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Granville Waldegrave, 4th Baron Radstock

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Granville George Waldegrave, 4th Baron Radstock, CBE (1 September 1859 – 2 April 1937) was a baron in the Peerage of Ireland.

Biography

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Radstock was the eldest son of Granville Waldegrave, 3rd Baron Radstock and his wife, Susan Charlotte Calcroft. He was educated at Repton School and graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge with a BA degree.[1]

Radstock succeeded to the barony upon the death of his father on 8 December 1913.

Honours

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Radstock was invested as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).

Death

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Lord Radstock died on 2 April 1937, aged 77. He was unmarried and was succeeded in the peerage by his younger brother Montague Waldegrave, 5th Baron Radstock.

Arms

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Coat of arms of Granville Waldegrave, 4th Baron Radstock
Crest
Out of a ducal coronet Or a plum of five ostrich feathers per pale Argent and Gules a crescent Sable for difference.
Escutcheon
Per pale Argent and Gules a crescent Sable for difference.
Supporters
Dexter a talbot reguardant wings expanded and elevated holding in the dexter claw a thunderbolt all Proper.
Motto
St Vincent[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Waldegrave, The Hon. Granville George (WLDV880GG)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ^ Burke's Peerage. 1949.
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Baron Radstock
1913–1937
Succeeded by