Edward Strachey, 1st Baron Strachie
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Edward Strachey, 1st Baron Strachie PC (30 October 1858–25 July 1936), known as Sir Edward Strachey, 4th Baronet, from 1901 to 1911, was a British Liberal politician.
Strachey was returned to Parliament for Somerset South in 1892, a seat he held until 1911, and served under Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and later H.H. Asquith as Treasurer of the Household from 1905 to 1909 and under Asquith as Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries from 1909 to 1911. The latter year he was raised to the peerage as Baron Strachie, of Sutton Court in the County of Somerset. The following year he was admitted to the Privy Council and appointed Paymaster-General, a post he held until 1915. However, he not offered a ministerial post when the 1915 coalition government was formed, and never returned to political office.
Lord Strachie married Constance, daughter of Charles Bampfylde Braham, in 1880. He died in July 1936, aged 77, and was succeeded in his titles by his son Edward. Lady Strachie only survived her husband by a few months and died in December 1936.
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- 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
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Viscount Kilcoursie |
Member of Parliament for Somerset South 1892–1911 |
Succeeded by Aubrey Herbert |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Marquess of Hamilton |
Treasurer of the Household 1905–1909 |
Succeeded by William Dudley Ward |
| Preceded by None |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries 1909–1911 |
Succeeded by The Lord Lucas of Crudwell |
| Preceded by The Lord Ashby St Ledgers |
Paymaster-General 1912–1915 |
Succeeded by The Lord Newton |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by New Creation |
Baron Strachie 1911–1936 |
Succeeded by Edward Strachey |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Edward Strachey |
Baronet (of Sutton Court) 1901–1936 |
Succeeded by Edward Strachey |
