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Cecil George Savile Foljambe, 1st Earl of Liverpool, (7 November 1846 – 23 March 1907), known as the Lord Hawkesbury between 1893 and 1905, was a British Liberal politician. A great-nephew of Prime Minister
Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (7 June 1770 – 4 December 1828) was a British Tories (British political party), Tory statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1812 to 1827. Before becoming Prime Minister ...
, he was Lord Steward of the Household under Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman between 1905 and his death in 1907. He was the grandson of Sir Cecil Bishopp, 6th Baronet of Parham, his namesake. Foljambe was a noted
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and was once visited by a young
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who made a trip specifically to see Foljambe's collection.


Background

Foljambe was born at Osberton Hall in
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,
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. He was the son of George Savile Foljambe and Lady
Selina Jenkinson Lady Selina Charlotte Jenkinson, Viscountess Milton (3 July 1812 – 24 September 1883), also known by her married names as Selina Wentworth-Fitzwilliam and Selina Foljambe, was a British aristocrat in the 19th century. She was the mother of the Ear ...
, daughter of
Charles Jenkinson, 3rd Earl of Liverpool Charles Cecil Cope Jenkinson, 3rd Earl of Liverpool (29 May 1784 – 3 October 1851), styled The Honourable Charles Jenkinson between 1786 and 1828, was a British politician. Background Liverpool was the son of Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of ...
. Prime Minister
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, was his great-uncle, and his older half-brother was Francis Foljambe, a fellow Liberal politician. He joined the
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and served as a midshipman 1861–67 then lieutenant 1867–70, in England, and in New Zealand during the Waikato War in 1863–64. He kept his own hand-written logs of his voyages, which include numerous colour and black and white sketches. His postings included HMS ''Victory'' (1861–1862), HMS ''Defence'' (1862–1863), HMS ''Curacoa'' (1863–1867), HM Gunboat ''Pioneer'' (1863), HM Steamer ''Avon'' (1863–1864), and HM Colonial Steamer ''Koheroa'' (1864). During 1863, he completed a running survey of the
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between
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and
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when a fellow shipmate was wounded. He was promoted to lieutenant on 8 June 1867, and retired from the navy on 2 May 1870.


Political career

In 1880, Foljambe was elected to the
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for North Nottinghamshire. He held this seat until 1885, and then represented
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from 1885 to 1892. In 1893, he was raised to the peerage as Baron Hawkesbury, of Haselbech in the County of Northampton and of
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, Sherwood Forest, in the County of Nottingham, a revival of the barony held by his maternal grandfather, Lord Liverpool. In 1894, he was appointed a
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(government whip in the
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) in the Liberal administration of
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, a post he held until the government fell in 1895. In July 1901, he was appointed an additional member of the
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. When the Liberals returned to power in 1905 under
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, Hawkesbury was made
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. A few days later the earldom of Liverpool was also revived when he was made Viscount Hawkesbury, of Kirkham in the County of York and of
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in the County of Nottingham, and Earl of Liverpool. He was admitted to the Privy Council in 1906 and remained a member of the government until his death in March 1907.


Family

Lord Liverpool married Louisa Howard, daughter of
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, on 22 July 1869. They had two children: * Arthur William de Brito Savile Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (27 May 1870 – 15 May 1941) *Frederick Compton Savile Foljambe (20 August 1871 – 21 August 1871), died in infancy. After his first wife's death in 1871, Foljambe erected memorial plaques and windows in 38 churches which had connections with the family, e.g. Sherburn-in-Elmet church where there is a "Foljambe window". On 21 July 1877, Foljambe married his first wife's cousin, Susan Cavendish, daughter of William Frederick Henry Cavendish. They had eleven children: *Gerald William Frederick Savile Foljambe, 3rd Earl of Liverpool (1878–1962), an officer in the Oxfordshire Light Infantry. *Lady Edith Margaret Emily Mary Foljambe (1879–1962), married Brigadier-General D'Arcy Legard. *Lady Alice Etheldreda Georgiana Mary Foljambe (1880–1922), a painter, died unmarried. *Lady Mabel Evelyn Selina Mary Foljambe (1881–1915), married Dr. William Woodburn. *Brevet Major Honourable Josceline Charles William Savile Foljambe (1882–1916), an officer in the
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, killed in action in the
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. *Margaret Susan Louisa Mary Foljambe (14 January 1884 – 16 January 1884), died in infancy. *Lady Constance Blanche Alethea Mary Foljambe (1885–1977), married Reverend Hezekiah Hawkins. *Robert Anthony Edward St Andrew Savile Foljambe, 4th Earl of Liverpool (1887–1969) *Honourable Bertram Marmaduke Osbert Savile Foljambe (1891–1955), married Joyce Edmunson and had issue, including Captain Peter George William Savile Foljambe (1919–1944), whose son Edward Foljambe (b.1944) is the present Earl of Liverpool. *Lady Rosamond Sylvia Diana Mary Foljambe (1893–12 April 1974), married
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, and had issue. *Honourable Victor Alexander Cecil Savile Foljambe (1895–1975). Foljambe died in March 1907, aged 60, and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest and only surviving son from his first marriage, Arthur. The Countess of Liverpool died in December 1917.


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