Edward Strachey, 1st Baron Strachie
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Edward Strachey, 1st Baron Strachie PC (30 October 1858 – 25 July 1936), known as Sir Edward Strachey, Bt, between 1901 and 1911, was a British
Liberal
politician. He was a member of the Liberal administrations of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
and H. H. Asquith
between 1905 and 1915.
, artist, were his younger brothers and the Labour politician John Strachey his nephew.
for Somerset South at the 1892 general election
, a seat he held until 1911, and served under Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
and later H. H. Asquith
as Treasurer of the Household
from 1905 to 1909 and under Asquith as Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries
from 1909 to 1911. The latter year he was raised to the peerage as Baron Strachie, of Sutton Court
in the County of Somerset. In 1912 he was admitted to the Privy Council and appointed Paymaster-General
, a post he held until 1915. However, he not offered a ministerial post when the 1915 coalition government
was formed, and never returned to political office.
United Kingdom
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Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician. He was a member of the Liberal administrations of 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...
between 1905 and 1915.
Background
Strachey was the eldest son of Sir Edward Strachey, 3rd Baronet, and Mary Isabella (née Symonds). John Strachey, journalist, and Henry StracheyHenry Strachey (artist)
Henry Strachey was an English painter and art critic.He was born in 1863, the son of Sir Edward Strachey and was a cousin of Lytton Strachey....
, artist, were his younger brothers and the Labour politician John Strachey his nephew.
Political career
Strachey was returned to ParliamentParliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
for Somerset South at the 1892 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1892
The 1892 United Kingdom general election was held from 4 July to 26 July 1892. It saw the Conservatives, led by Lord Salisbury, win the greatest number of seats, but not enough for an overall majority as William Ewart Gladstone's Liberals won many more seats than in the 1886 general election...
, a seat he held until 1911, and 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 later 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 Treasurer of the Household
Treasurer of the Household
The position of Treasurer of the Household is theoretically held by a household official of the British monarch, under control of the Lord Steward's Department, but is, in fact, a political office held by one of the government's Deputy Chief Whips in the House of Commons...
from 1905 to 1909 and under Asquith as Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries was a junior ministerial office in the British government, serving under the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries...
from 1909 to 1911. The latter year he was raised to the peerage as Baron Strachie, of Sutton Court
Sutton Court
Sutton Court, Stowey, also known as Stowey Court, is a large English house built on the site of a fourteenth century castle, with sections built in the fifteenth and sixteenth century....
in the County of Somerset. In 1912 he was admitted to the Privy Council and appointed Paymaster-General
Paymaster-General
HM Paymaster General is a ministerial position in the United Kingdom. The Paymaster General is in charge of the Office of HM Paymaster General , which held accounts at the Bank of England on behalf of Government departments and selected other public bodies...
, a post he held until 1915. However, he not offered a ministerial post when the 1915 coalition government
Coalition Government 1915-1916
Asquith's British coalition government of 1915-1916 was formed in the aftermath of the Gallipoli disaster, by bringing in the Conservatives to shore up the government. The Conservatives were not terribly pleased with the offices they received in this new government and Tory leader Andrew Bonar Law...
was formed, and never returned to political office.