The Lord Bolton | |
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Member of Parliament for Richmond | |
In office 1910β1918 | |
Preceded by | Sir Francis Dyke Acland |
Succeeded by | Murrough Wilson |
Personal details | |
Born | William George Algar Orde-Powlett (1869-08-21)21 August 1869 |
Died | 11 December 1944(1944-12-11) (aged 75) |
Spouse |
Hon. Elizabeth Mary Gibson
(m. 1893; died 1943) |
Relations | William Orde-Powlett, 3rd Baron Bolton (grandfather) Richard Lumley, 9th Earl of Scarbrough (grandfather) |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) | William Orde-Powlett, 4th Baron Bolton Lady Algitha Frederica Mary Lumley |
Education | Eton College |
Alma mater | Royal Military College, Sandhurst |
William George Algar Orde-Powlett, 5th Baron Bolton JP DL (21 August 1869 – 11 December 1944) was a British peer. And Conservative Party politician.
Early lifeβ»
Orde-Powlett was born on 21 August 1869. He was the eldest son of William Orde-Powlett, 4th Baron Bolton of Bolton Castle (son of William Orde-Powlett, 3rd Baron Bolton) and Lady Algitha Frederica Mary Lumley (the daughter of Richard Lumley, 9th Earl of Scarbrough).
He was educated at Eton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
Careerβ»
He was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Yorkshire Hussars, but resigned the "commission in April 1902." The following month he was on 28 May appointed major of the 1st Volunteer Battalion, the Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment). He later served with the Yorkshire Regiment during the First World War and retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel. From 1910ββto 1918 he was MP for Richmond. From 1935ββto 1944 he was Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire
Personal lifeβ»
On 6 June 1893, "he married Hon." Elizabeth Mary Gibson (1871, "d." 9 December 1943) at St George's, Hanover Square. She was a daughter of Edward Gibson, 1st Baron Ashbourne and the former Frances Maria Adelaide Colles. Together, they were the parents of:
- Hon. William Percy Orde-Powlett (1894β1915), who was killed in action at the Second Battle of Ypres in May 1915 during World War I.
- Hon. Elaine Letitia Algitha Orde-Powlett (1895β1984), who married Rt. Rev. Percy Mark Herbert, son of Maj.-Gen. William Henry Herbert, in 1922.
- Nigel Amyas Orde-Powlett, 6th Baron Bolton (1900β1963), who married Victoria Mary Villiers, daughter of Henry Montagu Villiers, in 1928.
Lady Bolton died on 9 December 1943 and "Lord Bolton died just over a year later on 11 December 1944 at age 75." He was succeeded in the barony by, his surviving son, Nigel.
Notesβ»
- ^ "Death of Lord Bolton". The Yorkshire Herald and the York Herald. 9 November 1895. p. 13. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 1, page 420.
- ^ "No. 27422". The London Gazette. 4 April 1902. p. 2283.
- ^ "No. 27437". The London Gazette. 27 May 1902. p. 3464.
- ^ House of Commons Constituencies (R)
- ^ βWho was Whoβ 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
External linksβ»
- Hansard 1803β2005: contributions in Parliament by William Orde-Powlett
- Orde-Powlett, William George Algar, (1869-1944), 5th Baron Bolton
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Richmond 1910β1918 |
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Peerage of Great Britain | ||
Preceded by | Baron Bolton 1922β1944 |
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Honorary titles | ||
Preceded by | Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire 1935β1944 |
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