The Earl of Stradbroke | |
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Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk | |
In office 1948–1978 | |
Preceded by | The Earl of Stradbroke |
Succeeded by | Sir Joshua Rowley, Bt |
Personal details | |
Born | John Anthony Alexander Rous 1 April 1903 |
Died | 14 July 1983 | (aged 80)
Spouse |
Barbara Grosvenor
(after 1929) |
Relations | James Keith Fraser (grandfather) |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) |
George Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke Helena Fraser |
Alma mater |
Royal Naval College, Osborne Royal Naval College, Dartmouth |
John c Rous, 4th Earl of Stradbroke, KStJ (1 April 1903 – 14 July 1983), was a British nobleman, the son of George Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke. He was styled Viscount Dunwich from birth until acceding to the earldom in 1947. [1]
He was the eldest son of George Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke and the former Helena Violet Alice Fraser (d. 1949). His mother was the daughter of Lt.-Gen. James Keith Fraser (a younger son of Lt.-Col. Sir James John Fraser, 3rd Baronet).
He was educated at the Royal Naval College, Osborne, and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. [2]
He served from 1917 to 1928 and again, through World War II, between 1939 and 1945. He was Secretary to the Governor of Victoria from 1946 to 1947. He was a member of East Suffolk County Council from 1931 to 1945; and an Alderman from 1953 to 1964. In 1978 he was awarded the Scout Association's prestigious Silver Wolf Award.
On 15 January 1929, Rous married Barbara Grosvenor, daughter of Lt.-Col. Lord Arthur Hugh Grosvenor and Helen Sheffield (a daughter of Sir Robert Sheffield, 5th Baronet). Her maternal grandparents were Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster and Lady Constance Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (fourth daughter of the 2nd Duke of Sutherland). Together, they were the parents of: [2]
He was succeeded by his brother William Rous, 5th Earl of Stradbroke. [2]