Edward Colebrooke, 1st Baron Colebrooke
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Edward Arthur Colebrooke, 1st Baron Colebrooke PC, GCVO
(12 October 1861 – 28 February 1939), known as Sir Edward Colebrooke, 5th Baronet, from 1890 to 1906, was a British
Liberal
politician and courtier.
Colebrooke was the son of Sir Thomas Colebrooke, 4th Baronet
, and his wife Elizabeth Margaret Richardson, and succeeded his father in the baronetcy in 1890. In 1906 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Colebrooke, of Stebunheath in the County of Middlesex. He served under Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
and H. H. Asquith
as a Lord-in-Waiting
(government whip in the House of Lords
) from 1906 to 1911 and under Asquith and later David Lloyd George
as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (government chief whip in the House of Lords) from 1911 to 1922. In 1914 Colebrooke was admitted to the Privy Council. He was also a Permanent Lord-in-Waiting from 1924 to 1939 and served as Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
from 1906 to 1907. He was made a KCVO
in 1922 and a GCVO
in 1927.
Lord Colebrooke married Alexandra Harriet, daughter of General Lord Alfred Paget
, in 1889. They had one son (who died in 1921) and two daughters. He died in February 1939, aged 77, when the baronetcy and barony became extinct. Lady Colebrooke died in 1944.
Royal Victorian Order
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(12 October 1861 – 28 February 1939), known as Sir Edward Colebrooke, 5th Baronet, from 1890 to 1906, was a British
United Kingdom
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Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
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politician and courtier.
Colebrooke was the son of Sir Thomas Colebrooke, 4th Baronet
Sir Thomas Colebrooke, 4th Baronet
Sir Thomas Edward Colebrooke, 4th Baronet was a British politician.He was the son of Henry Thomas Colebrooke and Elizabeth Colebrooke...
, and his wife Elizabeth Margaret Richardson, and succeeded his father in the baronetcy in 1890. In 1906 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Colebrooke, of Stebunheath in the County of Middlesex. He served under Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman GCB was a British Liberal Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1905 to 1908 and Leader of the Liberal Party from 1899 to 1908. He also served as Secretary of State for War twice, in the Cabinets of Gladstone and Rosebery...
and H. H. Asquith
H. H. Asquith
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC, KC served as the Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916...
as a Lord-in-Waiting
Lord-in-Waiting
Most Lords in Waiting are Government whips in the House of Lords who are members of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. As members of the Royal Household their duties are nominal, though they are occasionally required to meet visiting political and state leaders on visits...
(government whip in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
) from 1906 to 1911 and under Asquith and later David Lloyd George
David Lloyd George
David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor OM, PC was a British Liberal politician and statesman...
as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (government chief whip in the House of Lords) from 1911 to 1922. In 1914 Colebrooke was admitted to the Privy Council. He was also a Permanent Lord-in-Waiting from 1924 to 1939 and served as Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
The Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the British Sovereign's personal representative to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland , reflecting the Church's role as the national church of Scotland, and the Sovereign's role as protector and member of...
from 1906 to 1907. He was made a KCVO
Royal Victorian Order
The Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
in 1922 and a GCVO
Royal Victorian Order
The Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
in 1927.
Lord Colebrooke married Alexandra Harriet, daughter of General Lord Alfred Paget
Lord Alfred Paget
Lord Alfred Henry Paget was a British soldier, courtier and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1837 and 1865.-Biography:...
, in 1889. They had one son (who died in 1921) and two daughters. He died in February 1939, aged 77, when the baronetcy and barony became extinct. Lady Colebrooke died in 1944.