Alan Gardner, 3rd Baron Gardner
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Alan Legge Gardner, 3rd Baron Gardner (29 January 1810 - 2 November 1883), was a British
Whig politician.
and the title was never given to his son. He did however manage to get his father's barony passed down to him instead of his father's other son Mr Fenton Gardner, thus establishing that Fenton was illegitimate.
and the Count D'Orsay
and he was also a celebrated sportsman. He sat on the Whig benches in the House of Lords
and served in the Whig administration
of Lord Melbourne
as a Lord-in-Waiting
(government whip in the House of Lords) from 1837 to 1841.
, born two years before his parents' wedding, became a Liberal
politician and was created Baron Burghclere in 1895. One of Lord Gardner's legitimate daughters, the Hon. Florence, was the wife of William Onslow, 4th Earl of Onslow
. Gardner died in November 1883, aged 73, when his titles became dormant. Lady Gardner died in 1899.
United Kingdom
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Whig politician.
Background
Gardner was the son of Admiral Alan Gardner, 2nd Baron Gardner. A viscountcy was to be conferred on his father in 1815 but he died before the patent had passed the Great SealGreat Seal of the Realm
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and the title was never given to his son. He did however manage to get his father's barony passed down to him instead of his father's other son Mr Fenton Gardner, thus establishing that Fenton was illegitimate.
Career
In his youth Gardner was a member of the literary salon established by the Countess of BlessingtonMarguerite, Countess of Blessington
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington was an Irish novelist.Born Margaret Power near Clonmel in County Tipperary, Ireland, she was a daughter of Edmund Power, a small landowner...
and the Count D'Orsay
Alfred Guillaume Gabriel, Count D'Orsay
Alfred d'Orsay, known as the comte d'Orsay was a French amateur artist, dandy, and man of fashion in the early- to mid-19th century.-Life:...
and he was also a celebrated sportsman. He sat on the Whig benches in the House of Lords
House of Lords
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and served in the Whig administration
Whig Government 1835-1841
Lord Melbourne's second government came to power after Sir Robert Peel's minority government resigned in 1835. Lord Palmerston returned as Foreign Secretary while Lord John Russell held his first major office as Home Secretary....
of Lord Melbourne
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, PC, FRS was a British Whig statesman who served as Home Secretary and Prime Minister . He is best known for his intense and successful mentoring of Queen Victoria, at ages 18-21, in the ways of politics...
as a Lord-in-Waiting
Lord-in-Waiting
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(government whip in the House of Lords) from 1837 to 1841.
Family
Lord Gardner married firstly Frances Margaret (née Hughes) in 1835. The marriage was childless. After her death he married secondly Julia Sarah, daughter of Edward E. T. Fortescue, in 1848. They had several children born before and after their marriage. His son Herbert GardnerHerbert Gardner, 1st Baron Burghclere
Herbert Colstoun Gardner, 1st Baron Burghclere PC was a British Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 until he was raised to the peerage in 1895...
, born two years before his parents' wedding, became a Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
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politician and was created Baron Burghclere in 1895. One of Lord Gardner's legitimate daughters, the Hon. Florence, was the wife of William Onslow, 4th Earl of Onslow
William Onslow, 4th Earl of Onslow
William Hillier Onslow, 4th Earl of Onslow GCMG, PC was a British Conservative politician. He held several governmental positions between 1880 and 1905 and was also Governor of New Zealand between 1889 and 1892....
. Gardner died in November 1883, aged 73, when his titles became dormant. Lady Gardner died in 1899.