Lord Walter Charles Gordon-Lennox, PC (29 July 1865 – 21 October 1922) was a British Conservative politician. He served as Treasurer of the Household from 1891–2 under Lord Salisbury.[1]
Background
Lord Walter Gordon-Lennox was born at 49 Belgrave Square, Belgravia,[2] the youngest of the four sons of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond, by his wife Frances Harriett Greville, daughter of Algernon Greville. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.[1]
Political career
Lord Walter entered Parliament in 1888 as Member of Parliament for Chichester, a seat he held until 1894.[3] In 1891 he was sworn of the Privy Council[4] and appointed Treasurer of the Household under Lord Salisbury,[5] a post he retained until the government fell the following year.[6]
Family
Lord Walter married Alice Ogilvy-Grant, daughter of the Hon. George Henry Ogilvy-Grant and granddaughter of Francis Ogilvy-Grant, 6th Earl of Seafield, on 6 July 1889. They had at one child, journalist Victor Charles Hugh Gordon-Lennox (1897–1968), who married three times. His second wife was Canadian Diana Kingsmill.[7]
On 23 September 1922, he underwent emergency surgery for acute appendicitis.[8] He appeared to be recovering well but four weeks later suffered a fatal heart attack at his home, 19 Palace Court, Bayswater, aged 57.[1]
Lady Walter Gordon-Lennox died in March 1946, aged 90.[9]
References
- ^ a b c "Obituary: A Former Unionist Whip – Lord Walter Gordon Lennox". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 21 October 1922. p. 12.
- ^ "Births". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 1 August 1865. p. 1.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 4)
- ^ "No. 26227". The London Gazette. 27 November 1891. p. 6458.
- ^ "No. 26226". The London Gazette. 24 November 1891. p. 6229.
- ^ "No. 26320". The London Gazette. 26 August 1892. p. 4889.
- ^ "Mr. Gordon-Lennox – Diplomatic Correspondent". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 26 January 1968. p. 10.
- ^ "Court Circular". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 26 September 1922. p. 13.
- ^ "Obituary". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 8 March 1946. p. 4.
