Arthur Bigge, 1st Baron Stamfordham
PC | |
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Private Secretary to the Sovereign | |
In office 1910–1931 | |
Monarch | George V |
Preceded by | The Lord Knollys |
Succeeded by | Sir Clive Wigram |
In office 1895–1901 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Preceded by | Sir Henry Ponsonby |
Succeeded by | Sir Francis Knollys |
Personal details | |
Born | Arthur John Bigge 18 June 1849 |
Died | 31 March 1931 | (aged 81)
Nationality | British |
Spouse |
Constance Neville
(m. 1881; died 1922) |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Royal Military Academy |
Early life
Bigge was the son of John Frederick Bigge (1814–1885), Vicar of
Career
In 1879, Bigge fought in the
Bigge was appointed
Lord Stamfordham one of those who supported the King's decision to adopt Windsor as the family name because of the keen anti-German feelings during the
Family
Bigge married in 1881 Constance Neville (d. 1922), daughter of Rev. William Frederick Neville, Vicar of Butleigh, Somerset : they had a son and two daughters.[1] Their son, Captain The Hon. John Neville Bigge (b. 1887), was killed in action near Festubert on 15 May 1915 whilst serving with the 1st Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps. He is commemorated on Le Touret Memorial.[10] A daughter, the Honourable Victoria Eugenie, married Captain Henry Robert Augustus Adeane. She was the mother of Michael Adeane, Baron Adeane, Private Secretary to Elizabeth II from 1953 to 1972.[11]
Lord Stamfordham died, still in office, at St James's Palace on 31 March 1931, aged 81, when the barony became extinct.[1]
Honours
British
- KCB : Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (KCB) – 1895
- GCVO: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) – 2 February 1901 – on the day of the funeral of Queen Victoria[12]
- KCMG: Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) – 26 November 1901[13]
- ISO: Imperial Service Order – 1903.
- KCSI: Knight Commander – 1906.
- PC : Privy Counsellor – 11 June 1910[5]
- GCIE : Knight Grand Commander – 1911[3]
- GCB : Knight Grand Cross – 1916.[3]
- He received the George V Version of the Royal Household Long and Faithful Service Medal with 30 year service bar.
Foreign
References
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/31883. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ Knight, Ian, With His Face to the Foe, Spellmount, 2001, passim
- ^ a b c / Arthur John Bigge, 1st and last Baron Stamfordham Retrieved on 29 January 2018
- ^ "No. 27290". The London Gazette. 1 March 1901. p. 1499.
- ^ a b "No. 28384". The London Gazette. 14 June 1910. pp. 4164–4165.
- ^ "No. 28512". The London Gazette. 11 July 1911. p. 5168.
- ^ / British royal family change their name to Windsor – archive 1917 Retrieved on 29 Jan 2018
- ISBN 0-520-22803-0.
- ^ BBC, Note reveals story behind King's speech film, 1 March 2011.
- ^ "The Hon. JOHN NEVILLE BIGGE | CWGC". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ thepeerage.com Arthur John Bigge, 1st Baron Stamfordham
- ^ "No. 27285". The London Gazette. 15 February 1901. p. 1145.
- ^ "No. 27380". The London Gazette. 26 November 1901. p. 8087.