Ailwyn Fellowes, 1st Baron Ailwyn
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Ailwyn Edward Fellowes, 1st Baron Ailwyn, KCVO, KBE, PC (10 November 1855 – 23 September 1924) was a British peer and MP. Fellowes was born at Haverland Hall in Norwich, the son of Edward Fellowes (later Baron de Ramsey) and attended Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. On 9 February 1886, he married Hon. Agatha Eleanor Augusta Jolliffe, a daughter of the 2nd Baron Hylton at St. Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, London and they had four children:
- Ronald Townshend Fellowes, 2nd Baron Ailwyn (7 December 1886 – 30 August 1936)
- Eric William Edward Fellowes, 3rd Baron Ailwyn (24 November 1887 – 23 March 1976)
- Capt. Hon. Hedworth George Ailwyn Fellowes (10 July 1891 – 12 May 1917), killed in the First World War.
- Carol Arthur Fellowes, 4th Baron Ailwyn (23 November 1896 – 27 September 1988)
In 1885 he unsuccessfully contested Mid Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency) and North Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency) in 1886 but won the local election for Ramsey and served as Conservative MP from 1887 to 1906. After his political career, Fellowes was Chairman of the Agricultural Wages Board and Deputy Director of Food Production from 1917 to 1919 and some time a director of the London and North Eastern Railway, Norwich Union, the National Provident Association and Deputy Chairman of the Great Eastern Railway. On 1 July 1921, he was created Baron Ailwyn and died in 1924, aged 68 at Honingham Hall and was buried in the grounds of the local church.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: Edward Fellowes |
Member of Parliament for Ramsey 1887–1906 |
Succeeded by: Alexander Boulton |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by: Hon Charles Spencer |
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1895–1900 |
Succeeded by: Sir Anthony Hood |
| Preceded by: The Earl of Onslow |
President of the Board of Agriculture 1905 |
Succeeded by: The Marquess of Lincolnshire |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by: New Creation |
Baron Ailwyn 1921–1924 |
Succeeded by: Ronald Fellowes |
Categories: 1855 births | 1924 deaths | Members of the United Kingdom Parliament from English constituencies | Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom | Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order | Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom | Old Etonians | Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
