Bolton Eyres-Monsell, 1st Viscount Monsell
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Bolton Meredith Eyres-Monsell, 1st Viscount Monsell, GBE
, PC
(22 February 1881 – 21 March 1969) was a British Conservative Party
politician who served as Chief Whip
until 1931 and then as First Lord of the Admiralty.
His parents were Lt.Col. Bolton James Alfred Monsell, a soldier and a Chief Constable in the Metropolitan Police
, and Mary Beverley, daughter of Sir Edmund Ogle, 6th Baronet. Bolton Monsell took the name Eyres upon his marriage to Caroline Mary Sybil Eyres in 1904.
Eyres-Monsell served as Member of Parliament
for the Evesham
Division of Worcestershire
from January 1910 general election to 1935. He was Civil Lord of the Admiralty from April 1921 to October 1922; then Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty until May 1923, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury from July 1923 to January 1924, and again from November 1924 to June 1929 and from September 1931 to November 1931. He became First Lord of the Admiralty in 1931, retaining his office in government until 1936.
He was created GBE in 1929 and Viscount Monsell
in 1935.
Lord Monsell's second daughter, the Hon. Joan Eyres-Monsell (1912–2003), was married for the second time in 1968 to Patrick Leigh Fermor
, the traveller and author.
A suburb of Leicester
is named Eyres Monsell
after him; the council estate was built on land he had owned before it was compulsorily purchased in the early 1950s.
Order of the British Empire
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, PC
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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(22 February 1881 – 21 March 1969) was a British Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician who served as Chief Whip
Chief Whip
The Chief Whip is a political office in some legislatures assigned to an elected member whose task is to administer the whipping system that ensures that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires.-The Whips Office:...
until 1931 and then as First Lord of the Admiralty.
His parents were Lt.Col. Bolton James Alfred Monsell, a soldier and a Chief Constable in the Metropolitan Police
Metropolitan police
Metropolitan Police is a generic title for the municipal police force for a major metropolitan area, and it may be part of the official title of the force...
, and Mary Beverley, daughter of Sir Edmund Ogle, 6th Baronet. Bolton Monsell took the name Eyres upon his marriage to Caroline Mary Sybil Eyres in 1904.
Eyres-Monsell served as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for the Evesham
Evesham (UK Parliament constituency)
Evesham was a parliamentary constituency in Worcestershire which was represented in the British House of Commons. Originally a parliamentary borough consisting of the town of Evesham, it was first represented in 1295...
Division of Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
from January 1910 general election to 1935. He was Civil Lord of the Admiralty from April 1921 to October 1922; then Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty until May 1923, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury from July 1923 to January 1924, and again from November 1924 to June 1929 and from September 1931 to November 1931. He became First Lord of the Admiralty in 1931, retaining his office in government until 1936.
He was created GBE in 1929 and Viscount Monsell
Viscount Monsell
Viscount Monsell, of Leicester in the County of Leicester, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1939 for the Conservative politician Bolton Eyres-Monsell...
in 1935.
Lord Monsell's second daughter, the Hon. Joan Eyres-Monsell (1912–2003), was married for the second time in 1968 to Patrick Leigh Fermor
Patrick Leigh Fermor
Sir Patrick "Paddy" Michael Leigh Fermor, DSO, OBE was a British author, scholar and soldier, who played a prominent role behind the lines in the Cretan resistance during World War II. He was widely regarded as "Britain's greatest living travel writer", with books including his classic A Time of...
, the traveller and author.
A suburb of Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
is named Eyres Monsell
Eyres Monsell
Eyres Monsell is an electoral ward and administrative division of the city of Leicester, England, comprising the southern Leicester suburb of Eyres Monsell.-Geography:Eyres Monsell is bounded to the north by the wards of Aylestone, Freemen and Knighton...
after him; the council estate was built on land he had owned before it was compulsorily purchased in the early 1950s.