Hildred Carlile

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Sir Hildred Carlile was born in Richmond Hill, Surrey on 6 July 1852, and was educated at St Albans School and abroad. He made his career in business and politics - he was elected Member of Parliament for St Albans in 1906. From 1910-19 he was a member of the House of Commons Accounts Committee. He was also active in the Yeomanry and Volunteeers, eventually becoming Honorary Colonel of a Battalion of the West Riding Regiment (1906-39). During World War I he worked for the Red Cross. In 1914 he gave 100,000 guineas as an endowment to Bedford College, London University (he was the first Fellow on the Council of the College), which made possible the establishment of Chairs in Botany, English, Latin, and Physics.[1] He was knighted in 1911, created 1st Baronet in 1917, and appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1919. In 1922 he was High Sheriff of Hertfordshire. One of his brothers was Wilson Carlile, founder of the Church Army, of which Sir Hildred was a Vice-President. He died on 26 September 1942.