Early life
Studholme was the son of landowner William Paul Studholme and a grandson of New Zealand pioneer and politician John Studholme. He was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford and served as an officer in the Scots Guards.[1]
Sir Henry Studholme | |
|---|---|
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | |
| In office 1951–1956 | |
| Monarchs | George VI Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill Anthony Eden |
| Preceded by | Ernest Popplewell |
| Succeeded by | Sir Richard Thompson Bart. |
| Member of Parliament for Tavistock | |
| In office 2 April 1942 – 10 March 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Colin Patrick |
| Succeeded by | Michael Heseltine |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Gray Studholme 13 June 1899 Exeter, Devon, England |
| Died | 9 October 1987 (aged 88) Plymouth, Devon, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Judith Joan Mary Whitbread
(m. 1926) |
| Children | 3, including Paul |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
Sir Henry Gray Studholme, 1st Baronet CVO DL (13 June 1899 – 9 October 1987) was a British Conservative Party politician who was the MP for Tavistock from 1942 to 1966.
Studholme was the son of landowner William Paul Studholme and a grandson of New Zealand pioneer and politician John Studholme. He was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford and served as an officer in the Scots Guards.[1]
Studholme was Member of Parliament (MP) for Tavistock from a 1942 by-election until his retirement in 1966, when he was succeeded by Michael Heseltine. He served under Winston Churchill and then Anthony Eden as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household (i.e. a whip) from 1951 to 1956. In 1956, he was created a Baronet of Perridge in the County of Devon. He was Joint Honorary Treasury of the Conservative Party from 1956 to 1962.
Michael Crick wrote that Studholme was a diligent constituency MP but an "appalling speaker", and he thus benefitted from serving as a whip, as they seldom speak during debates.[1]
Studholme married Judith Joan Mary Whitbread, daughter of Henry William Whitbread and granddaughter of Samuel Whitbread, in 1929. They had two sons and a daughter.[2]
Studholme later served as a deputy lieutenant of Devon in 1969. He died in Plymouth on 9 October 1987, aged 88.[2][3] He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Paul.