Sir Edmund Giles Loder, 2nd Baronet (7 August 1849 – 14 April 1920) was an

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aristocrat, landowner and plantsman.

Biography

Early life

Edmund Giles Loder was born on 7 August 1849 in

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(1823–1888), a landowner and

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politician, and his mother, Maria Georgiana Busk (1826–1907). His maternal grandfather was

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(1772–1862), a Wales, Welsh poet. He was educated at

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, a private boarding school in

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, and graduated from

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of the

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Career

He served as a

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for

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and Northampshire. Loder was active as a plant collector, breeder and grower. He developed hybrid

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s from crosses between '' R. fortunei'' and ''R. griffithianum''. The plants were named the Loderi hybrids and group in his honour. Three, Loderi King George, Loderi Pink Diamond and Loder's White, have received the

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. He developed the garden at his home at

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extensively.

Personal life

He married Marion Hubbard (1854-1922), daughter of William Egerton Hubbard. They had two children: * Patience Marion Loder (1882–1963). She married Walter William Otter (unknown-1940). * Robert Egerton Loder (1887–1917). He married Muriel Rolls Hoare (1879–1955). They had one son: **

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(1914–1999). They resided at

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(1841–1910) would spend time in the garden at Beach House with his friend

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(1840–1912). They also resided at Leonardslee in

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near

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in West Sussex. He died on 14 April 1920.

Bibliography

* ''Conifers at Leonardslee'' (1919). * ''Edmund Loder: A memoir, with a portrait'' (with

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, 1923).

References

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