Arthur Henry John Walsh, 3rd Baron Ormathwaite (10 April 1859 – 13 March 1937) was a

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. Walsh was the eldest son of the 2nd Baron Ormathwaite and his wife, Katherine, a daughter of the 7th Duke of Beaufort. He was educated at

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. In 1876 he was commissioned a Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal

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, and promoted to

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later the same year. In 1878 he transferred to the Regular Army as a second lieutenant in the

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and was later promoted to

. In 1887 he left the Regular Army and became a second lieutenant in the

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, serving until 1890. In 1885, Walsh entered

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MP for Radnorshire and held the seat until his defeat by

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Francis Edwards in 1892. On 26 July 1890, he had married Lady Clementine Pratt, the only daughter of the 3rd Marquess Camden. In 1892 he became an equerry in waiting to

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. In 1897, he was briefly Comptroller of the Household to The Duchess of Teck before her death that year and he carried her

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at her funeral. He served as a Gentleman Usher (1902–1905) and

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(1905–1907) to

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and was

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from 1907 to 1920 and

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from 1917 to 1921. Walsh was appointed Member of the Royal Victorian Order 4th Class (MVO) in 1907, promoted to Commander (CVO) in the 1910 New Year Honours, Knight Commander (KCVO) in the 1912 New Year Honours, and Knight Grand Cross (GCVO) in the

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on his retirement. Walsh inherited his father's title in 1920 and on his own death in 1937 without children it passed to his brother,

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References

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'', 15 March 1937
Cracroft's Peerage''The London Gazette''
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