April 1930) was a British peer and soldier. He is the grandfather of Karim Aga Khan, leader of the Nizari Ismailis, an Islamic sect.

Lieutenant The Right Honourable
The Lord Churston
OBE, MVO,
Yarde-Buller, 1900
Personal details
Born
John Reginald Lopes Yarde-Buller

(1873-11-09)9 November 1873
Died19 April 1930(1930-04-19) (aged 56)
Spouse
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(m. 1907; div. 1928)​
ChildrenJoan Yarde-Buller
Richard Yarde-Buller, 4th Baron Churston
John Reginald Henry
Denise Grosvenor, Baroness Ebury
Lydia Russell, Duchess of Bedford
Primrose Cadogan, Countess Cadogan
Parent(s)John Yarde-Buller, 2nd Baron Churston
Barbara Yelverton
RelativesJohn Buller (grandfather)
Hastings Yelverton (grandfather)
Barbara Yelverton, Marchioness of Hastings (grandmother)
EducationWinchester College
Military service
ServiceBritish Army
Battles/warsSecond Boer War

Early life edit

Yarde-Buller was born on 9 November 1873. He was the only son of the John Yarde-Buller, 2nd Baron Churston and Barbara Yelverton. His mother was the only child of Sir Hastings Yelverton and the 20th Baroness Grey de Ruthyn.[1]

He was educated at Winchester College.[2]

Career edit

Yarde-Buller was commissioned a second-lieutenant in the Scots Guards on 8 April 1896 and promoted to lieutenant on 13 April 1898. Following the outbreak of the Second Boer War in late 1899, Yarde-Buller was with the 2nd Battalion of his regiment as it left Southampton for South Africa on the SS Britannic in March 1900.[3] On arrival, the battalion was attached to the 16th Infantry Brigade serving as part of the 8th Division under Sir Leslie Rundle. Yarde-Buller was present at operations in the Orange River Colony May–November 1900, including the action at Biddulphsberg in May 1900 and Wittebergen in July 1900.[4]

After his return from the war, he was appointed aide-de-camp to The Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India in January 1902,[5][6] and promoted to captain on 23 April 1902.[7] He served in India until the following year, then as ADC to The Duke of Connaught from 1904 to 1906. He later became a lieutenant-colonel in the short-lived 3rd Resident Battalion of the Scots Guards.[4]

Personal life edit

On 24 April 1907, he married the music hall singer Jessie Denise Orme Smither, only daughter of Alfred John Smither.[8] Before their divorce in 1928,[9] they had six children, most of whom were known for their high-profile marriages and divorces:[4][10]

In 1910, Yarde-Buller inherited his father's title and he and his wife divorced in 1928.[9] In 1926.[14] When he died on 19 April 1930, his eldest son inherited his title. Lady Churston later married, and divorced Theodore William Wessel, the former Danish chargé d'affaires in Chile,[15] before marrying the 7th Duke of Leinster in 1946.[16]

Ancestry edit

References edit

  1. ^ Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 81.
  2. ^ 'CHURSTON', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016
  3. ^ "The War - Embarcation of Troops". The Times. No. 36091. London. 16 March 1900. p. 6.
  4. ^ a b c G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 210.
  5. ^ "No. 27474". The London Gazette. 16 September 1902. p. 5961.
  6. ^ "No. 27419". The London Gazette. 25 March 1902. p. 2086.
  7. ^ "No. 27441". The London Gazette. 10 June 1902. p. 3752.
  8. ^ "EX-ACTRESS NOW PEERESS.; Wife of Capt. Yarde-Buller Obtains Rank by Lord Churston's' Death". The New York Times. 1 December 1910. p. 11. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  9. ^ a b "LORD THURSTON FREED FROM ACTRESS WIFE; Obtains Divorce From Former Denise Orme--Agatha Christie Gets Decree". The New York Times. 21 April 1928. p. 5. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  10. ^ Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage. Burke's Peerage Limited. 1956. p. 444. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  11. ^ "ROYALTY ATTENDS GUINNESS WEDDING; Son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Guinness Marries the Hon. Joan Yarde-Buller IN ST. MARGARET'S, LONDON Carnegie Officiates -- Bride Is Daughter of Baron Churston-Couple to Live in Pittsburgh". The New York Times. 5 July 1927. p. 17. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Prince Aly Khan Weds Briton". The New York Times. 19 May 1936. p. 6. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  13. ^ a b c d e f Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. volume 1, page 790.
  14. ^ "OLD ENGLISH HOUSE BURNS.; Lord Churston's Seat Is Ninth Mansion to Be Destroyed This Year". The New York Times. 10 March 1926. p. 26. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  15. ^ "LADY CHURSTON MARRIES.; Former Musical Comedy Actress Weds Theodore W. Wessel". The New York Times. 1 November 1928. p. 23. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Duchess of Leinster, 86, Dead; Former Star of London Stage; Grandmother of Aga Khan-- As Denise Orme, She Won Acclaim in Edwardian Era". The New York Times. 22 October 1960. p. 23. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baron Churston
1910–1930 		Succeeded by
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