The Right Honourable The Lord Alington | |
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Member of Parliament for Dorset | |
In office 1856–1876 | |
Member of Parliament for Dorchester | |
In office 1847–1856 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Henry Gerard Sturt 16 May 1825 |
Died | 17 February 1904 (aged 78) |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
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Father | Henry Sturt |
Occupation | Politician |
Henry Gerard Sturt, 1st Baron Alington (16 May 1825 – 17 February 1904), was a British peer and Conservative Party politician. The son of Henry Sturt,[1] he was created Baron Alington, of Crichel on 15 January 1876.
Sturt was twice married. On 10 September 1853, he wed Lady Augusta Bingham, the daughter of George Charles Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan. They had three children:-
- Humphrey Napier Sturt, 2nd Baron Alington (1859–1919) (died of wounds),
- Winifred Selina Sturt (1868–1914), and
- Mildred Cecilia Harriet Sturt (1869–1942), who herself made two notable marriages - first to Henry Cadogan, Viscount Chelsea, and, after his death, to Hedworth Lambton. On 4 December 1930, she also married Charles William Augustus Montagu.
On 10 February 1892, Sturt wed Evelyn Henrietta Leigh.[2]
Notes
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888). "Sturt, Henry Gerard". Alumni Oxoniensis: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. 4: 1370.
- ^ thePeerage.com
References
External links
Works written by or about Henry Sturt, 1st Baron Alington at Wikisource
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Henry Sturt
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by Henry Ashley Sir James Graham, Bt | Member of Parliament for Dorchester 1847–1856 With: Hon. George Dawson-Damer 1847–1852 Richard Brinsley Sheridan from 1852 | Succeeded by Richard Brinsley Sheridan Charles Napier Sturt |
Preceded by John Floyer George Bankes Henry Ker Seymer | Member of Parliament for Dorset 1856–1876 With: Henry Ker Seymer to 1864 John Floyer to 1857 Henry Portman from 1857 | Succeeded by John Floyer Hon. Henry Portman Edward Digby |
Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
New creation | Baron Alington 1876–1904 | Succeeded by Humphrey Sturt |