Robert Edward de Vere Capell, 10th Earl of Essex (13 January 1920 – 5 June 2005) was Earl of Essex from 1981, but was only recognized as such in 1989. He was then a member of the House of Lords until the slimming down of the house in 1999.
Early life
Robert Capell was born in 1920, the son of Arthur de Vere Capell and his wife Alice Currie.
When the 9th Earl died in 1981, Robert Capell was a grocer in Lancashire. It took him eight years to prove his right to take his seat in the House of Lords, which he did in 1989. However, this right came to an end with the reforms of the House of Lords Act 1999.
Personal life
In 1942, Capell married Doris Margaret Tomlinson, a daughter of George Frederick Tomlinson. They had one child:
- Frederick Paul de Vere Capell (born 1944), later the 11th Earl of Essex.