Background
Keppel was the eldest son of Arnold Keppel, 8th Earl of Albemarle, and his wife, Lady Gertrude Egerton.
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He was educated at Eton from 1895 to 1899, and then served as a lieutenant in the Scots Guards.
Career
In 1901, he transferred as a second lieutenant from the Prince of Wales"s Own Norfolk Artillery to the Scots Guards. He was seconded for staff service at the end of 1904 and appointed aide-de-camp (Aide-de-Camp) to Earl Grey, Governor-General of Canada He was again seconded for staff service in May 1907 and appointed extra Aide-de-Camp to Sir H.J. Goold-Adams, Lieutenant-Governor Orange River Colony. They had five children before her death in 1928:
Lady Cecilia Elizabeth Keppel (born 12 April 1910-1916 June 2003), married Lieutenant-Colonel
David McKenna, son of Reginald McKenna, and has issue
Derek Keppel, Viscount Bury (18 December 1911 – 8 November 1968)
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Honorary Lady Cynthia Rosalie Keppel (born 25 June 1918), married Sir Michael Postan, and has issue
Honorary Richard Edward Harry Keppel (3 November 1924 – 2 March 1953)
Bury was promoted captain in May 1910 and retired to the Special Reserve in 1912.
Bury fought with the Scots Guards during World War I. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Norfolk in January 1916. He was awarded the Military Cross in June 1916.
He was promoted temporary Major while commanding a Guards machine gun company and later served as a Machine Gun Corps instructor.
He stood unsuccessfully as a Conservative for Altrincham. In 1924, he was made brevet colonel of 108th Field Brigade, Norfolk and Suffolk Yeomanry. They had one daughter:
Lady Anne-Louise Mary Keppel (b 17 March 1932), married Sir Hew Hamilton-Dalrymple, 10th Baronet.
She is a Patroness of the Royal Caledonian Balliol
He succeeded his father as Earl of Albemarle in 1942.
Achievements
Membership
After the war, Bury was a member of the London County Council in 1919. Albemarle was Vice-Lieutenant of Norfolk from 1940 to 1944, and a member of Norfolk County Council in 1943.
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Political Party
Conservative