Randall Gair Doherty

Randall Gair Doherty (2 May 1937 – 20 November 2002) was an English politician, and son of occultist Aleisteir Crowley.[1] Throughout his life Doherty used several pseudonyms and titles including Aleister Macalpine, Count Charles Edward D'Arquires, and was called Aleister Atatürk by his father.[2]

Randall Gair Doherty
Born
Randall Gair Doherty

2 May 1937
Newcastle upon Tyne
Died20 November 2002
Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire
Occupationself-proclaimed 'Adjudicator of the Supreme Council of Great Britain'
FamilyAleister Crowley (father)

Life

Doherty was born on 2 May 1937 in Newcastle upon-Tyne to Aleister Crowley and Patricia Doherty, a native of Newlyn.[3] Doherty resided in Cornwall for the majority of his life and suffered from schizophrenia.[4]

Doherty referred to himself as Count Charles Edward D'Arquires, Adjudicator of the Supreme Council of Great Britain. Doherty said that he wanted to take over the British government by persuasion, and even requested a meeting with then Prime Minister Harold Wilson.[4][5]

Death

Doherty died in a car accident in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, in 2002 aged 65.[6][7]

References
  1. Lachman, Gary (2014). Aleister Crowley: Magick, Rock and Roll, and the Wickedest Man in the World. Penguin. p. 209. ISBN 978-0-698-14653-2.
  2. Hannigan, Des (2005). "Aleister MacAlpine: Ataturk Crowley: Randall Gair: Count Charles Edward D'Arquires (1937-2002)". ArtCornwall.org.
  3. Campbell, Colin D. (2018). Thelema: An Introduction to the Life, Work & Philosophy of Aleister Crowley. Llewellyn Worldwide. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-7387-5523-6.
  4. Trewhela, Lee (20 June 2020). "Legendary occultist's Cornish son who tried to take over the Government". Cornwall Live. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  5. Häkkinen, Perttu; Iitti, Vesa (2022). Lightbringers of the North: Secrets of the Occult Tradition of Finland. Simon and Schuster. p. 573. ISBN 978-1-64411-464-3.
  6. Kaczynski, Richard (2012). Perdurabo: The Life of Aleister Crowley (rev. & exp. ed.). North Atlantic Books. p. 658. ISBN 978-1-58394-576-6.
  7. Everett, Harold (2022). The Aleister Crowley Encyclopedia. via tolino media. p. 17. ISBN 978-3-7546-4676-2.
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