The Lord Waleran | |
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 William Walrond, 1st Baron Waleran, as painted bySir Hubert von Herkomer. | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 29 June 1895 – 8 August 1902 | |
| Monarchs | Victoria Edward VII |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury Arthur Balfour |
| Preceded by | T. E. Ellis |
| Succeeded by | Sir Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, Bt |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
| In office 11 August 1902 – 4 December 1905 | |
| Monarch | Edward VII |
| Prime Minister | Arthur Balfour |
| Preceded by | The Lord James of Hereford |
| Succeeded by | Henry Fowler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1849-02-26)26 February 1849 |
| Died | 17 May 1925(1925-05-17) (aged 76) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Elizabeth Pitman (2) Helene Morrison |
William Hood Walrond, 1st Baron Waleran,PC, DL, JP (26 February 1849 – 17 May 1925), known asSir William Walrond, Bt, between 1889 and 1905, ofBradfield House,Uffculme, Devon, was a BritishConservative Party politician who sat in theHouse of Commons from 1880 until 1906 when he was raised to thepeerage. He served asParliamentary Secretary to the Treasury between 1895 and 1902 and asChancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between 1902 and 1905.
Walrond was the son ofSir John Walrond, 1st Baronet of Bradfield House, Uffculme, Devon and the Hon. Frances Caroline Hood, youngest daughter ofSamuel Hood, 2nd Baron Bridport.[2] He was educated atEton and served as acaptain in theGrenadier Guards in 1872. He wasLieutenant-Colonel commanding the1st (Exeter and South Devon) Devonshire Rifle Volunteer Corps from 9 June 1877,[3] and aJ.P. andDL for Devon.[4]
Walrond was also an active cricketer. He was in the Eton first XI in 1866 and 1867 and played for numerous amateur teams for many years subsequently includingQuidnuncs,I Zingari, Gentlemen of Devon andMarylebone Cricket Club. He played one game for MCC in 1868 which was classified as first-class.[5]
Walrond was elected as aMember of Parliament (MP) forEast Devonshire in the 1880 general election and held the seat until 1885 when it was replaced under theRedistribution of Seats Act 1885. In the 1885 general election he was elected MP forTiverton which he held until 1906. Walrond served as aJunior Lord of the Treasury from 1885 to 1886 underLord Salisbury, and from 1886 to 1892 under Salisbury and then underArthur Balfour. He wasParliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip under Balfour from 1895 to 1902 and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 11 August 1902 to 1905.[6][7][8] He was sworn of thePrivy Council in 1899.[9]
In 1889 he succeeded his father in the baronetcy[2] and in 1905 he was raised to the peerage asBaron Waleran, ofUffculme in the County of Devon.[10]
Walrond's sister, Mary Caroline Walrond, married firstlyLt.-Col. Sir George Clay, 3rd Bt., and secondly Lt.-Col. Walter Henry Holbech. Her son from her second marriage wasWilliam Holbech, who, like his uncle, played first-class cricket.[11]
Walrond married twice, first in 1871 Elizabeth Katharine Pitman; after her death in October 1911 he married secondly in 1913 Helene Margaret Morrison, daughter of F. Morrison. There were children by the first marriage:
Lord Waleran died in May 1925, aged 76, and was succeeded in his titles by his grandson, William. Lady Waleran died in February 1956.[2]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forDevon East 1880 –1885 With:Sir John Henry Kennaway, Bt | Constituency abolished |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forTiverton 1885 –1906 | Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury 1895 – 1902 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1902 – 1905 | Succeeded by |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by | Baronet (of Bradfield) 1899–1925 | Succeeded by William George Hood Walrond |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baron Waleran 1905 – 1925 | Succeeded by William George Hood Walrond |