The Lord Colebrooke | |
|---|---|
| Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms | |
| In office 26 June 1911 – 19 October 1922 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | H. H. Asquith David Lloyd George |
| Preceded by | The Lord Denman |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Clarendon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 October 1861 |
| Died | 28 February 1939 (1939-03-01) (aged 77) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Alexandra Harriet Paget (d. 1944) |
Edward Arthur Colebrooke, 1st Baron Colebrooke,GCVO, PC, DL (12 October 1861 – 28 February 1939), known asSir Edward Colebrooke, Bt, from 1890 to 1906, was a BritishLiberal politician and courtier. He served asCaptain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms underH. H. Asquith andDavid Lloyd George between 1911 and 1922.
Colebrooke was the son ofSir Thomas Colebrooke, 4th Baronet, and his wife Elizabeth Margaret Richardson, daughter of J. Richardson. He succeeded his father in thebaronetcy in 1890.
In 1906 Colebrooke was raised to the peerage asBaron Colebrooke, of Stebunheath in the County of Middlesex.[1] He served underSir Henry Campbell-Bannerman andH. H. Asquith as aLord-in-waiting (government whip in theHouse of Lords) from 1906[2] to 1911[3] and then under Asquith and laterDavid Lloyd George asGovernment Chief Whip in the Lords[4] andCaptain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms from 1911[5] to 1922.[6] In 1914 he was admitted to thePrivy Council.[7] Lord Colebrooke was also a Permanent Lord-in-Waiting from 1924[8][9] to 1939 and served asLord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland from 1906[10] to 1907.[11] He was admitted to theRoyal Victorian Order as a Commander (CVO) in 1906,[12] a Knight Commander (KCVO) in 1922 and a Knight Grand Cross (GCVO) in 1927.[13] He was also adeputy lieutenant ofLanarkshire.[14]
Lord Colebrooke married Alexandra Harriet Paget, daughter of GeneralLord Alfred Paget, in 1889. They had one son (who died in 1921) and two daughters. He died in February 1939, aged 77, when the baronetcy and barony became extinct.[13] Lady Colebrooke died in 1944.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Lord-in-waiting 1906–1911 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms 1911–1922 | Succeeded by |
| Government Chief Whip in theHouse of Lords 1911–1922 With:The Duke of Devonshire 1915–1916 The Lord Hylton 1916–1922 | ||
| Baronetage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by | Baronet (of Gatton) 1890–1939 | Extinct |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baron Colebrooke 1906–1939 | Extinct |