Keppel was born in London, England on 15 April 1832. He was the only son of General George Keppel, 6th Earl of Albemarle, by his wife Susan Coutts Trotter, daughter of Sir Coutts Trotter, 1st Baronet of Westville.
He was educated at Eton. He became known by the courtesy title Viscount Bury when his father succeeded in the earldom of Albemarle in 1851.[1]
He wrote a history of the American colonization called Exodus of the Western Nations (1865), A Report on the Condition of the Indians of British North America, and was the principal author, with George Lacy Hillier, of the Cycling volume of the Badminton Library (1887). In 1891 he succeeded his father in the earldom.[1]
Hon. Gertrude Mary Keppel (November 1859–7 April 1860); died in infancy.
Lady Theodora Keppel (11 January 1862 – 30 October 1945); married Colonel William Leslie Davidson and had issue:
Leopoldina Theodora Davidson, of Inchmarlo (October 1894 - 1974); Justice of the Peace for Wiltshire (1930); she married on 7 October 1924 at Brompton Oratory Major Walter Basil Louis Bonn and had issue.
Hilary Davidson, of Inchmarlo, a Roman Catholic nun.
Vera Marian Davidson, of Inchmarlo; married (15 December 1914) Aylmer Probyn Maude, Solicitor
Captain Donald Alastair Davidson, of Inchmarlo (6 October 1891 – 20 April 1917); Page of Honour to King Edward VII from 1902 to 1908; killed in action during World War I.
Lady Hilda Mary Keppel (1864–1955); died unmarried, a nun.
Lt.-Col. Hon. George Keppel (14 October 1865 – 22 November 1947); married Alice Edmonstone (the long-time (1898-1910) mistress and confidante of King Edward VII); Keppel and Edmonstone were the great-great-grandparents of Queen Camilla.
Lady Leopoldina Olivia Keppel (1866–1948); a goddaughter of King Leopold II of Belgium; she became a nun, known religiously as "Madame Keppel".
Lord Albemarle was received into the Roman Catholic Church on Easter Sunday, 13 April 1879. He died in August 1894, aged 62, of paralysis, and was buried at Quidenham in Norfolk. His eldest son Arnold succeeded in the earldom. The Countess of Albemarle died in April 1917, aged 84.[1]
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Lieutenant Colonel William Coutts Keppel 7th Earl of Albemarle KCMG PC MP ADC 15 April 1832 28 August 1894 styled Viscount Bury between 1851 and 1891 was a British soldier and politician He served in the British Army before entering Parliament in 1857 Initially a Liberal he served as Treasurer of the Household between 1859 and 1866 in the Liberal administrations headed by Lord Palmerston and Lord Russell He later switched to the Conservatives and held office as Under Secretary of State for War under Lord Beaconsfield between 1878 and 1880 and under Lord Salisbury between 1885 and 1886 Lieutenant Colonel The Right HonourableThe Earl of AlbemarleKCMG PC MP ADCViscount Bury by Carlo Pellegrini 1875 Under Secretary of State for WarIn office 4 March 1878 21 April 1880MonarchVictoriaPrime MinisterThe Earl of BeaconsfieldPreceded byThe Earl CadoganSucceeded byThe Earl of MorleyIn office 26 June 1885 28 June 1886MonarchVictoriaPrime MinisterThe Marquess of SalisburyPreceded byThe Earl of MorleySucceeded byThe Lord SandhurstPersonal detailsBornWilliam Coutts Keppel15 April 1832London EnglandDied28 August 1894 1894 08 28 aged 62 Political partyLiberalConservativeSpouseSophia MacNab m 1855 wbr ChildrenArnold Keppel 8th Earl of Albemarle Hon Gertrude Keppel Lady Theodora Davidson Sir Derek Keppel Lady Hilda Keppel Hon George Keppel Lady Leopoldina Keppel Lady Susan Townley Lady Mary Tagart Florence Boyle Countess of Cork and OrreryParentsGeorge Keppel 6th Earl of Albemarle Susan Coutts Trotter Lord Albemarle was sixth in direct line of descent from King Charles II and he was the great great grandfather of Queen Camilla Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Political career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editKeppel was born in London England on 15 April 1832 He was the only son of General George Keppel 6th Earl of Albemarle by his wife Susan Coutts Trotter daughter of Sir Coutts Trotter 1st Baronet of Westville He was educated at Eton He became known by the courtesy title Viscount Bury when his father succeeded in the earldom of Albemarle in 1851 1 Career editKeppel became an ensign and lieutenant in the 43rd Regiment of Foot in 1843 a lieutenant in the Scots Guards in 1848 and an Aide de camp to Lord Frederick FitzClarence in India in 1853 From 1854 until 1856 he was Superintendent of Indian Affairs in Canada 1 He raised the 21st Middlesex Rifles Volunteer Corps Civil Service Rifles in 1860 Political career edit Initially a Liberal Lord Bury was elected Member of Parliament MP for Norwich in 1857 2 and later represented Wick Burghs from 1860 to 1865 3 and Berwick upon Tweed from 1868 to 1874 4 In 1859 he was sworn of the Privy Council 5 and appointed Treasurer of the Household of Queen Victoria under Lord Palmerston 6 a post he held until 1866 the last year under the premiership of Lord Russell 7 In 1870 he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George 8 On 6 September 1876 he was summoned to the House of Lords through a writ of acceleration in his father s barony of Ashford 9 Two years later Lord Bury was appointed Under Secretary of State for War in Lord Beaconsfield s Conservative administration which he remained until the government fell in 1880 In 1881 he became a Volunteer Aide de Camp ADC to the Queen He was once again Under Secretary of State for War from 1885 to 1886 under Lord Salisbury He wrote a history of the American colonization called Exodus of the Western Nations 1865 A Report on the Condition of the Indians of British North America and was the principal author with George Lacy Hillier of the Cycling volume of the Badminton Library 1887 In 1891 he succeeded his father in the earldom 1 Personal life edit nbsp Sophia Keppel Countess of Albemarle Lord Albemarle married Sophia Mary MacNab at Dundurn Castle Hamilton Canada on 15 November 1855 MacNab was the daughter of Allan MacNab a Joint Premier of the Province of Canada and a descendant of Loyalist Ephraim Jones 10 Together they had ten children 11 Lt Col Sir Arnold Allen Cecil Keppel 8th Earl of Albemarle 1 June 1858 12 April 1942 married Lady Gertrude Lucia Egerton only child of Wilbraham Egerton 1st Earl Egerton of Tatton Hon Gertrude Mary Keppel November 1859 7 April 1860 died in infancy Lady Theodora Keppel 11 January 1862 30 October 1945 married Colonel William Leslie Davidson and had issue Leopoldina Theodora Davidson of Inchmarlo October 1894 1974 Justice of the Peace for Wiltshire 1930 she married on 7 October 1924 at Brompton Oratory Major Walter Basil Louis Bonn and had issue Hilary Davidson of Inchmarlo a Roman Catholic nun Vera Marian Davidson of Inchmarlo married 15 December 1914 Aylmer Probyn Maude Solicitor Captain Donald Alastair Davidson of Inchmarlo 6 October 1891 20 April 1917 Page of Honour to King Edward VII from 1902 to 1908 killed in action during World War I Lt Col Colin Keppel Davidson of Inchmarlo Equerry to The Duke of Windsor from 1936 to 1940 married in 1939 Lady Mary Rachel Fitzalan Howard daughter of Henry Fitzalan Howard 15th Duke of Norfolk and had issue Lady Rachel was Lady in waiting to Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark later Princess Marina Duchess of Kent Lt Col Hon Sir Derek William George Keppel Lady Hilda Mary Keppel 1864 1955 died unmarried a nun Lt Col Hon George Keppel 14 October 1865 22 November 1947 married Alice Edmonstone the long time 1898 1910 mistress and confidante of King Edward VII Keppel and Edmonstone were the great great grandparents of Queen Camilla Lady Leopoldina Olivia Keppel 1866 1948 a goddaughter of King Leopold II of Belgium she became a nun known religiously as Madame Keppel Lady Susan Mary Keppel 1868 1953 married Sir Walter Beaupre Townley in 1896 Lady Mary Stuart Keppel 1869 1906 married Major General Sir Harold Arthur Lewis Tagart in 1900 Lady Florence Cecilia Keppel 1871 1963 married William Boyle 12th Earl of Cork in 1902 Lord Albemarle was received into the Roman Catholic Church on Easter Sunday 13 April 1879 He died in August 1894 aged 62 of paralysis and was buried at Quidenham in Norfolk His eldest son Arnold succeeded in the earldom The Countess of Albemarle died in April 1917 aged 84 1 References edit a b c d thepeerage com William Coutts Keppel 7th Earl of Albemarle Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with N part 3 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with W part 3 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with B part 2 No 22283 The London Gazette 8 July 1859 p 2628 No 22280 The London Gazette 28 June 1859 p 2513 No 23115 The London Gazette 11 May 1866 p 2899 No 23649 The London Gazette 26 August 1870 p 3947 No 24360 The London Gazette 5 September 1876 p 4867 Morgan Henry James ed 1903 Types of Canadian Women and of Women who are or have been Connected with Canada Toronto Williams Briggs p 6 Albemarle Earl of E 1696 7 cracroftspeerage co uk Heraldic Media Limited Retrieved 25 August 2019 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to William Keppel 7th Earl of Albemarle Hansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by William Keppel 7th Earl of Albemarle www thepeerage com www geneall net Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byEdward WarnerSir Samuel Bignold Member of Parliament for Norwich1857 1860 With Henry William Schneider Succeeded byEdward WarnerSir William Russell Bt Preceded bySamuel Laing Member of Parliament for Wick Burghs1860 1865 Succeeded bySamuel Laing Preceded byDudley MarjoribanksAlexander Mitchell Member of Parliament for Berwick upon Tweed1868 1874 With John Stapleton Succeeded byDudley MarjoribanksDavid Milne Home Political offices Preceded byLord Claud Hamilton Treasurer of the Household1859 1866 Succeeded byLord Otho FitzGerald Preceded byThe Earl Cadogan Under Secretary of State for War1878 1880 Succeeded byThe Earl of Morley Preceded byThe Earl of Morley Under Secretary of State for War1885 1886 Succeeded byThe Lord Sandhurst 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