Gerard Noel (politician)
| The Right Honourable Gerard Noel PC, DL, JP | |
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| First Commissioner of Works | |
| In office 14 August 1876 – 21 April 1880 | |
| Monarch | Victoria of the United Kingdom |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Beaconsfield |
| Preceded by | Lord Henry Lennox |
| Succeeded by | William Patrick Adam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 August 1823 |
| Died | 19 May 1911 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Augusta Lowther (d. 1916) |
Gerard James Noel PC, DL, JP (28 August 1823 – 19 May 1911), styled The Honourable Gerard Noel from birth, was a British Conservative politician.
Background
Noel was the son of Charles Noel, 1st Earl of Gainsborough and his third wife, Arabella, daughter of Sir James Hamlyn-Williams, 2nd Baronet.[1]
Political career
Noel was elected Member of Parliament for Rutland in 1847.[2] He served under Lord Derby and then Benjamin Disraeli as a Lord of the Treasury from 1866 until 1868 and then briefly under Disraeli as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury between November 1868 and the fall of the Conservative government in December of the same year. After the Conservatives returned to power in 1874 he was sworn of the Privy Council.[3] From 1876 until 1880 Noel served under Disraeli (then known as the Earl of Beaconsfield) as First Commissioner of Works. In 1883 he resigned from his seat in parliament through appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds. Apart from his political career Noel was also a Captain in the 11th Hussars and a Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace for Rutland.[1]
Family
Noel married Augusta Mary, daughter of Henry Cecil Lowther, on 30 June 1863.[4] At his home, Catmose, in Oakham, Rutland, he developed a fine garden which employed 15 gardeners. The range of trees in his arboretum was claimed to rival Kew Gardens.[citation needed] Noel died in May 1911, aged 87. Augusta Noel died in January 1916.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lundy, Darryl. "p. 24326 § 243260 Rt. Hon. Gerard James Noel". The Peerage.
- ↑ leighrayment.com House of Commons: Rochester to Ryedale
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24095. p. 2549. 15 May 1874.
- ↑ Lundy, Darryl. "p. 1220 § 12193". Retrieved 2007-01-11.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Gerard Noel
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Gilbert Heathcote, Bt George Finch |
Member of Parliament for Rutland 1847–1883 With: Sir Gilbert Heathcote, Bt 1847–1856< Gilbert Heathcote 1856–1867 George Finch 1867–1883 |
Succeeded by George Finch James Lowther |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Thomas Edward Taylor |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury 1868 |
Succeeded by George Glyn |
| Preceded by Lord Henry Lennox |
First Commissioner of Works 1876–1880 |
Succeeded by William Patrick Adam |