Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 2nd Earl of Ancaster (29 July 1867 – 19 September 1951), known as Lord Willoughby de Eresby from 1892 to 1910, was a British

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politician.

Early life

Ancaster was born in

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on 29 July 1867. He was the eldest son of Gilbert Henry Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of Ancaster, and Lady Evelyn Elizabeth Gordon, daughter of

Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly (4 January 1792 – 18 September 1863), styled Lord Strathavon from 1794 to 1836 and Earl of Aboyne from 1836 to 1853, was a Scottish peer and first a Tory (1818–1830) and then a Whig (1830 onwards) po ...

. He was educated at Lambrook Preparatory School and at

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, where he was editor of the ''Eton College Chronicle'' and president of the

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. He then attended

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Career

In 1894, he was elected to Parliament for the Horncastle Division of

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, a seat he held until shortly after the December 1910 general election, when he succeeded his father as second Earl of Ancaster and entered the

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. Ancaster later held office as

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under

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from 1921 to 1922 and under Bonar Law and Stanley Baldwin from 1922 to 1924. Apart from his parliamentary political career he was also

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from 1921 to 1951, Chairman of

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from 1922 to 1937, DL for the county of

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and JP for Lincolnshire, where he was Chairman of the Kesteven Quarter Sessions from 1911 to 1937. He was Joint

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between 1910 and 1951. He was appointed

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in 1937. During the

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he was appointed an honorary

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of the Leicestershire Imperial Yeomanry, but was in June 1901 transferred to become

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of the Lincolnshire Imperial Yeomanry, rising to

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. On 12 December 1902 he was one of the founding directors of Ivel Agricultural Motors Limited of

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, founded by

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who had invented the Ivel Agricultural Motor (the word 'tractor' did not come into common use until later).

Personal life

In 1905, Lord Aveland married American heiress Eloise Lawrence Breese (1882–1953), daughter of William Lawrence Breese of New York, at

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. Her sister Anne married Lord Alastair Robert Innes-Ker, the second son of

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. Lord Alastair's brother,

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, also married an American,

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. Eloise and Anne's brother, William L. Breese Jr., was married to Julia Kean Fish, daughter of

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. Together, Eloise and Gilbert were the parents of two sons and two daughters: * Lady Catherine Mary Heathcote-Drumond-Willoughby (1906–1996), who married Charles Wedderburn Hume and John St Maur Ramsden (1902–1948), son of Sir John Ramsden, 6th Baronet. * Gilbert James Heathcote-Drumond-Willoughby (1907–1983), who married the Hon. Nancy Phyllis Louise Astor, daughter of

Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor, DL (19 May 1879 – 30 September 1952) was an American-born English politician and newspaper proprietor. He was a member of the Astor family. He was active in minor political roles. He was devoted to charitab ...

. * Lady Priscilla Heathcote-Drumond-Willoughby (1909–2002), who married Col. Sir John Aird, 3rd Baronet (parents of

Sir John Aird, 4th Baronet Sir George John Aird, 4th Baronet (born 30 January 1940) is a British baronet. He is the son of Sir John Renton Aird, 3rd Baronet and Lady Priscilla Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby. He is usually called by his middle name John. Biography George J ...

). * John Heathcote-Drumond-Willoughby (1914–1970), who died unmarried. He died on 19 September 1951, aged 84, and was succeeded in his titles by his only surviving son,

Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster, (8 December 1907 – 29 March 1983) styled Lord Willoughby de Eresby from 1910 to 1951, was a British Conservative politician. Early life Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willo ...

. His widow died in 1953.

References

External links

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