Frederick Glyn, 4th Baron Wolverton

Frederick Glyn, 4th Baron Wolverton (24 September 1864 – 3 October 1932), was a British banker and Conservative politician. He served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household under Arthur Balfour from 1902 to 1905.

The Lord Wolverton
Posing as Richard the Lionheart, 1897
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
In office
17 November 1902 – 4 December 1905
MonarchEdward VII
Prime MinisterArthur Balfour
Preceded bySir Alexander Acland-Hood, Bt
Succeeded byWentworth Beaumont
Personal details
Born24 September 1864 (1864-09-24)
Died3 October 1932 (1932-10-04) (aged 68)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Lady Edith Ward
(1872–1956)

Background

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Glyn was the younger son of Vice-Admiral the Honourable Henry Carr Glyn, younger son of George Glyn, 1st Baron Wolverton. His mother was Rose Mahoney, daughter of Reverend Denis Mahoney, of Dromore Castle, County Kerry.[1] He was a partner in the family banking firm of Glyn, Mills & Co.[2]

Political career

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In 1888 Glyn succeeded in the barony on the early death of his elder brother Henry Glyn and took his seat on the Conservative benches in the House of Lords.[1] He served in the Conservative administration of Arthur Balfour as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household from late November 1902[3] to December 1905.[4]

In late 1902 Lord and Lady Wolverton visited British India to attend the 1903 Delhi Durbar.[5]

Military career

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Lord Wolverton was commissioned a second lieutenant in the North Somerset Yeomanry on 29 January 1900.[6] After the outbreak of the Second Boer War, Lord Wolverton volunteered for active service and joined the Imperial Yeomanry. He left Southampton on board the SS Scot in late January 1900,[7] and arrived in South Africa the following month. He served in the Orange Free State, where in March 1900 he is reported to be attached to the force which occupied Rouxville.[8]

He was appointed Honorary Colonel of the 2nd (South Middlesex) Volunteer Rifle Corps on 29 August 1903, and when the unit was merged into the 13th (Kensington) Battalion, London Regiment, in the new Territorial Force in 1908, Wolverton helped to set up a new 10th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, and became Hon Colonel of that unit.[9][10]

Family

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Lord Wolverton married Lady Edith Amelia, daughter of William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley, in 1895. They had four children:

  • Hon. George Edward Dudley Carr Glyn (1896–1930), died unmarried.
  • Hon. Marion Feodorovna Louise Glyn DCVO (1900–1970), married George Villiers, Lord Hyde, and mother of Laurence Villiers, 7th Earl of Clarendon.
  • Nigel Reginald Victor Glyn, 5th Baron Wolverton (1904–1986), died unmarried.
  • Hon. Esmé Consuelo Helen Glyn (1908–1991), married Lord Rhyl.

Lord Wolverton died in October 1932, aged 68, and was succeeded in the barony by his second but eldest surviving son, Nigel. Lady Wolverton died in 1956, aged 83.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c thepeerage.com Frederic Glyn, 4th Baron Wolverton
  2. ^ Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
  3. ^ "No. 27497". The London Gazette. 21 November 1902. p. 7533.
  4. ^ "No. 27866". The London Gazette. 22 December 1905. p. 9171.
  5. ^ "Court News". The Times. No. 36936. London. 27 November 1902. p. 10.
  6. ^ "No. 27162". The London Gazette. 6 February 1900. p. 813.
  7. ^ "The War – Embarcation at Southampton". The Times. No. 36051. London. 29 January 1900. p. 10.
  8. ^ "Latest intelligence - The advance from the South, Occupation of Rouxville". The Times. No. 36096. London. 22 March 1900. p. 5.
  9. ^ Monthly Army List.
  10. ^ Sgt O.F. Bailey and Sgt H.M. Hollier, "The Kensingtons" 13th London Regiment, London: Regimental Old Comrades' Association, 1935/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2002, ISBN 1-84342-364-2, p. 7.
Political offices
Preceded by Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
1902–1905
Succeeded by
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Henry Richard Glyn
Baron Wolverton
1888–1932
Succeeded by
Nigel Reginald Victor Glyn