Francis Stonor, 4th Baron Camoys
Mayfair, London | |
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Political party | Liberal |
Spouse |
Jessie Philippa Carew
(m. 1881) |
Relations | Sir Harry Stonor (brother) Edmund Stonor (uncle) Sir Robert Peel (grandfather) Thomas Stonor, 3rd Baron Camoys (grandfather) |
Children | 4 |
Parent(s) | The Hon. Francis Stonor Eliza Peel Stonor |
Military service | |
Branch/service | Yeomanry Cavalry |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Francis Robert Stonor, 4th Baron Camoys (9 December 1856 – 14 July 1897) was a British aristocrat who served as Lord-in-Waiting to Queen Victoria.
Early life
Francis Robert Stonor was born on 9 December 1856 in
His paternal grandparents were Thomas Stonor, 3rd Baron Camoys and the former Frances Towneley, a direct descendant of William Drummond, 4th Viscount Strathallan. His father, the second son, and uncle, the first son, both predeceased his grandfather. Another uncle was the Most Rev. Edmund Stonor, the Catholic Archbishop of Trapezus, and among his nine aunts was the Hon. Harriet Stonor, the wife of Leopold Agar-Ellis, 5th Viscount Clifden.
His mother was the youngest of seven children born to his maternal grandparents, British prime minister Sir
Career
He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Oxfordshire Yeomanry Cavalry. Upon the death of his paternal grandfather on 18 January 1881, he succeeded as the 4th Lord Camoys.
The fourth Baron was Lord-in-Waiting to Queen Victoria in 1886 and again from 1892–1895.[3]
An enthusiastic supporter of rowing, Lord Camoys served as steward of Henley Royal Regatta,[4] and was closely connected with the Regatta Committee.[5]
Personal life
On 14 September 1881, Lord Camoys married Jessie Philippa Carew (1857–1928) in a
- Ralph Francis Julian Stonor (1884–1968),[10] who married the American heiress, Mildred Constance Sherman,[11] daughter of Sophia Brown Sherman and William Watts Sherman, in 1911.[12][13]
- The Hon. Edward Maurice Stonor (1885–1931), who married Bertha Oliver, daughter of John Oliver, in 1909. They divorced in 1921 and, in 1925, he married Florence Hilda Rothschild, third daughter of Thomas William Rothschild.
- The Hon. Hugo Robert William Stonor (1887–1941), who married Esther Gilbert (1879–1971), daughter of Mark Gilbert, in 1917.
- Lt. Hon. Howard Carew Stonor (1893–1915), who was killed in action during World War I.
Lord Camoys died on
Through his eldest son, he was a grandfather of Ralph Robert Watts Sherman Stonor (1913–1976),[15] who succeeded his father to the barony.[16]
He owned 6,700 acres mostly in Oxfordshire.[17]
References
Notes
- Deputy Master of the Royal Household, Secretary and Registrar of the Order of Merit.
- ^ Hon. Julia Caroline Stonor (1862–1950), who married the Marquis d'Hautpoul de Seyre in 1891.
- ^ Maj. Hon. Edward Alexander Stonor (1867–1940), served as Principal Clerk and Taxing Master for Private Bills in the House of Lords, who married Christine Alexandra Ralli in 1899. She was the widow of Ambrose Ralli and the daughter of Richard Ralli.[1]
Sources
- ^ Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage. Burke's Peerage Limited. 1914. p. 364. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage. Vol. 1 (107th ed.). Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd. p. 659.
- ^ Kidd, Charles and David Williamson. "Camoys, Baron (Stonor)(Baron E 1383)." Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage 1995. London: Debrett's Peerage Limited, 1995. p. 208.
- ^ "THE REGATTA AT HENLEY; Dr. McDowell of Chicago Defeats E.A. Guinness in the Diamond Scull Race. WINNIPEGS ALSO VICTORIOUS They Defeat a Dutch Crew -- Young Astor Rows with Eton College -- Baron Camoys, President of the Regatta, Dies" (PDF). The New York Times. 15 July 1897. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Baron Camoys Dead" (PDF). The New York Times. 15 July 1897. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 509.
- ^ "Deaths" (PDF). The New York Times. 6 July 1949. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ Dod, Charles Roger (1903). Dod's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain, and Ireland for ...: Including All the Titled Classes. Low, Marston & Company. p. 214. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ Salmans, Sandra (7 June 1979). "The Stonors Reclaim Stonor Park Page" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "LORD CAMOYS" (PDF). The New York Times. 4 August 1968. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ Times, Special to The New York (22 November 1961). "LADY CAMOYS IS DEAD; Wife of 5th Baron, a Resident of Newport, Was 73" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "LORD CAMOYS WEDS MILDRED SHERMAN Catholic Rector Performs Ceremony, but Bride Has Not Joined Husband's Church" (PDF). The New York Times. 26 November 1911. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ "PRE-NUPTIAL DEED OF THE CAMOYS FILED All of Miss Sherman's Property Trusteed at Time of Marriage Two Years Ago" (PDF). The New York Times. 19 March 1914. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage. Kelly's Directories. 1916. p. 804. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Lord Camoys Dies 2 Months After Leaving Family Home" (PDF). The New York Times. 11 March 1976. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "HEIR BORN TO CAMOYS. Former Miss Mildred Sherman of New York Has a Son" (PDF). The New York Times. 7 July 1913. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ The great landowners of Great Britain and Ireland