William Gerard, 2nd Baron Gerard

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Colonel William Cansfield Gerard, 2nd Baron Gerard DSO (1 June 1851 – 30 July 1902) was a British Army officer and nobleman.[1]

Biography

Gerard was born in 1851, the elder son of

Oscott College, and succeeded his father as baron in 1887.[2]

He was commissioned a

lieutenant-colonel and Honorary Colonel of the Lancashire Hussars, a Yeomanry regiment.[1][2]

Family

Gerard married, in 1877, Mary Milner, daughter of Henry Beilby Milner, of

West Retford, a descendant of the Milner baronets.[1] Their son Frederic John Gerard succeeded as Baron Gerard.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Obituary: Lord Gerard". The Times. No. 36834. London. 31 July 1902. p. 8.
  2. ^ .
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Robert Gerard
Baron Gerard
1887–1902
Succeeded by