The Earl Beauchamp | |
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| Lord Steward of the Household | |
| In office 21 February 1874 – 21 April 1880 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Benjamin Disraeli |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Bessborough |
| Succeeded by | The Earl Sydney |
| Paymaster General | |
| In office 24 June 1885 – 28 January 1886 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by | The Lord Wolverton |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Thurlow |
| In office 19 August 1886 – March 1887 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by | The Lord Thurlow |
| Succeeded by | The Earl Brownlow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 November 1830 (1830-11-10) |
| Died | 19 February 1891 (1891-02-20) (aged 60) Madresfield Court, Worcestershire |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Lady Mary Stanhope (1844–1876) (2) Lady Emily Pierrepont (1853–1935) |
| Children | 9, including: William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp Margaret Russell, Baroness Ampthill Maud, Lady Hoare, Viscountess Templewood Lady Mary Trefusis |
| Parent(s) | Henry Lygon, 4th Earl Beauchamp Lady Susan Eliot |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Frederick Lygon, 6th Earl Beauchamp,PC, DL (10 November 1830 – 19 February 1891), styledThe Honourable Frederick Lygon between 1853 and 1866, was a BritishConservative politician.
Beauchamp was the third son ofHenry Lygon, 4th Earl Beauchamp, and Lady Susan Caroline, daughter ofWilliam Eliot, 2nd Earl of St Germans. He was educated atEton, was President of theOxford Union in 1851 and graduated fromChrist Church, Oxford in 1856 with anMA degree.
Beauchamp wasMember of Parliament forTewkesbury from 1857 to 1863 and forWest Worcestershire from 1863 to 1866. In 1859 he was appointedCivil Lord of the Admiralty. On 4 March 1866 he inherited the earldom of Beauchamp on the death of his childless brother. He served underBenjamin Disraeli asLord Steward of the Household between 1874 and 1880 and underLord Salisbury asPaymaster-General from 1885 to 1886 and again from 1886 to 1887. In 1874 he was sworn of thePrivy Council.[1] He was alsoLord Lieutenant of Worcestershire between 1876 and 1891.
In addition to his political duties Frederick Lygon also found time to be a great philanthropist. He was one of the founders ofMalvern Boys' College and later a chairman of the college council. He was also the driving force behind the building of the Almshouses and St Leonards Church atNewland, consecrated in 1864,[2][3] conceived by his uncle John Reginald Pindar and his wife Charlotte. Frederick also finished the building of the church atMadresfield consecrated in 1867[4] which was the gift of Henry 5th Earl Beauchamp who had died before the work was completed.
Beauchamp was also the second President of theFolklore Society, serving in that role between 1880 and 1885.[5] Even though he was one of the longest serving Presidents of the Society, It has been suggested that his links with the Society should be seen more as "aristocratic patronage" rather than active academic interest.[6]
He also helped to establish thePusey Memorial House (now known as Pusey House, Oxford).[7]
He owned 17,000 acres, mostly in Worcester.[8]
Lord Beauchamp married Lady Mary Stanhope (3 February 1844 – 30 June 1876), daughter ofPhilip Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope, and his wife Emily Harriet Kerrison, at St George's Church inHanover Square, London, on 18 February 1868. They had five children:
Lady Beauchamp died on 30 June 1876, and on 24 September 1878 Lord Beauchamp married Lady Emily Pierrepont (16 March 1853 – 11 May 1935), daughter of the3rd Earl Manvers and his wife Georgiana Jane E. F. de Franquetot, atPerlethorpe inNottinghamshire. They had four children, two sons and two daughters.
Lord Beauchamp died on 19 February 1891,[12] aged 60, at his home,Madresfield Court, from aheart attack he suffered at dinner that night. His eighteen-year-old eldest son William succeeded him in the earldom. He was buried in the churchyard of St Mary the Virgin Madresfield near the south east corner of the church alongside his first wife Mary;[13] his second wife Emily was later interred on his other side. In his will he had expressly forbidden any tribute or monument.[14]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forTewkesbury 1857–1864 With:John Martin to 1859 James Martin from 1859 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forWest Worcestershire 1863–1866 With:Fredrick Knight | Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Lord Steward 1874–1880 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Paymaster General 1886 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Paymaster General 1886–1887 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire 1876–1891 | Succeeded by |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by | Earl Beauchamp 1866–1891 | Succeeded by |
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