William Bagot, 4th Baron Bagot
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William Bagot, 4th Baron Bagot JP (19 January 1857-23 December 1932), was a British peer and Conservative politician.
Bagot was the eldest son of William Bagot, 3rd Baron Bagot, and his wife the Hon. Lucia Caroline Elizabeth, daughter of George Agar-Ellis, 1st Baron Dover, and was educated at Eton. He was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Staffordshire Yeomanry and a Captain in the 3rd Staffordshire Regiment and served as an Aide-de-Camp to the Governor General of Canada from 1876 to 1883. Bagot also held the office of Gentleman Usher of the Privy Chamber from 1885 to 1887 and was a Justice of the Peace for Derbyshire and Staffordshire. Between 1896 and 1901 he served as a Lord-in-Waiting (government whip in the House of Lords) in the Conservative administration of Lord Salisbury.
Lord Bagot married Lilian Mary, daughter of Henry May, in 1903. They had one daughter. He died in December 1932, aged 75, and was succeeded in his titles by his second cousin Gerald William Bagot. Lady Bagot died in 1958.
[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
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William Bagot |
Baron Bagot 1887–1932 |
Succeeded by Gerald William Bagot |
