Ernest George Pretyman, (13 November 1859 – 26 November 1931), known as E. G. Pretyman, was a British soldier and
Conservative Party
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politician.
Background and education
Born on 13 November 1859 and christened on 1 January 1860 at
Great Carlton
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Great Car ...
, Lincolnshire, Pretyman was the son of Reverend Frederic Pretyman, Canon of
Lincoln
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. He was the great-grandson of
George Pretyman Tomline :''In this name, the family name is'' Pretyman (before 1803)'', ''Pretyman Tomline (from 1803)'', but commonly called ''Tomline'' thereafter.''
Sir George Pretyman Tomline, 5th Baronet (born George Pretyman; 9 October 1750 – 14 November 1827) ...
, a prominent late 18th century cleric, as well as the heir of
"Colonel" George Tomline, his father's first cousin. He was educated at
Eton Eton most commonly refers to Eton College, a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England.
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and at the
Royal Military Academy,
Woolwich
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The district's location on the River Thames led to its status as an important naval, military and industrial area; a role that was maintained throu ...
. He entered the
Royal Artillery
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in 1880 and retired in 1889.
Political career
Pretyman served as
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for
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Australia
*Woodbridge, Western Australia formerly called ''West Midland''
*Woodbridge, Tasmania
Canada
*Woodbridge, Ontario
England
*Woodbridge, Suffolk, the location of
** Woodbridge (UK Parliament constituency ...
, Suffolk from 1895 to 1906 and for
Chelmsford
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from 1908 to 1923. He was
Civil Lord of the Admiralty
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from 1900 to 1903,
Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty
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from 1903 to 1906,
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from 1915 to 1916 and Civil Lord of the Admiralty again from 1916 to 1919. He was appointed a
Privy Counsellor
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in 1917.
E. G. Pretyman made a
Gramophone Company
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recording of an address "On the Navy" in 1908.
[12" G & T. Black Label 'Monarch', Cat. no. 01006]
Family
Pretyman married Lady Beatrice Adine Bridgeman (2 December 1870 – 27 June 1952), daughter of
George Bridgeman, 4th Earl of Bradford
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The elder son of the 3rd Earl of Bradford and the Hon. Selina Louis ...
, on 28 June 1894. They had three sons and three daughters. His most notable descendant today is
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury
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, sometime Tory leader of the House of Lords in the 1990s.
*Maj. George Marcus Tomline Pretyman, of
Orwell Park
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, Suffolk, (24 April 1895 – 1979); his only child Gillian (who married
Mark Bence-Jones
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) inherited the family papers.
*Lt. Cmdr. Herbert Ernest Pretyman, R.N., of Newbury, Berkshire (19 June 1900 – 1987); twice married, with children by both marriages
*Sir Walter Frederic Pretyman, of Campos, Brazil (17 October 1901 – 1987), who emigrated to Brazil 1924, and was appointed KBE 1967. His second wife Vera de Sa Sottomaior was former wife of
Randal Plunkett, 19th Lord Dunsany and mother of the
20th Lord Dunsany. Sir Walter Pretyman was twice married, and had children by both marriages.
*Ida Beatrice Pretyman (5 April 1896 – 1977) who married Captain Charles Wilfrid Lindley Meynell, a grandson of
Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax
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, and left children.
*Marjorie Elizabeth Pretyman (1 May 1897 – 6 May 1969) who married Capt. Hon. Valentine Maurice Wyndham-Quin, R.N., of Chieveley, Berkshire. They were parents of three daughters, including Marjorie "Mollie" Wyndham-Quin, widow of the
6th Marquess of Salisbury
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Early life
Salisbury was the eldest and o ...
and mother of
the present Marquess, formerly styled Viscount Cranbourne, sometime Tory leader of the House of Lords in the 1990s. Another grandson is the biographer
Max Egremont
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.
*Katharine Louise Pretyman (1907– ?), who married Lt. Col. Charles Algernon Peel and left children.
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1859 births
1931 deaths
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