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William Orde-Powlett, 5th Baron Bolton

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The Right Honourable
The Lord Bolton
JP DL
Member of Parliament for Richmond
In office
1910–1918
Preceded bySir Francis Dyke Acland
Succeeded byMurrough Wilson
Personal details
Born
William George Algar Orde-Powlett

(1869-08-21)21 August 1869
Died11 December 1944(1944-12-11) (aged 75)
Spouse
Hon. Elizabeth Mary Gibson
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(m. 1893; died 1943)​
RelationsWilliam Orde-Powlett, 3rd Baron Bolton (grandfather)
Richard Lumley, 9th Earl of Scarbrough (grandfather)
Children3
Parent(s)William Orde-Powlett, 4th Baron Bolton
Lady Algitha Frederica Mary Lumley
EducationEton College
Alma materRoyal Military College, Sandhurst

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

Early life

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Orde-Powlett was born on 21 August 1869. He was the eldest son of William Orde-Powlett, 4th Baron Bolton of Bolton Castle (son of William Orde-Powlett, 3rd Baron Bolton)[1] and Lady Algitha Frederica Mary Lumley (the daughter of Richard Lumley, 9th Earl of Scarbrough).[2]

He was educated at Eton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.

Career

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He was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Yorkshire Hussars, but resigned the commission in April 1902.[3] The following month he was on 28 May appointed major of the 1st Volunteer Battalion, the Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment).[4] He later served with the Yorkshire Regiment during the First World War and retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel. From 1910 to 1918 he was MP for Richmond.[5] From 1935 to 1944 he was Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire[6]

Personal life

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On 6 June 1893, he married Hon. Elizabeth Mary Gibson (1871, d. 9 December 1943) at St George's, Hanover Square. She was a daughter of Edward Gibson, 1st Baron Ashbourne and the former Frances Maria Adelaide Colles. Together, they were the parents of:[2]

Lady Bolton died on 9 December 1943 and Lord Bolton died just over a year later on 11 December 1944 at age 75. He was succeeded in the barony by his surviving son, Nigel.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Death of Lord Bolton". The Yorkshire Herald and the York Herald. 9 November 1895. p. 13. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 1, page 420.
  3. ^ "No. 27422". The London Gazette. 4 April 1902. p. 2283.
  4. ^ "No. 27437". The London Gazette. 27 May 1902. p. 3464.
  5. ^ House of Commons Constituencies (R)[usurped]
  6. ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Richmond
1910–1918 		Succeeded by
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Baron Bolton
1922–1944 		Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by Lord Lieutenant
of the North Riding of Yorkshire
1935–1944 		Succeeded by


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