| LC control no. | no2006040558 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Leicester, Edward Coke, Earl of, 1936-2015 |
| Variant(s) | Coke, Edward, Viscount, 1936-2015 Leicester, 1936-2015 Leicester, Earl of, 1936-2015 Leicester, Edward Coke, Earl, 1936- |
| Located | South Africa Holkham (England) |
| Birth date | 1936-05-06 |
| Death date | 2015-04-25 |
| Place of birth | Zimbabwe |
| Field of activity | Historic preservation Cultural property--Protection |
| Affiliation | Holkham Library English Heritage Country Landowners' Association Ancient Monuments Society Historic Houses Association Order of the British Empire Holkham Hall (England) |
| Profession or occupation | Nobility |
| Found in | Holkham, c2005: t.p. (foreword by the Earl of Leicester) p. 5 (Edward Coke, 7th Earl, b. 1936) Holkham Library, 2006: title page (with a foreword by the Earl of Leicester) page v (dedicated and presented to the president and members of the Roxburghe Club by the Earl of Leicester) page vii (in list of members of the Roxburghe Club, 2006: Earl of Leicester, CBE) page xv (foreword signed: Leicester) Wikipedia, August 11, 2016 (article title: Edward Coke, 7th Earl of Leicester; Edward Douglas Coke, 7th Earl of Leicester, CBE, DL (6 May 1936-25 April 2015), styled Viscount Coke between 1976 and 1994; English nobleman; son of Anthony Coke, 6th Earl of Leicester; born in Southern Rhodesia (afterwards Zimbabwe) and spent much of childhood on a farm in South Africa. "By the 1960s it was clear that Edward was next in line to succeed to the Holkham Estate. At the age of 26 he came to England and settled in the Holkham area in 1965 ... By early 1973 he had taken over the management of the estate ... In 1976, following the death of the 5th Earl of Leicester and the decision of his father, the 6th Earl of Leicester, to remain resident in South Africa, as Viscount Coke he took over full responsibility for the management and leadership of the Holkham Estate. Upon the death of his father in 1994, he became the 7th Earl of Leicester"; served as President of the Historic Houses Association from 1998 to 2003) "The Earl of Leicester - obituary," in the Telegraph (London), April 27, 2015, accessed via Internet, August 11, 2016 ("The 7th Earl of Leicester, who has died aged 78, was a farmer and countryman who revived the fortunes of his family seat, Holkham Hall, in Norfolk, overseeing its transformation from a crumbling ancestral home to a major tourist attraction; he also played a leading role in public life as a conservationist ... Lord Leicester, a passionate conservationist, was a commissioner of English Heritage, and served at various times as chairman of the Country Landowners Association, and president of the Ancient Monuments Society. [He was] president of the Historic Houses Association from 1998 to 2003") thepeerage.com, August 11, 2016 (Edward Douglas Coke, 7th Earl of Leicester of Holkham; born on 6 May 1936 at Zimbabwe; died on 25 April 2015; held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Norfolk; lived in 2003 at Holkham Hall, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, England; invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 2005) |
| Associated language | eng |
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