George Frederick Myddleton Cornwallis-West (14 November1874-1 April1951) was a British officer of the Scots Guards notable for his marriage to the mother of Winston Churchill, Jennie Jerome. He was the only son of Col. William Cornwallis-West and his wife, Mary (Patsy) Fitzpatrick. Jerome was greatly admired by Edward VII of the United Kingdom, and during her marriage to her first husband, Lord Randolph Churchill, was a mistress to Edward VII.
Personal Life
- He and Lady Randolph Churchill were married on 28 July 1900. They were separated in 1912 and divorced in April 1914.
- He took, on 6 April 1914, as his second wife, Beatrice (Stella) Tanner, better known as Mrs Patrick Campbell, the celebrated actress.
- His sister Mary Theresa Olivia Cornwallis-West (aka Daisy) was also a noted society beauty and the first wife of HSH Hans Heinrich XV, Prince of Pless. His sister Constance Cornwallis-West (aka Shelagh) became the first wife of Bendor, Duke of Westminster.
- In 1951 (after having been afflicted for many years with Parkinson's disease), he died by his own hand (suicide), leaving no children.
Further reading
- Peregrine Churchill and Julian Mitchell, Jennie, Lady Randolph Churchill: A Portrait with Letters (London, 1974).
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