The Right Honourable
The Lord Ebury
Member of Parliament for Westminster
In office
1865–1874
Preceded bySir George de Lacy Evans
Succeeded bySir Charles Russell, Bt
Personal details
Born
Robert Wellesley Grosvenor

(1834-01-25)25 January 1834
Died13 November 1918(1918-11-13) (aged 84)
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Emilie Beaujolais White
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(after 1867)​
RelationsNorman Grosvenor (brother)
Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster (grandfather)
Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley (grandfather)
Children5
Parent(s)Hon. Charlotte Arbuthnot Wellesley
Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury.
EducationHarrow School
Alma materKing's College London

Robert Wellesley Grosvenor, 2nd Baron Ebury (25 January 1834 – 13 November 1918) was a British politician.

Early life and education

Ebury was the eldest of the five sons and two daughters of Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury and his wife Hon Charlotte Arbuthnot Wellesley.[1] His younger brothers were Thomas George Grosvenor, Norman Grosvenor (who represented Chester in Parliament), Algernon Henry Grosvenor, and barrister Richard Cecil Grosvenor.[2]

Ebury's father was the third son of Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster.[3] His mother was the eldest daughter of the diplomat Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley, a younger brother of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.[2] Among Robert's extended family were uncles Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster and Thomas Egerton, 2nd Earl of Wilton, while Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster and Richard Grosvenor, 1st Baron Stalbridge were his cousins.[2]

He was educated at Harrow School and King's College London.

Ebury played three first-class cricket matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club between 1861 and 1863.[4]

Ebury succeeded to the barony upon his father's death in 1893.

Career

Ebury entered the 1st Life Guards in 1853, became Captain in 1859 and was made Captain of the Cheshire Yeomanry in 1870. He served as Liberal Party Member of Parliament for Westminster from 1865 to 1874.[5]

Marriage and children

On 20 July 1867, Ebury married Hon Emilie Beaujolais White, daughter of Henry White, 1st Baron Annaly.[6] They had six children:[2]

Death

Ebury died in 1918 at the age of 84 and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son, Robert.[2]

References

  1. ^ Dod, Robert P. (1863). The Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britáin and Ireland for 1863 Including All the Titled Classes Twenty – Third Year. Whittaker and Company Ave Maria Lane. p. 661. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 3, page 4132.
  3. ^ Dod's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, of Great Britain and Ireland, for ...: Including All the Titled Classes. S. Low, Marston & Company. 1865. p. 671. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Player profile: Robert Grosvenor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  5. ^ Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sir Sidney (1909). Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder & Company. p. 793. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage: Comprising Information Concerning All Persons Bearing Hereditary Or Courtesy Titles, Knights, and Companions of All the Various Orders, and the Collateral Branches of All Peers and Baronets. Dean & Son, Limited. 1902. p. 298. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Lord Ebury Dies at Beaconsfield" (PDF). The New York Times. 6 November 1921. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  8. ^ Winship, Kihm (20 April 2012). "Edward M. Padelford". Skaneateles | The character and characters of a lakeside village. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Edward M. Padelford" (PDF). The New York Times. 26 June 1921. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  10. ^ TIMES, Special Cable to THE NEW YORK (2 February 1908). "MISS PADELFORD MARRIED.; Daughter of Mrs. Ernest Cunard Weds the Hon. Robert Grosvenor". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  11. ^ Lato, Paul (15 June 1939). "LORD WIMBORNE, 66, HELD MANY POSTS; Viscount Was Former Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and Paymaster-General SERVED IN PARLIAMENT Captain in South African War --Brought the Hurlingham Polo Team to U.S. in 1914". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 December 2021.

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