Wilfred Bailey, 3rd Baron Glanusk
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Wilfred Russell Bailey, 3rd Baron Glanusk (27 June 1891 – 12 January 1948), was a British peer and soldier.
Glanusk was the son of Joseph Henry Russell Bailey, 2nd Baron Glanusk, and succeeded his father as third Baron in 1928. He achieved the rank of Colonel in the Grenadier Guards and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire from 1928 to 1948.
Lord Glanusk married, firstly, Victoria Mary Enid Ann Dugdale, daughter of Colonel Frank Dugdale and Eva Sarah Louise Greville, on 27 February 1919. They were divorced in 1939. He married, secondly, Margaret Eldrydd Shoubridge, daughter of Major-General Thomas Herbert Shoubridge, on 17 March 1942. They had a daughter, Elizabeth Shân Josephine Bailey (b. 10 September 1943). Lord Glanusk died in January 1948, aged 56, and was succeeded in his titles by his first cousin David Russell Bailey. Lady Glanusk later married William Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle, in 1966. She died on 22 January 2002. Wilfred left his ancestral home of Glanusk Park to his daughter Elizabeth Shân.
[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 Lord Glanusk |
Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire 1928–1948 |
Succeeded by Sir Geoffrey Raikes |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Joseph Henry Russell Bailey |
Baron Glanusk 1928–1948 |
Succeeded by David Russell Bailey |
