Henry Fox-Strangways, 5th Earl of Ilchester
Victoria | |
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Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
Preceded by | The Earl Cowper |
Succeeded by | The Marquess of Exeter |
Personal details | |
Born | 13 February 1847 |
Died | 6 December 1905 | (aged 58)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse(s) | Lady Mary Dawson (d. 1935) |
Children | 3 |
Parent |
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Henry Edward Fox-Strangways, 5th Earl of Ilchester
Early life and education
Lord Ilchester was the son of
Lord Ilchester succeeded his uncle, William Fox-Strangways, 4th Earl of Ilchester, in the earldom of Ilchester in 1865 and was able to take his seat in the House of Lords on his 21st birthday in 1868.
In 1874 he acquired the
Career
In January 1874, at the age of only 26, Ilchester was appointed
Lord Ilchester never held political office again but served as Lord Lieutenant of Dorset from 1885 to 1905.[1]
Marriage and children
In 1872 Lord Ilchester married
- Giles Stephen Holland Fox-Strangways, 6th Earl of Ilchester (31 May 1874 – 29 October 1959)
- Lady Muriel Augusta Fox-Strangways (23 November 1876 – 7 January 1920)
- Hon Denzil Vesey Fox-Strangways (26 February 1879 – 7 March 1901)
Death and burial
He died in December 1905, aged 58, and was buried in the family vault at Melbury Osmond, Dorset. He was succeeded in his titles by his elder son Giles.[1]
Arms
The arms of the head of the Fox-Strangways family are blazoned Quarterly of four: 1st & 4th: Sable, two lions passant paly of six argent and gules (Strangways); 2nd & 3rd: Ermine, on a chevron azure three foxes' heads and necks erased or on a canton of the second a fleur-de-lys of the third (Fox).[6]
References
- ^ a b c thepeerage.com Henry Edward Fox-Strangways, 5th Earl of Ilchester
- ^ "No. 24053". The London Gazette. 13 January 1874. p. 135.
- ^ "No. 24071". The London Gazette. 3 March 1874. p. 1452.
- ^ "No. 24068". The London Gazette. 24 February 1874. p. 808.
- ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003
- ^ "Earl of Ilchester" in Montague-Smith, P.W. (ed.), Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage (Kelly's Directories Ltd, Kingston-upon-Thames, 1968), p. 607