William Mansfield, 1st Viscount Sandhurst
Governor of Bombay | |
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In office 1895–1900 | |
Monarch | Queen Victoria |
Preceded by | The Lord Harris |
Succeeded by | The Lord Northcote |
Personal details | |
Born | 21 August 1855 |
Died | 2 November 1921 | (aged 66)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse(s) | (1) Lady Victoria Spencer (1855–1906) (2) Eleanor Arnold (d. 1934) |
William Mansfield, 1st Viscount Sandhurst
Background and early life
Mansfield was the son of
Political career
Mansfield succeeded his father as Baron Sandhurst in 1876, aged 20, and was entitled to a seat in the
Lord Sandhurst did not initially serve in the Liberal administrations headed by
According to the historian David Gilmour, Sandhurst was "regarded by his brother officers in the Coldstream Guards as ‘incurably dense’ [and] considered by officials in his presidency to be almost illiterate."[8]
Family
Lord Sandhurst married, firstly, Lady Victoria, daughter of Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer, on 20 July 1881. They had two children, who both died in infancy: The Honourable John Robert Mansfield (4 September 1882–5 September 1882) and the Honourable Elizabeth Mansfield (9 June 1884–17 October 1884).
After his first wife's death in March 1906 he married secondly Eleanor, younger daughter of Matthew Arnold and widow of Armine Wodehouse, on 5 July 1909. There were no children from this marriage.
Lord Sandhurst died in 1921, aged 66. The viscountcy became extinct on his death while the barony was inherited by his brother, John Mansfield. Lady Sandhurst died in December 1934.[1]
Arms
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References
- ^ a b c thepeerage.com William Mansfield, 1st and last Viscount Sandhurst
- ^ "No. 26585". The London Gazette. 1 January 1895. p. 4.
- ^ "No. 27172". The London Gazette. 9 March 1900. p. 1628.
- ^ "No. 27994". The London Gazette. 12 February 1907. p. 961.
- ^ "No. 28581". The London Gazette. 16 February 1912. p. 1169.
- ^ "No. 32525". The London Gazette. 22 November 1921. p. 9245.
- ^ "No. 29913". The London Gazette. 23 January 1917. p. 842.
- ^ Gilmour, David (2007). The Ruling Caste: Imperial Lives in the Victorian Raj. Pimlico. p. 21.
- ^ Burke's Peerage. 1949.