Lord Walter Gordon-Lennox
Lord Walter Charles Gordon-Lennox, PC (29 July 1865 – 21 October 1922) was a British Conservative Party politician. He served as Treasurer of the Household from 1891 to 1892 under Lord Salisbury.
Lord Walter Gordon-Lennox | |
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 "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 | 29 July 1865 |
| Died | 21 October 1922 (aged 57) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Alice Ogilvie-Grant (m. 1889) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parents | Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond Frances Harriett Greville |
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 Ogilvie-Grant, daughter of The Honourable George Henry Ogilvie-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
- 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 | ||
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| Preceded by Earl of March |
Member of Parliament for Chichester 1888 – 1894 |
Succeeded by Lord Edmund Talbot |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by The Earl of Radnor |
Treasurer of the Household 1891–1892 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Chesterfield |
