Eldest son of the 5th Marquess. Achieved the rank of Major and was awarded the DSO after WW1. Then rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel before retiring in 1932. Was in local government in Northamptonshire 1922-55. See Story for a bit more information/conjecture.
Had a turbulent private life: an affair with a divorced actress which produced twins and a record in British legal history for a breach of promise case; two marriages that ended in divorce and a third wife who outlived him.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
William Compton, 6th Marquess of Northampton
Erected in 1937 by the 6th Marquess of Northampton Estate surveyor - P. F. St...
The officers, warrant officers, non-commissioned officers and men of the First London Brigade Royal Field Artillery who laid down their lives in the Great War. Based at Handel Street, Bloomsbury.
1392, Middlesex Regiment. Age 49. Deeply missed. Never forgotten.
Died in WW1 serving in the 22nd Battalion, The London Regiment.
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