Algernon William Fulke Greville, 2nd Baron Greville (11 February 1841 – 2 December 1909), styled Hon. Algernon Greville-Nugent from 1866 to 1883, was a British politician.[1]
The Lord Greville | |
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| Member of Parliament for Westmeath | |
| In office 1865–1874 Serving with William Pollard-Urquhart (1865–1871) and Patrick James Smyth (1871–1874) | |
| Preceded by | Sir Richard Levinge William Pollard-Urquhart |
| Succeeded by | Patrick James Smyth Lord Robert Montagu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Algernon William Fulke Greville 11 February 1841 |
| Died | 2 December 1909 (aged 68) |
| Spouse | |
| Relations | George Greville-Nugent (brother) Reginald Greville-Nugent (brother) |
| Children | Ronald Greville Charles Greville, 3rd Baron Greville Hon. Violet Greville Hon. Veronique Greville |
| Parent(s) | Fulke Greville-Nugent, 1st Baron Greville Lady Rosa Nugent |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | 1st Regiment of Life Guards |
Greville-Nugent as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, December 1881
Early life edit
Algernon was the eldest of five sons of Fulke Greville-Nugent, 1st Baron Greville and his wife Lady Rosa Nugent.[2] His brothers were Hon. George Greville-Nugent MP (who married Cecil Aitcheson Hankey, a daughter of Lt Gen Henry Aitchison Hankey), Hon. Robert Southwell Greville-Nugent (who died unmarried), Capt. Hon. Reginald Greville-Nugent (who married Louisa Maud Buller-Yarde-Buller, sister of John Yarde-Buller, 1st Baron Churston and daughter of Sir Francis Buller-Yarde-Buller, 2nd Baronet), and Hon. Patrick Greville-Nugent, of Clonyn Castle, the High Sheriff of Westmeath (who married Ermengarde Ogilvy. His sister was Hon Mildred Charlotte Greville-Nugent, who married Alexis Huchet, Marquis de la Bedoyére.[2]
His mother was the only daughter and heir of George Nugent, 1st Marquess of Westmeath and, his first wife, Lady Emily Cecil (second daughter of James Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury).[2] His paternal grandparents were Algernon Greville, of North Lodge in Hertford and the former Caroline Graham (daughter of Sir Bellingham Graham, 6th Baronet).[2]
Career edit
In 1859, he purchased a commission as cornet and sub-lieutenant in the 1st Regiment of Life Guards, rising to the rank of captain before he retired in 1868.[2]
He entered the House of Commons as a Liberal in 1865 for Westmeath, which he represented until 1874. He was appointed a Groom in Waiting to Queen Victoria in 1869, resigning in 1873. From 1873 to 1874, he was a Lord of the Treasury in Gladstone's government.[3]
Greville barony edit
He and his father adopted the surname of Greville-Nugent in 1866. On 15 December 1869, his father was created Baron Greville, of Clonyn in the County of Westmeath. Greville-Nugent succeeded to his father's barony in 1883 and resumed the use of the surname of Greville alone.[2]
Personal life edit
On 16 December 1863, Greville married the writer Lady Beatrice Violet Graham.[4] Her parents were the politician James Graham, 4th Duke of Montrose and the racehorse owner, former Hon. Caroline Agnes Horsley-Beresford (third daughter of John Horsley-Beresford, 2nd Baron Decies).[2] Together, they were the parents of four children:[2] His wife had a fifth child with William Henry John North. North was the 11th baron North, he had his own land and he was the Master of Foxhounds at Wroxton Abbey. He and Violet separated and his wife continued her relationship with North for the rest of her life. Greville refused to divorce her.[4] Their four children were:
- Hon. Ronald Henry Fulke Greville (1864–1908), who married Margaret Helen Anderson, only daughter and heiress of William McEwan MP.[5]
- Charles Beresford Fulke Greville, 3rd Baron Greville (1871–1952), who married American heiress Olive Grace Kerr.[6]
- Hon. Camilla Dagmar Violet Greville (1866–1938), who married Hon. Alistair George Hay, son of the Earl of Kinnoull, on 21 January 1890. They divorced in 1908.[5]
- Hon. Lilian Veronique Greville (1869–1956), who married Cmdr. Herbert Victor Creer in 1907.[7]
His eldest son, Ronald, died without issue in 1908, so he was succeeded by his second son Charles upon his own death in 1909.[8][9]
References edit
- ^ "GREVILLE, 2nd Baron, Algernon William Fulke Greville". Who's Who. Vol. 59. 1907. p. 731.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Greville, Baron (UK, 1869 - 1987)". cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ Thom, Adam Bisset. The Upper Ten Thousand
- ^ a b Law, Cheryl (2018). "Greville [née Graham], Lady (Beatrice) Violet (1842–1932), journalist and author". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.50387. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ a b Mair, Robert H. (1884). Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage: Comprising Information Concerning All Persons bearing Hereditary or Courtesy Titles, of Companions of the Orders of Knighthood and of the Indian Empire, and of all Collateral Branches of Peers and Baronets; Illustrated with 1400 Armorial Bearings. London: Dean and Son. p. 314.
- ^ "Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES; MRS. KERR WAS LATE FOR HER WEDDING; Auto Broke Down on Way to London Church, Where She Married Capt. Chas. Greville. MRS. J.J. ASTOR IN LONDON Has Taken a House There -- Former Embassy Secretary Carter and Family Sail for Home" (PDF). The New York Times. 28 November 1909. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915 for Lilian Veronique Greville". Ancestry.com.
- ^ TIMES, Special Cable to The NEW YORK (30 November 1909). "LORD GREVILLE VERY ILL.; Honeymoon of His Son, Capt. Greville, and His Bride Interrupted" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "LORD GREVILLE DEAD; Must Not Break Manhole Covers or Interfere with Mall Tube Service" (PDF). The New York Times. 3 December 1909. Retrieved 15 November 2019.