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LORD EGMONT’S DEATH.

THE “RANCHER EARL.” LONDON, May 17. The late Earl of Egmont and his son, aged 18, lived simply at Avon Cnstle since they arrived in England from Calgary in 1929. The Earl became a market gardener and drove his produce to tho nearest markets, where he sold it for cash. He kept several outdoor hands, but no indoor servants, the father and son doing their own housework in a mansion of 43 rooms.

Lord Egmont whoso death was announced yesterday, owned a ranch jn Canada, and spent about 30 years in the raising of cattle on the prairies of North America. He was born in lowa 58 years ago, and was educated in England. He received notice of his succession to the title and estates in the early part of 1929, and he arrived, with liis 14-year-old son, Viscount Perceval, at Avon Castle on March 19 of that year. His right to the title was disputed, a claim to tho earldom being made by Mr James W. Perceval, a baker, aged 66, of Hornsey, England. The claim,' however, failed, after lengthy legal proceedings, as did another one made by Mr Robert Pownall, a retired optician, of Lancashire.

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Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 142, 18 May 1932, Page 7

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LORD EGMONT’S DEATH. Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 142, 18 May 1932, Page 7

LORD EGMONT’S DEATH. Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 142, 18 May 1932, Page 7

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