George Devereux de Vere Capell, 7th Earl of Essex, was a British aristocrat. He succeeded to the title Earl of Essex in 1892.
Cassiobury House as it appeared during the 7th Earl's tenure
Portrait of his second wife, by John Singer Sargent, 1906.
Arthur Algernon Capell was an English aristocrat who succeed to the title Earl of Essex in 1839.
George Capell, 7th Earl of Essex
…born on 24 October 1857 in London, the son of Lt.-Col. Arthur de Vere Capell, Viscount Malden, and Emma Martha Meux. Upon the death of his grandfather, Arthur Capell, 6th Earl of Essex, on 11 September 1892, George Capell succeeded to the titles of 7th Viscount Malden, 7th Earl of Essex and 8th Baron Capell of Hadham. Lord Essex held…
The game of Croquet, popularised by the 6th Earl of Essex
Capell is buried in the Essex Chapel at St Mary's Parish Church, Watford