The Lord Bolton
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
(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

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

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

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

  1. "Death of Lord Bolton". The Yorkshire Herald and the York Herald. 9 November 1895. p. 13. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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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