Robert Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of Plymouth
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Robert George Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of Plymouth, GBE, CB, PC, (27 August 1857 – 6 March 1923) was an English nobleman and politician.
The son of Hon. Robert Windsor Clive, Member of Parliament for Salop, and Lady Mary Selina Louisa, daughter of 2nd Earl of Bradford. He was the grandson of Baroness Windsor, whom he succeeded as 14th Baron Windsor in 1869.
He was appointed Lord-Lieutenant of Glamorganshire in 1890; High Steward of Cambridge University, 1919; Honorary Colonel of 2nd Glamorganshire Volunteer Artillery, the 2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment and the 3rd Battalion Welsh Regiment. He was also Sub-Prior Order of St John of Jerusalem. He held office as Paymaster General from 1890-1892, Mayor of Cardiff from 1895-1896, First Commissioner of Works from 1902-1905 and from 1908-1910 was the first President of The Concrete Institute (now the Institution of Structural Engineers). In 1913 he was responsible for purchasing The Crystal Palace for the nation.
He was created Earl of Plymouth in 1905, along with the subsidiary title of Viscount Windsor. He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1891, a Companion of the Bath in 1905 and a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire in 1918. He was at one time Chairman of the Union of Conservative Associations.
In 1913 he hosted the Duke and Duchess of Argyll (sister of the late King Edward VII) at his Worcestershire seat, Hewell Grange. On 23 April 1913, he accompanied the Duke and Duchess to Birmingham. There, he opened the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in Ladywood then unveiled the statue to King Edward VII in Victoria Square, Birmingham.
In 1918 he became the first President of the newly formed Birmingham Civic Society.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Earl of Jersey |
Paymaster-General 1890–1892 |
Succeeded by Charles Seale-Hayne |
| Preceded by Aretas Akers-Douglas |
First Commissioner of Works 1902–1905 |
Succeeded by Lewis Vernon Harcourt |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot |
Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan 1890–1923 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Plymouth |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Earl of Plymouth 1905–1923 |
Succeeded by Ivor Miles Windsor-Clive |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by Harriet Windsor |
Baron Windsor 1869–1923 |
Succeeded by Ivor Miles Windsor-Clive |
