Orlando Weld-Forester, 4th Baron Forester
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Reverend Orlando Watkin Weld Weld-Forester, 4th Baron Forester (18 April 1813 – 22 June 1894), known until 1886 as the Honourable Orlando Weld-Forester, was a British
peer and clergyman.
Forester was a younger son of Cecil Weld-Forester, 1st Baron Forester
, and Lady Katherine Mary Manners. His elder brothers John Weld-Forester, 2nd Baron Forester
, and George Weld-Forester, 3rd Baron Forester
, were both Tory
government ministers. Forester notably served as Canon Residentiary and Prebend of York
, Rector of Broseley
. In 1886, at the age of 72, he succeeded his elder brother as fourth Baron Forester.
Lord Forester married, firstly, Sophia Elizabeth Norman, daughter of Richard Norman, in 1840. After his first wife's death in 1872 he married, secondly, Emma Maria Tollemache, daughter of William Tollemache, in 1875. He died in June 1894, aged 81, and was succeeded in the barony by his son from his first marriage, Cecil
. Lady Forester died in 1898.
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peer and clergyman.
Forester was a younger son of Cecil Weld-Forester, 1st Baron Forester
Cecil Weld-Forester, 1st Baron Forester
Cecil Weld-Forester, 1st Baron Forester was a British Member of Parliament.Born Cecil Forester, he assumed the additional surname of Weld by Royal licence in 1811, upon inheriting Willey Park from his cousin George Forester. He was elected to the House of Commons for Wenlock in 1790, a seat he...
, and Lady Katherine Mary Manners. His elder brothers John Weld-Forester, 2nd Baron Forester
John Weld-Forester, 2nd Baron Forester
John George Weld Weld-Forester, 2nd Baron Forester PC , was a British Tory politician. He served as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms under Sir Robert Peel from 1841 to 1846.-Background:...
, and George Weld-Forester, 3rd Baron Forester
George Weld-Forester, 3rd Baron Forester
George Cecil Weld-Forester, 3rd Baron Forester PC , styled The Honourable George Weld-Forester between 1821 and 1874, was a British Conservative politician. He notably served as Comptroller of the Household in 1852 and from 1858 to 1859...
, were both Tory
Tory
Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada...
government ministers. Forester notably served as Canon Residentiary and Prebend of York
Diocese of York
The Diocese of York is an administrative division of the Church of England, part of the Province of York. It covers the city of York, the eastern part of North Yorkshire, and most of the East Riding of Yorkshire....
, Rector of Broseley
Broseley
Broseley is a small town in Shropshire, England with a population of 4,912 . The River Severn flows to the north and east of the town. Broseley has a town council and is part of the area controlled by Shropshire Council. The first iron bridge in the world was built in 1779 to link Broseley with...
. In 1886, at the age of 72, he succeeded his elder brother as fourth Baron Forester.
Lord Forester married, firstly, Sophia Elizabeth Norman, daughter of Richard Norman, in 1840. After his first wife's death in 1872 he married, secondly, Emma Maria Tollemache, daughter of William Tollemache, in 1875. He died in June 1894, aged 81, and was succeeded in the barony by his son from his first marriage, Cecil
Cecil Weld-Forester, 5th Baron Forester
Cecil Theodore Weld-Forester, 5th Baron Forester , was a British peer and Conservative Member of Parliament, styled The Honourable from 1886 to 1894....
. Lady Forester died in 1898.