Arthur Chichester, 4th Baron Templemore

Arthur Claud Spencer Chichester, 4th Baron Templemore, KCVO, OBE, DSO (September 12, 1880) - (October 2, 1953) was a British soldier and politician. Educated at Harrow and Sandhurst before being commissioned into the Royal Fusiliers in 1900, he fought in the Boer War and also served in Tibet.

By now a Captain, Chichester distinguished himself in the First World War with his service in France and Italy, becoming a Major with the Irish Guards and winning along with many other awards the DSO (1918) and an OBE (1919). In 1924 he succeeded his father as fourth Baron Templemore, and three years later was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Earl of Onslow as Under-Secretary of State for War and Paymaster General.

Lord Templemore was a Lord in Waiting to George V from February to June, 1929 and again between 1931 and 1934. He was also Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard for eleven years (1934-1945), and served as Conservative Chief Whip in the House of Lords (1940-1945). He was appointed KCVO in 1938.

Templemore married Clare Meriel Wingfield, daughter of Mervyn Wingfield, 7th Viscount Powerscourt, in 1911. He died in 1953.

Political offices
Preceded by The Earl of Lucan	Lord-in-Waiting 1929	Succeeded by New government
Preceded by New government	Lord-in-Waiting 1931–1934	Succeeded by The Earl of Munster
Preceded by Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal	Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard 1934–1945	Succeeded by Lord Walkden
Preceded by The Earl of Lucan	Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords 1940–1945	Succeeded by The Lord Ammon
Party political offices
Preceded by The Earl of Lucan	Conservative Chief Whip in the House of Lords 1940–1945	Succeeded by The Earl Fortescue
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Arthur Chichester	Baron Templemore 1924–1953	Succeeded by Dermot Chichester