Charles Wyndham, 3rd Baron Leconfield
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Charles Henry Wyndham, 3rd Baron Leconfield GCVO (17 February 1872 – 17 April 1952), was a British peer.
A direct descendant of Sir John Wyndham, Leconfield was the second but eldest surviving son of Henry Wyndham, 2nd Baron Leconfield, and Constance Evelyn Primrose, and succeeded his father as third Baron in 1901. He commanded the Royal Sussex Volunteers from 1917 to 1918 during the First World War and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Sussex between 1917 and 1949. Lord Leconfield married Beatrice Violet Rawson, daughter of Richard Hamilton Rawson, in 1911. He died in April 1952, aged 80, and was succeeded in the barony by his younger brother Hugh.
[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
| Honorary titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Duke of Norfolk |
Lord Lieutenant of Sussex 1917–1949 |
Succeeded by The Duke of Norfolk |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Henry Wyndham |
Baron Leconfield 1901–1952 |
Succeeded by Hugh Archibald Wyndham |
