Sir Edward Henry Charles Patrick Bellingham, 5th Baronet CMG, DSO, DL (26 January 1879 – 19 May 1956) was a British and Irish soldier, politician and finally diplomat.

Background and education

Bellingham was the eldest son of Sir Alan Henry Bellingham, 4th Baronet and his wife Lady Constance Noel, the second daughter of

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.Fox-Davies (1929), p. 132 He was educated at The Oratory School and went then to the

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. In 1921, he succeeded his father as baronet.

Career

In 1899, Bellingham was commissioned as ensign into The Royal Scots He fought with his regiment in the Second Boer War and after short time was awarded the Queen's South Africa Medal. In 1902 he received the King's South Africa Medal together with three clasps. During the First World War Bellingham was wounded and

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three times. He was decorated with the Distinguished Service Order in 1916 and was promoted to major in 1917, while serving as temporary brigadier-general. In the New Year's Honours 1918, he was appointed a Companion of the

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and a year later he was advanced to a brevet lieutenant-colonel. He retired in 1922. Resident at Castlebellingham,

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, Bellingham was appointed

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in 1921, a post he held for only one year until the establishment of the Irish Free State. In 1925, he was elected to the Free State Seanad Éireann with the ninth highest number of first preference votes nationwide of the 76 candidates, and he sat there until its abolition in 1936. With the outbreak of World War II he joined the Royal Air Force. He was promoted to a flight officer in 1941 and later led a squadron. After the war he served in the Commission of Control in Germany until 1947. In his last years he was vice-consul at the British embassy in

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Personal life

Bellingham was a breeder of pedigree pigs and

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.Who's Who (1951), p. 213 On 11 June 1904, he married Charlotte Elizabeth; she was the daughter of Alfred Payne and widow of Frederick Gough. They had an only daughter. Bellingham died in 1956 and was survived by his wife until 1964.Burke (2003), p. 338 He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his nephew Roger.Who was Who (1961), p. 90

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bellingham, Edward, 5th Baronet 1879 births 1956 deaths British Army brigadiers Royal Air Force personnel of World War II Politicians from County Louth Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain Alumni of Oratorian schools British Army personnel of the Second Boer War British Army generals of World War I Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Lord-Lieutenants of Louth Members of the 1925 Seanad Members of the 1928 Seanad Members of the 1931 Seanad Members of the 1934 Seanad Royal Air Force officers Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst Independent members of Seanad Éireann People from Castlebellingham