Arthur Algernon Dorrien-Smith
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Major Arthur Algernon Dorrien-Smith DSO
DL
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VMH (28 Jan 1876 - 30 May 1955) was Lord Proprietor of the Isles of Scilly from 1918 - 1920.
and Edith Anna Maria Tower. He married Eleanor Salvin Bowlby (d. 13 Apr 1978), daughter of Edward Salvin Bowlby and Elizabeth Vans Agnew, on 11 May 1909 at Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Street, London
.
There were four sons and three daughters from this marriage:
.
He gained the rank of Major in the service of the Rifle Brigade. He served as a Captain in the Second Boer War
, and was mentioned in dispatches, and received the D.S.O. In 1904-5 he was an extra Aide-de-camp
to Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote
, Governor-General of Australia
, and retired in 1906, joining the Special Reserve. In the First World War he was Major, 6th Battalion (Reserve) Rifle Brigade, 1914; Brigade Major 17th Infantry Brigade, 1914–17; On the Staff 59th Division and 8th Corps, 1917-18.
On the death of his father in 1918, he succeeded as Lord Proprietor of the Isles of Scilly, a position he held until 1922 when the lease for the majority of the Isles of Scilly was handed back to the Duchy of Cornwall
, Dorrien-Smith retaining control only over Tresco.
He continued the work of his father and developed Tresco Abbey Gardens
making many trips to South Africa looking for suitable trees and plants. He went on the 1907 Sub-Antarctic Islands Scientific Expedition
, which had as its primary object magnetic observation in the Auckland and Campbell Islands. Following the expedition he travelled widely in New Zealand, as well as making a shorter visit to Australia. In 1909 he again visited Australia, New Zealand and the Chatham Islands, and had a total collection of plants and seeds of about 2280 specimens. He was awarded the Victoria Medal of Honour
by the Royal Horticultural Society
in 1944.
He was appointed a Justice of the Peace
for Cornwall, and on 31 January 1938, Deputy Lieutenant
for Cornwall. He was a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London.
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VMH (28 Jan 1876 - 30 May 1955) was Lord Proprietor of the Isles of Scilly from 1918 - 1920.
Family
Major Arthur Algernon Smith-Dorrien-Smith was born on 28 January 1876 at Oxfordshire. He was the son of Thomas Algernon Smith-Dorrien-SmithThomas Algernon Smith-Dorrien-Smith
Lieutenant Thomas Algernon Smith-Dorrien-Smith JP, DL, was Lord Proprietor of the Isles of Scilly from 1872 - 1918.-Family:...
and Edith Anna Maria Tower. He married Eleanor Salvin Bowlby (d. 13 Apr 1978), daughter of Edward Salvin Bowlby and Elizabeth Vans Agnew, on 11 May 1909 at Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Street, London
Holy Trinity Sloane Street
Holy Trinity Sloane Street is a London Anglican parish church, built 1888-90 at the south-eastern side of Sloane Street to a striking Arts & Crafts design by the architect John Dando Sedding at the cost of the 5th Earl Cadogan, in whose London estate it lay...
.
There were four sons and three daughters from this marriage:
- Captain Algernon Robert Augustus Dorrien-Smith (5 May 1910 - 20 May 1940 buried in Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France) married Rosemarie Helen Lucas-Tooth
- Anne Elizabeth Dorrien-Smith (4 Jul 1911) married Claud Stephen Phillimore
- Lt.-Cdr. Thomas Mervyn Dorrien-Smith (12 May 1913 - 5 Dec 1973) married firstly Princess Tamara Imeretinsky, secondly Margaret Claire "Peggy" Hugh-Jones
- Innis Mary Dorrien-Smith (8 May 1916) married William Somers Llewellyn
- Pilot Officer Lionel Roger Dorrien-Smith (1918 - 20 May 1940 he has no known grave and is commemorated on panel 8 of the Runnymede Memorial in Bayeux Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery)
- Major Francis Arthur Dorrien-Smith (26 Aug 1921 - 20 June 1944 buried in Bayeux Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery)
- Helen Dorrien-Smith (12 Dec 1932)
Career
He was educated at Eton CollegeEton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
.
He gained the rank of Major in the service of the Rifle Brigade. He served as a Captain in the Second Boer War
Second Boer War
The Second Boer War was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902 between the British Empire and the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of two independent Boer republics, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State...
, and was mentioned in dispatches, and received the D.S.O. In 1904-5 he was an extra Aide-de-camp
Aide-de-camp
An aide-de-camp is a personal assistant, secretary, or adjutant to a person of high rank, usually a senior military officer or a head of state...
to Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote
Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote
Henry Stafford Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote GCMG, GCIE, CB, PC , known as Sir Henry Northcote, Bt, between 1887 and 1900, was a Conservative politician and colonial administrator...
, Governor-General of Australia
Governor-General of Australia
The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia is the representative in Australia at federal/national level of the Australian monarch . He or she exercises the supreme executive power of the Commonwealth...
, and retired in 1906, joining the Special Reserve. In the First World War he was Major, 6th Battalion (Reserve) Rifle Brigade, 1914; Brigade Major 17th Infantry Brigade, 1914–17; On the Staff 59th Division and 8th Corps, 1917-18.
On the death of his father in 1918, he succeeded as Lord Proprietor of the Isles of Scilly, a position he held until 1922 when the lease for the majority of the Isles of Scilly was handed back to the Duchy of Cornwall
Duchy of Cornwall
The Duchy of Cornwall is one of two royal duchies in England, the other being the Duchy of Lancaster. The eldest son of the reigning British monarch inherits the duchy and title of Duke of Cornwall at the time of his birth, or of his parent's succession to the throne. If the monarch has no son, the...
, Dorrien-Smith retaining control only over Tresco.
He continued the work of his father and developed Tresco Abbey Gardens
Tresco Abbey Gardens
Tresco Abbey Gardens are located on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom.A Benedictine abbey was founded here in 964 AD, although the majority of what remains today comes from the Priory of St Nicholas founded by monks from Tavistock Abbey in 1114.The gardens were...
making many trips to South Africa looking for suitable trees and plants. He went on the 1907 Sub-Antarctic Islands Scientific Expedition
1907 Sub-Antarctic Islands Scientific Expedition
The 1907 Sub-Antarctic Islands Scientific Expedition was a New Zealand scientific expedition organised by the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury...
, which had as its primary object magnetic observation in the Auckland and Campbell Islands. Following the expedition he travelled widely in New Zealand, as well as making a shorter visit to Australia. In 1909 he again visited Australia, New Zealand and the Chatham Islands, and had a total collection of plants and seeds of about 2280 specimens. He was awarded the Victoria Medal of Honour
Victoria Medal of Honour
The Victoria Medal of Honour is awarded to British horticulturists resident in the United Kingdom whom the Royal Horticultural Society Council considers deserving of special honour by the Society...
by the Royal Horticultural Society
Royal Horticultural Society
The Royal Horticultural Society was founded in 1804 in London, England as the Horticultural Society of London, and gained its present name in a Royal Charter granted in 1861 by Prince Albert...
in 1944.
He was appointed a Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
for Cornwall, and on 31 January 1938, Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
for Cornwall. He was a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London.