Henry Studholme

Henry Studholme
Vice-Chamberlain
In office
1951–1956

Sir Henry Gray Studholme, 1st Baronet (13 June 1899 – 9 October 1987) was a British Conservative Party politician.

Studholme was Member of Parliament (MP) for Tavistock from a 1942 by-election until his retirement in 1966, when he was succeeded by Michael Heseltine. He served under Winston Churchill and then Anthony Eden as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household from 1951 to 1956 and was Joint Honorary Treasury of the Conservative Party from 1956 to 1962. In 1956 he was created a Baronet, of Perridge in the County of Devon. He later served as Deputy Lieutenant of Devon in 1969.

Studholme married Judith Joan Mary Whitbread, daughter of Henry William Whitbread, in 1929. He died in October 1987, aged 88, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Paul.

The Uffizi Society Oxford, ca. 1920. First row standing: Sir Henry Studholme (5th from left). Seated: Lord Balniel, later 28th Earl of Crawford (2nd from left); Ralph Dutton, later 8th Baron Sherborne (3rd from left); Anthony Eden, later Earl of Avon (4th from left); Lord David Cecil (5th from left).

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    Parliament of the United Kingdom
    Preceded by
    Colin Mark Patrick    		 Member of Parliament for Tavistock
    1942–1966     		Succeeded by
    Michael Heseltine
    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Ernest Popplewell    		 Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
    1951–1956     		Succeeded by
    Richard Thompson
    Baronetage of the United Kingdom
    Preceded by
    {{{before}}}    		 Baronet of Perridge
    1987–1990     		Succeeded by
    Paul Henry William Studholme


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