Henry Studholme

For the British forester, businessman and landowner, see Henry William Studholme.

Sir Henry Gray Studholme, 1st Baronet CVO DL (13 June 1899 – 9 October 1987) was a British Conservative Party politician who was the MP for Tavistock from 1942 to 1966.

The Right Honourable Sir Henry Studholme Bt CVO DL
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
In office 1951–1956
Monarchs	George VI Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Winston Churchill Anthony Eden
Preceded by	Ernest Popplewell
Succeeded by	Sir Richard Thompson Bart.
Member of Parliament for Tavistock
In office 2 April 1942 – 10 March 1966
Preceded by	Colin Patrick
Succeeded by	Michael Heseltine
Personal details
Born	Henry Gray Studholme (1899-06-13)13 June 1899 Exeter, Devon, England
Died	9 October 1987(1987-10-09) (aged 88) Plymouth, Devon, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Judith Joan Mary Whitbread ​ ​ (m. 1926)​
Children	3, including Paul
Alma mater	Magdalen College, Oxford

Early life

Studholme was the son of landowner William Paul Studholme and a grandson of New Zealand pioneer and politician John Studholme. He was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford and served as an officer in the Scots Guards.

The Uffizi Society Oxford, ca. 1920. First row standing: Henry Studholme, later Sir Henry Studholme, baronet (5th from left). Seated: Lord Balniel, later 28th Earl of Crawford (2nd from left); Ralph Dutton, later 8th Baron Sherborne (3rd from left); Anthony Eden, later Earl of Avon (4th from left); Lord David Cecil (5th from left).

Parliament

Studholme was Member of Parliament (MP) for Tavistock from a 1942 by-election until his retirement in 1966, when he was succeeded by Michael Heseltine. He served under Winston Churchill and then Anthony Eden as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household (i.e. a whip) from 1951 to 1956. In 1956, he was created a Baronet of Perridge in the County of Devon. He was Joint Honorary Treasury of the Conservative Party from 1956 to 1962.

Michael Crick wrote that Studholme was a diligent constituency MP but an "appalling speaker", and he thus benefitted from serving as a whip, as they seldom speak during debates.

Family

Studholme married Judith Joan Mary Whitbread, daughter of Henry William Whitbread and granddaughter of Samuel Whitbread, in 1929. They had two sons and a daughter.

Studholme later served as a deputy lieutenant of Devon in 1969. He died in Plymouth on 9 October 1987, aged 88. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Paul.

References

• Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
• Michael Crick, Michael Heseltine: A Biography, Hamish Hamilton, 1997, ISBN 0-241-13691-1.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Henry Studholme