Arthur Hayter, 1st Baron Haversham
Appearance
The Lord Haversham | |
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Financial Secretary to the War Office | |
In office 13 May 1882 – 9 June 1885 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
Preceded by | Henry Campbell-Bannerman |
Succeeded by | Sir Henry Northcote, Bt |
Personal details | |
Born | 9 August 1835 |
Died | 10 May 1917 | (aged 81)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse | Henrietta Hope |
Alma mater | Brasenose College, Oxford |
Arthur Divett Hayter, 1st Baron Haversham, PC (9 August 1835 – 10 May 1917), known as Sir Arthur Hayter, Bt, from 1878 to 1906, was a British Liberal politician. He served as Financial Secretary to the War Office under William Gladstone from 1882 to 1885.
Background and education
Hayter was the only son of Sir William Hayter, 1st Baronet, by Anne Pulsford, eldest daughter of William Pulsford. He was educated at Eton and Brasenose College, Oxford, and later joined the Grenadier Guards.
Political career
Hayter sat as
Privy Council in 1901.[5] In January 1906 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Haversham, of Bracknell in the County of Berkshire.[6]
Personal life
Lord Haversham married Henrietta Hope in 1866. They lived at South Hill Park at Easthampstead, now part of Bracknell in Berkshire. There were no children from the marriage and the baronetcy and barony became extinct on Lord Haversham's death 10 May 1917, aged 81.
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 2)
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 1)
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 1)
- ^ "No. 24842". The London Gazette. 7 May 1880. p. 2915.
- ^ "No. 27272". The London Gazette. 24 January 1901. p. 551.
- ^ "No. 27874". The London Gazette. 12 January 1906. p. 270.