Major Henry Astell Law, 7th Baron Ellenborough, MC, JP, DL (11 July 1889 – 19 May 1945), was a member of the House of Lords.
Major The Right Honourable The Lord Ellenborough | |
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 Henry Astell Law | |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| as a hereditary peer 1931 – 19 May 1945 | |
| Preceded by | The 6th Baron Ellenborough |
| Succeeded by | The 8th Baron Ellenborough |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 July 1889 |
| Died | 19 May 1945 (aged 55) |
| Spouse | Helen Dorothy Lovatt |
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| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | RMC Sandhurst |
| Profession | Military officer, peer and politician |
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| Rank | Major |
Law was educated at Eton College where he was in the Eton Shooting VIII and at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.[1] On the death of his father, Cecil Law, 6th Baron Ellenborough, in 1931, he succeeded to the peerage.
He was commissioned as an officer into the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry in 1909[2] and served in World War I. Law was awarded the Military Cross[3][4] and mentioned in despatches twice for gallantry.[5] He was promoted to the rank of major. He was appointed one of His Majesty's Bodyguard of Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms in 1934 and a Deputy Lieutenant of Dorset.[6] Lord Ellenborough took a prominent part in the local affairs of Dorset and he did good work as Chairman to the Council for the Preservation of Rural England for the county.
Henry Astell Law married Helen Dorothy Lovatt in 1923, the only daughter of H. W. Lovatt. They had two sons: Richard Edward Cecil Law, 8th Baron Ellenborough (1926–2013), and the Hon. Cecil Towry Henry Law (1931–2005). He died in 1945.
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References
edit- ^ "The Times, May 21, 1945".
- ^ "No. 28289". The London Gazette. 17 September 1909. p. 6962.
- ^ Kidd, Charles, (editor). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (2015 edition), p. 419.
- ^ "No. 30450". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1917. p. 40.
- ^ "The Times, Obituary, May 21, 1945".
- ^ "Ellenborough, Baron (UK, 1802)". Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
- ^ Debrett's peerage and baronetage 2003. 2002. p. 542.
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