Cornwallis Maude, 1st Earl de Montalt
Earl de Montalt Viscount Hawarden | |
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Spouse | |
Children | 8 |
Parent(s) | Cornwallis Maude, 3rd Viscount Hawarden Jane Crauford Bruce |
Cornwallis Maude, 1st Earl de Montalt (4 April 1817 – 9 January 1905), styled The Honourable Cornwallis Maude until 1856 and known as The Viscount Hawarden from 1856 to 1886, was a British Conservative politician.
Background
Maude was the only son of Cornwallis Maude, 3rd Viscount Hawarden, and his wife Jane (née Bruce).
Political career
Maude succeeded his father in the viscountcy in 1856 but as this was an
Family
Lord de Montalt married Clementina, eldest daughter of Admiral Charles Elphinstone Fleeming, in 1845, and had ten children, of whom eight survived infancy. She was a noted amateur photographer. She died in 1865. One of their sons, the Honourable Cornwallis Maude, a captain in the Grenadier Guards, was killed in action at the Battle of Majuba Hill in 1881. Of their daughters, probably the best known is Kathleen, who was divorced for
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [better source needed]
- Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.[unreliable source]