Lord Walter Gordon-Lennox

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Lord Walter Charles Gordon-Lennox, PC (29 July 1865 – 21 October 1922) was a British Conservative politician. He served as Treasurer of the Household from 1891–2 under Lord Salisbury.[1]

Lord Walter Gordon-Lennox
"Treasurer of the Household". Gordon-Lennox as caricatured by "Spy" in Vanity Fair, February 1892
Treasurer of the Household
In office
20 November 1891 – 11 August 1892
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterThe Marquess of Salisbury
Preceded byThe Earl of Radnor
Succeeded byThe Earl of Chesterfield
Personal details
Born
Lord Walter Charles Gordon-Lennox

(1865-07-29)29 July 1865
Belgravia, London, England
Died21 October 1922(1922-10-21) (aged 57)
Bayswater, London, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Alice Ogilvie-Grant
(m. 1889)
ChildrenVictor Gordon-Lennox
Parent(s)Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond
Frances Harriett Greville

Background

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Lord Walter Gordon-Lennox was born at 49 Belgrave Square, Belgravia,[2] the youngest of the four sons of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond, by his wife Frances Harriett Greville, daughter of Algernon Greville. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.[1]

Political career

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Lord Walter entered Parliament in 1888 as Member of Parliament for Chichester, a seat he held until 1894.[3] In 1891 he was sworn of the Privy Council[4] and appointed Treasurer of the Household under Lord Salisbury,[5] a post he retained until the government fell the following year.[6]

Family

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Lord Walter married Alice Ogilvy-Grant, daughter of the Hon. George Henry Ogilvy-Grant and granddaughter of Francis Ogilvy-Grant, 6th Earl of Seafield, on 6 July 1889. They had at one child, journalist Victor Charles Hugh Gordon-Lennox (1897–1968), who married three times. His second wife was Canadian Diana Kingsmill.[7]

On 23 September 1922, he underwent emergency surgery for acute appendicitis.[8] He appeared to be recovering well but four weeks later suffered a fatal heart attack at his home, 19 Palace Court, Bayswater, aged 57.[1]

Lady Walter Gordon-Lennox died in March 1946, aged 90.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Obituary: A Former Unionist Whip – Lord Walter Gordon Lennox". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 21 October 1922. p. 12.
  2. ^ "Births". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 1 August 1865. p. 1.
  3. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 4)
  4. ^ "No. 26227". The London Gazette. 27 November 1891. p. 6458.
  5. ^ "No. 26226". The London Gazette. 24 November 1891. p. 6229.
  6. ^ "No. 26320". The London Gazette. 26 August 1892. p. 4889.
  7. ^ "Mr. Gordon-Lennox – Diplomatic Correspondent". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 26 January 1968. p. 10.
  8. ^ "Court Circular". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 26 September 1922. p. 13.
  9. ^ "Obituary". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 8 March 1946. p. 4.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Chichester
1888 – 1894
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Treasurer of the Household
1891–1892
Succeeded by