William Orde-Powlett, 5th Baron Bolton

William George Algar Orde-Powlett, 5th Baron Bolton (21 August 1869 – 11 December 1944) was a British peer.

He was educated at Eton College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.[1] He served with the Yorkshire Regiment during the First World War and retired with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. From 1910 to 1818 he was MP for Richmond.[2] From 1935 to 1944 he was Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire[3]

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Sir Francis Dyke Acland
Member of Parliament for Richmond
1910–1918
Succeeded by
Murrough John Wilson
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by
William Thomas Orde-Powlett
Baron Bolton
1922–1944
Succeeded by
Nigel Amyas Orde-Powlett
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Geoffrey William Algernon Howard
Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire
1935–1944
Succeeded by
Murrough John Wilson

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