Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 6th Earl of Radnor
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Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 6th Earl of Radnor CIE
, CBE
(8 July 1868 – 26 June 1930) was a British Conservative Party
politician.
and Helen Matilda Chaplin, and was styled Viscount Folkestone from 1889 to 1900. He was educated at Harrow School
and Trinity College, Cambridge
.
, from 1890 to 1892, he was elected to the House of Commons
at the 1892 general election
as Member of Parliament
for the Wilton division
of Wiltshire
, and held the seat until he succeeded to the peerage in 1900.
Beyond political life, he served in the British Army
, rising to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet
Colonel commanding the 4th Battalion the Wiltshire Regiment
. He saw active service in South Africa
, in 1900, and later served in India from 1914 to 1917, where he was Brigadier-General of the Dehra Dun Brigade. In 1918 he was Director of Agricultural Production for the British Expeditionary Force.
He also chaired a Royal Commission
on the Care and Control of the Feeble-Minded, between 1904 and 1908.
Order of the Indian Empire
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, CBE
Order of the British Empire
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(8 July 1868 – 26 June 1930) 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.
Early life
Pleydell-Bouverie was the son of William Pleydell-Bouverie, 5th Earl of RadnorWilliam Pleydell-Bouverie, 5th Earl of Radnor
William Pleydell-Bouverie, 5th Earl of Radnor PC , styled Viscount Folkestone from 1869 to 1889, was a British Conservative politician...
and Helen Matilda Chaplin, and was styled Viscount Folkestone from 1889 to 1900. He was educated at Harrow School
Harrow School
Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
and Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
.
Career
After two years' service as assistant private secretary to the right Hon. Henry ChaplainHenry Chaplin, 1st Viscount Chaplin
Henry Chaplin, 1st Viscount Chaplin PC was a British landowner, racehorse owner and Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 until 1916 when he was raised to the peerage....
, from 1890 to 1892, he was elected to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
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...
as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for the Wilton division
Wilton (UK Parliament constituency)
Wilton was the name of a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire. It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1295 to 1707, then in the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and finally in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of the Parliament of the...
of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, and held the seat until he succeeded to the peerage in 1900.
Beyond political life, he served in the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
, rising to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet
Brevet (military)
In many of the world's military establishments, brevet referred to a warrant authorizing a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but usually without receiving the pay of that higher rank except when actually serving in that role. An officer so promoted may be referred to as being...
Colonel commanding the 4th Battalion the Wiltshire Regiment
Wiltshire Regiment
The Wiltshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 62nd Regiment of Foot and the 99th Duke of Edinburgh's Regiment of Foot....
. He saw active service in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, in 1900, and later served in India from 1914 to 1917, where he was Brigadier-General of the Dehra Dun Brigade. In 1918 he was Director of Agricultural Production for the British Expeditionary Force.
He also chaired a Royal Commission
Royal Commission
In Commonwealth realms and other monarchies a Royal Commission is a major ad-hoc formal public inquiry into a defined issue. They have been held in various countries such as the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Saudi Arabia...
on the Care and Control of the Feeble-Minded, between 1904 and 1908.
Family
Before inheriting the earldom, Pleydell-Bouverie married Julian Eleanor Adelaide Balfour, daughter of Charles Balfour, on 20 January 1891, and they had ten children:- Lady Jeane Pleydell-Bouverie (23 March 1892 – 1976), married Maj. (George) Gerald Petherick (d. 1946) in 1914 and had issue.
- Lady Katherine Pleydell-Bouverie (16 May 1894 – 12 November 1961), married John Henry McNeile.
- William Pleydell-Bouverie, 7th Earl of RadnorWilliam Pleydell-Bouverie, 7th Earl of RadnorWilliam Pleydell-Bouverie, 7th Earl of Radnor, KG, KCVO was born on 18 December 1895 and died in 1968. He was the son of Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 6th Earl of Radnor and Julian Eleanor Adelaide Balfour....
(1895–1968) - Lady Elizabeth Pleydell-Bouverie (27 June 1897 – 1982)
- Capt. Hon. Edward Pleydell-Bouverie (10 September 1899 – 7 May 1951), married Alice Pearl Crake, widow of 2nd Baron Montagu of BeaulieuJohn Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu of BeaulieuJohn Walter Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu , was a British Conservative politician and promoter of motoring....
, and had issue. - Maj. Hon. Bartholemew Pleydell-Bouverie (b. 6 April 1902), married firstly Lady Doreen Clare Hely-Hutchinson, daughter of the 6th Earl of DonoughmoreRichard Hely-Hutchinson, 6th Earl of DonoughmoreRichard Walter Hely-Hutchinson, 6th Earl of Donoughmore KP, PC , styled Viscount Suirdale until 1900, was an Irish peer and Conservative politician...
, and had issue and secondly with Katherine Tod. - Lady Margaret Pleydell-Bouverie (26 June 1903 – 17 September 2002), married Lt.-Col Gerald BarryGerald Barry (Army officer and cricketer)Gerald Barry, born 18 December 1896 in London and died 21 February 1977 at Great Witchingham, Norfolk, was a career officer in the British Army who played in one first-class cricket match for the Combined Services against Essex....
and had issue. - Hon. Anthony Pleydell-Bouverie (26 March 1905 – 25 June 1961), married Anita Estelle Costiander.
- Lady Helen Pleydell-Bouverie, OBE (2 January 1908 – 1976), married on 22 July 1931 Lt.-Col Hon. David John SmithDavid John SmithThe Hon. David John Smith was the third son of William Smith, 2nd Viscount Hambleden and Lady Esther Gore. He was the head of W. H. Smith from 1948 to 1968...
, son of the 2nd Viscount HambledenWilliam Frederick Danvers Smith, 2nd Viscount HambledenWilliam Frederick Danvers Smith, 2nd Viscount Hambleden , known as Frederick Smith, was an English businessman and politician....
, and had issue. - Hon. Peter Pleydell-Bouverie (19 October 1909 – 1981), married firstly Audrey Evelyn James and secondly Audrey Kidston and had issue by the latter.