Beilby Lawley, 3rd Baron Wenlock
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Beilby Lawley, 3rd Baron Wenlock GCSI, GCIE, KCB, VD, PC (12 May 1849 – 15 January 1912) was an English nobleman, eldest son of Beilby Lawley, 2nd Baron Wenlock and 9th Baronet. He succeeded to the Barony and Baronetcy and to the family estate at Escrick, Yorkshire on the death of his father in 1880.
He was educated at Eton College and at Cambridge University. He was a lieutenant-colonel and held the honorary colonelcies of several reserve regiments.
He was active in local affairs as a Justice of the Peace and as Chairman of East Riding County Council.
He was Member of Parliament for Chester in 1880, and Governor of Madras 1891–1895.
Wenlock was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1901, and made a Lord of the Bedchamber to George, Prince of Wales.
In 1872 he married Lady Constance Mary Lascelles, (1852–1932), daughter of the 4th Earl of Harewood, by whom he had one daughter: Hon. Irene Constance Lawley (b. 1889). She married Colin G Forbes-Adam of Skipwith, Yorkshire.[1] The Forbes-Adam family retain the Escrick estate which they now operate as a holiday and pleasure park.[2]
He was succeeded in the Barony by his brother Richard.
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- ^ thePeerage.com. Retrieved on 2006-12-10.
- ^ Papers of the Forbes Adam/Thompson/Lawley Family of Escrick. Retrieved on 2006-12-10.
- regiments.org
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: Henry Cecil Raikes John George Dodson |
Member of Parliament for Chester 1880 |
Vacant Suspension until 1885 Title next held by Balthazar Walter Foster |
| Military Offices | ||
| New Title | Honorary Colonel of the 2nd East Riding of Yorkshire RGA (Volunteers) 1881–1908 |
Succeeded by: A.J. Downs |
| Preceded by: The Lord Herries of Terregles |
Honorary Colonel of the East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry 1908–1912 |
Succeeded by: J.B. Stacey-Clitheroe |
| New Title | Honorary Colonel of the 2nd Northumbrian Brigade RFA 1908–1912 |
Vacant Title next held by O. Sanderson |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by: John Henry Garstin |
Governor of Madras 1891–1895 |
Succeeded by: Sir Arthur Havelock |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by: Beilby Richard Lawley |
Baron Wenlock 1880–1912 |
Succeeded by: Richard Lawley |
Categories: Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom | Baronets in the Baronetage of England | British Army officers | Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath | Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire | Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India | Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom | Members of the United Kingdom Parliament from English constituencies | Old Etonians | 1849 births | 1912 deaths
