Lord Walter Gordon-Lennox
British Conservative Party politician
The Right Honourable Lord Walter Gordon-Lennox PC | |
|---|---|
 "Treasurer of the Household". Gordon-Lennox as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, February 1892. | |
| Treasurer of the Household | |
| In office 20 November 1891 – 11 August 1892 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Radnor |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Chesterfield |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1865-07-29)29 July 1865 |
| Died | 21 October 1922(1922-10-21) (aged 57) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Alice Ogilvie-Grant (m. 1889) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond Frances Harriett Greville |
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 to 1892 under Lord Salisbury.
Background
Gordon-Lennox was the youngest of the four sons of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond, by his wife Frances Harriett Greville, daughter of Algernon Greville.[1] He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.
Political career
Gordon-Lennox entered Parliament in 1888 as Member of Parliament for Chichester, a seat he held until 1894.[2] In 1891 he was sworn of the Privy Council[3] and appointed Treasurer of the Household under Lord Salisbury,[4] a post he retained until the government fell the following year.[5]
Family
Gordon-Lennox 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 least one child, Victor Charles Hugh Gordon-Lennox (1897–1967). Gordon-Lennox died in October 1922, aged 57. Lady Walter Gordon-Lennox died in March 1946, aged 90.[1]
References
- ^ a b thepeerage.com Rt. Hon. Lord Walter Charles Gordon-Lennox
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 4)
- ^ "No. 26227". The London Gazette. 27 November 1891. p. 6458.
- ^ "No. 26226". The London Gazette. 24 November 1891. p. 6229.
- ^ "No. 26320". The London Gazette. 26 August 1892. p. 4889.
| 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 |
- v
- t
- e
- Dickson
- Levy-Lawson
- Gordon-Lennox
- Harrison
- Cavendish
- F. Smith
- Curran
- Milton
- Scott
- Hill
- Rigg
- Turnour
- Wodehouse
- Mills
- Wolmer
- Sassoon
- Esmonde
- Whitty
- Stanley
- Sweeney
- Harmsworth
- Evans
- Rhys
- Lucas-Tooth
- Lee
- Owen
- Robinson
- Willoughby de Eresby
- C. Taylor
- Macmillan
- Profumo
- Millington
- Carson
- Jenkins
- Baker
- Benn
- Teevan
- Benn
- Eden
- Woollam
- Clarke
- Kirk
- Kimball
- Cooke
- Ferranti
- Wolrige-Gordon
- Channon
- E. Taylor
- Steel
- Ryan
- Huckfield
- Devlin
- Thomas
- Hayman
- MacKay
- Alton
- Dorrell
- Sands
- Dorrell
- Carron
- Kennedy
- M. Taylor
- Leslie
- Lammy
- Teather
- Swinson
- C. Smith
- Nash
- Black
- Whittome
- Mather
   | This article about a Conservative Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom representing an English constituency and born in the 1860s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e
