Arthur Grey Hazlerigg, 1st Baron Hazlerigg
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Arthur Grey Hazlerigg, 1st Baron Hazlerigg (17 November 1878-25 May 1949), known as Sir Arthur Grey Hazlerigg, 13th Baronet, from 1890 to 1945, was a British peer.
Hazlerigg was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Grey Hazlerigg, and Jane Edith Orr-Ewing, daughter of Sir Archibald Orr-Ewing, 1st Baronet. Sir Arthur Hesilrige, 2nd Baronet, was an ancestor. His father died when he was only one year old and in 1890, aged 11, he succeeded his grandfather as thirteenth Baronet, of Noseley Hall. He later served as High Sheriff of Leicestershire in 1909 and as Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire from 1925 to 1949. In 1945 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Hazlerigg, of Noseley in the County of Leicester, for his services to the county of Leicestershire.
Lord Hazlerigg married Dorothy Rachel Buxton, daughter of John Henry Buxton, in 1903. He died in May 1949, aged 70, and was succeeded in his titles by his son Arthur. Lady Hazlerigg died in 1972.
| Honorary titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Duke of Rutland |
Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire 1925–1949 |
Succeeded by The Lord Cromwell |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baron Hazlerigg 1945–1949 |
Succeeded by Arthur Grey Hazlerigg |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded by Arthur Grey Hazlerigg |
Baronet (of Noseley Hall) 1890–1949 |
Succeeded by Arthur Grey Hazlerigg |
[edit] References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- www.thepeerage.com
