Henry Strutt, 2nd Baron Belper, (20 May 1840 – 26 July 1914), styled The Honourable Henry Strutt between 1856 and 1880, was a British businessman, courtier and politician. Initially a

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, he left the party over

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and later held office as

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from 1895 to 1905 in the Unionist administrations headed by

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and

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Background and education

Henry Strutt was born at St Helen's House,

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, the son of

Edward Strutt, 1st Baron Belper Edward Strutt, 1st Baron Belper PC FRS (26 October 1801 – 30 June 1880), was a British Whig Party politician. He served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1852 to 1854 under Lord Aberdeen. Background and education Born at St He ...

, and his wife, Amelia Harriet Otter. He was educated at Harrow and

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, from which he held the degrees of

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and MA. In 1862 he played cricket for

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and from 1863 to 1865 for

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(MCC) against the universities. He became president of the family cotton business W. G. & J. Strutt.

Political career

Initially a

, Strutt was elected

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for East Derbyshire in 1868, a seat he held until 1874. At the 1880 general election he was returned for

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, which he represented until he succeeded his father in the barony on 30 June 1880 and entered the

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. Belper later left the Liberal Party over

and joined the

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. When

formed his last administration in 1895, Belper was sworn of the

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and appointed

, a post he held until the fall of the government in 1905, the last three years under the premiership of

. Belper was also an Aide-de-Camp to

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and

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between 1894 and 1914. He was also a

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in the South Nottinghamshire Yeomanry, a

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for

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and

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and a deputy lieutenant of Nottinghamshire.

Family

Belper married Lady Margaret Coke, daughter of

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, at

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, on 2 May 1874. They had three sons and five daughters: *William Strutt (8 February 1875 – 5 October 1898). *Norah Strutt (17 June 1876 – 14 September 1948) married, Major Robert Lee Morris, son of General Morris, on 20 November 1911. Secondly, Reverend Joseph David Samuel Parry-Evans, son of Major Samuel Evans, in 1920. *Lilian Strutt (31 October 1877 – 22 February 1956) married Vernon Austen Malcolmson on 10 January 1901. *Hilda Strutt (25 May 1879 – 28 April 1923) married Charles Israel Loraine Allix on 23 October 1906. *Reginald Edward Strutt (12 July 1881 – 10 May 1888). * Algernon Henry Strutt, 3rd Baron Belper (6 May 1883 – 20 May 1956). *Margaret Strutt (4 February 1886 – 23 April 1980). *Muriel Strutt (30 October 1890 – 8 August 1976) married Major Frank Haultain Hornsby, son of

Henry Francis Hornsby, on 30 November 1916. Belper died at

Kingston Hall, Nottinghamshire Kingston Hall is a country house in Kingston on Soar, Nottinghamshire. It was built between 1842 and 1846 to designs by the architect Edward Blore for Edward Strutt, 1st Baron Belper. It was made a Grade II listed building in 1987. The groun ...

, in July 1914, aged 74, and was succeeded in the barony by his third but eldest surviving son, Algernon.

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People educated at Harrow School