Herbert Pakington, 4th Baron Hampton

Herbert Stuart Pakington, 4th Baron Hampton (15 May 1883 – 30 October 1962), served as Chief Commissioner of The Scout Association.[1]

The Lord Hampton
Lord Hampton in coronation robes, 1911
Born
Herbert Stuart Pakington

(1883-05-15)15 May 1883
Died30 October 1962(1962-10-30) (aged 79)
EducationWellington College, Berkshire
Royal Military College, Sandhurst
OccupationChief Commissioner of The Scout Association
AwardsBoy Scouts of America Silver Buffalo Award (1931)

He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.[2] He became the 4th Baron Hampton on the death of his father, Herbert Pakington, 3rd Baron Hampton, in 1906. He was a 1931 recipient of the Silver Buffalo Award.[3]

Pakington's sister Mary Pakington was an English dramatist.[4]

Published works

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  • Herbert Stuart Pakington (1925). Scouting Sketches: Being An Apology, a Prologue, and Ten Effusions in Praise of the Game. London: C. Arthur Pearson. with a Foreword by B-P{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ John S. Wilson (1959). Scouting Round the World (First ed.). Blandford Press. pp. 46, 88, 104, 127. ASIN B000AQMKTI.
  2. ^ Hampton (1961–1970). Who Was Who. Bloomsbury Publishing plc. ISBN 0-7136-2008-0.
  3. ^ "Silver Buffalo Award Winners 1939–1930". Boy Scouts of America. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Hampton". Burke's Peerage and Baronetage. 100: 976. 1953.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Herbert Pakington
Baron Hampton
1906–1962
Succeeded by
Humphrey Pakington
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Herbert Pakington
Baron Hampton
of Westwood Park
1906–1962
Succeeded by
Humphrey Pakington