Harcourt Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 1st Baron Derwent (3 January 1829 – 1 March 1916), known as Sir Harcourt Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 3rd Baronet, from 1869 to 1881, was a British peer and

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politician. He served for ten years as a

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(MP), before becoming a peer with a seat in the

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.Derwent at ''Burke's''.

Career

Derwent was the son of

Sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 2nd Baronet Sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 2nd Baronet (28 August 1799 – 24 February 1869) was a British Member of Parliament. Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone was the son of Sir Richard Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 1st Baronet. He succeeded as second Baronet in 18 ...

, and Louisa Augusta Venables-Vernon-Harcourt, daughter of the Most Reverend

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. He succeeded as second Baronet on the death of his father in 1869 and the same year he also succeeded his father as MP for

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, a seat he held until 1880. In 1881 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Derwent, ''of

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in the North Riding of the County of York.'' As a young man he served as a

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in the

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, and on 22 January 1863 he was commissioned as major in the 1st Administrative Brigade of Yorkshire (East Riding) Artillery Volunteers.

Family

Lord Derwent married Charlotte Mills, daughter of

Sir Charles Mills, 1st Baronet Sir Charles Mills, 1st Baronet (23 January 1792 – 4 October 1872) was a British banker and member of the Council of India. Born at Popes, Hatfield, he was the third son of William Mills, a director of the Honourable East India Company, and th ...

, of

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,Hillingdon at ''Burke's''. in 1850. They had nine children: * Francis, 2nd Baron Derwent, born 26 May 1851, died 30 April 1929 * Hilda Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, died young, March 1853 * Hon. Edward Henry Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, born 27 November 1854, died 29 April 1903 * Hon. Cecil C.E. Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, born 26 December 1856, died 29 January 1933 * Sir Alan Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone,

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, born 31 August 1858, died 31 July 1932 * Hon. Edith Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, born 7 June 1860 * Hon. Louis Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, born 25 February 1862, died 12 December 1922 * Mary Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, died young 1865 * Hon. Gilbert Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 25 September 1865, died 5 January 1949 Lady Derwent died in 1901. Lord Derwent survived her by fifteen years and died in March 1916, aged 87. He was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son Francis.

Notes

References

*''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage,'' 100th Edn, London, 1953. *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * * *

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