Alexander Acland Hood (other)
Alexander Acland Hood may refer to: *Sir Alexander Hood, 2nd Baronet, MP for Somerset West *Sir Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, 3rd Baronet, MP for Somerset West *Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, 1st Baron St Audries, MP for Wellington, son *Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, 2nd Baron St Audries, son; of the Hood baronets See also * Alexander Hood (other) *Hood Baronets There have been three baronetcies created for people with the surname Hood, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The first Baronet of the first creation was made Viscount Hood, while the fourth B ...

Sir Alexander Hood, 2nd Baronet
Sir Alexander Hood, 2nd Baronet (5 July 1793 – 7 March 1851), was an English Conservative Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Somerset West from 1847 until his death in 1851. References 1793 births 1851 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom UK MPs 1847–1852 Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Alexander Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

Sir Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, 3rd Baronet
Captain Sir Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, 3rd Baronet (20 April 1819 – 29 April 1892) was an English Conservative Party politician, landowner and farmer. Alexander Bateman Periam Hood was born on 20 April 1819 in Bath, Somerset, England, the son of Sir Alexander Hood, 2nd Baronet and Amelia Anne Hood (née Bateman), he was educated at the Rugby School. After he married Isabel Harriet Acland in 1849 he had the surnames Fuller Acland added to his name by royal licence. Acland-Hood was chairman of the West Somerset Railway Company and a member of the Somerset County Council. Acland-Hood was commissioned as a Captain in the Royal Horse Guards. He was High Sheriff of Somerset in 1858 and was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Somerset West from 1859 to 1868. Acland-Hood died at the family home at St Audries House, West Quantoxhead, Somerset on 29 April 1892 of Pneumonia, aged 73. He and Isabel had nine children. The eldest, Alexander succeeded to the Baronetcy. References ...
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Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, 1st Baron St Audries
Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, 1st Baron St Audries PC (26 September 1853 – 4 June 1917), known as Sir Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, Bt, until 1911, was a British Conservative Party politician. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip) under Arthur Balfour from 1902 to 1905. Background Fuller-Acland-Hood was the son of Sir Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, 3rd Baronet, by his wife Isabel, daughter of Sir Peregrine Palmer-Fuller-Acland, 2nd Baronet. He was a descendant of Alexander Hood, uncle of Lord Hood and Lord Bridport. He succeeded his father in the baronetcy in 1892. In 1905 he also succeeded his kinsman as 6th Baronet of Hartington Hall. Political career Fuller-Acland-Hood sat as Member of Parliament for Wellington, Somerset from 1892 until 1911. He was appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Household under Lord Salisbury in 1900, a post he held until November 1902, and then served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip) under Arth ...
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Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, 2nd Baron St Audries
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa and Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/ Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alaksandu, alternatively called ''Alakasandu' ...
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Hood Baronets
There have been three baronetcies created for people with the surname Hood, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The first Baronet of the first creation was made Viscount Hood, while the fourth Baronet of the second creation was made Baron St Audries. The Hood Baronetcy, of Catherington in the County of Hampshire, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 20 May 1778 for the naval commander Samuel Hood (1724-1816). In 1796, he was elevated to the Peerage of Great Britain as Viscount Hood. His younger brother was Admiral Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport (1726-1814). The Hood Baronetcy, of Tidlake in the County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 13 April 1809 for Admiral Samuel Hood (1762-1814), younger son of Samuel Hood (1715-1805) of Kingsland in the parish of Netherbury, Dorset, a purser in the Royal Navy and first cousin of the 1st Viscount Hood and the 1st Viscount Bridport. The ...
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Alexander Hood (other)
Alexander Hood may refer to: *Admiral Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport (1726–1814), British Royal Navy admiral *Alexander Hood (Royal Navy officer) (1758–1798) *Sir Alexander Hood, 2nd Baronet (1793–1851), MP for Somerset West *Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport (British Army officer) (1814–1904), British general and courtier *Alexander Hood (Governor of Bermuda) (1888–1980), army medical officer and Governor of Bermuda *Alexander Hood, 4th Viscount Bridport (born 1948), British investment banker * Alexander Hood, 5th Duke of Bronté (1854–1937), British courtier *Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, 1st Baron St Audries (1853–1917), MP for Wellington *Alex Hood (born 1935), Australian folklorist See also *Alexander Acland Hood (other) Alexander Acland Hood may refer to: *Sir Alexander Hood, 2nd Baronet, MP for Somerset West *Sir Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, 3rd Baronet, MP for Somerset West *Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, 1st Baron St Audries, MP for Wellin ...
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