Giles Stephen Holland Fox-Strangways, 6th Earl of Ilchester GBE, FSA, DL (31 May 1874 – 29 October 1959), styled Lord Stavordale until 1905, was a British peer and philanthropist.
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Fox-Strangways was the eldest child of Henry Fox-Strangways, 5th Earl of Ilchester, by Lady Mary Eleanor Anne Dawson, daughter of Richard Dawson, 1st Earl of Dartrey. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford[1] and was an officer in the Coldstream Guards.
From 1922 to 1959, Lord Ilchester was a Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery (and Chairman from 1941–59) and of the British Museum from 1931-59. He was also a Member of the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments from 1939-59 (and Chairman from 1943–59), President of the London Library from 1940–52, President of the Royal Literary Fund from 1941–51, President of the Roxburghe Club in 1940 and a Steward of the Jockey Club from 1937-40. Lord Ilchester was awarded for his work by being appointed a GBE in 1950.
Lord Ilchester married Lady Helen Vane-Tempest-Stewart, daughter of the 6th Marquess of Londonderry, on 25 January 1902. They had four children:
The Countess of Ilchester died in January 1956, aged 79. Lord Ilchester survived her by three years and died in October 1959, aged 85. His eldest son Henry succeeded in the earldom.[1]
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Earl of Ilchester 1905–1959 |
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