Background
Coventry was the fourth child and only son of George Coventry, 10th Earl of Coventry (1900-1940) and Nesta Donne Philips (1903–1997).
Coventry was the fourth child and only son of George Coventry, 10th Earl of Coventry (1900-1940) and Nesta Donne Philips (1903–1997).
He attended Stowe School in Buckinghamshire and Eton College.
He inherited the title Earl of Coventry at the age of six, when his father was killed in action during the Battle of Wytschaete on 27 May 1940. He worked as stock broker, fashion designer, merchant and director of an oil company. He supported John Major, after joining the Conservative Party in the 1990s.
He lost his seat in the House of Lords by the House of Lords Acting 1999 and did not compete for one of the remaining seats.
Coventry was married four times:
The couple got divorced in 1963. July 1992. He died in June 2002 at the age of 68 years.