William Henry Forester Denison, 1st Earl of Londesborough (19 June 1834 – 19 April 1900), known as The Lord Londesborough from 1860 to 1887, was a British peer and
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politician. He was also one of the main founders of
Scarborough FC
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.
Early life
Londesborough was born on 19 June 1834. He was the eldest son and heir of
Albert Denison, 1st Baron Londesborough
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Early life and career
Born Albert Denison ...
, and Henrietta Mary Weld-Forester.
Among his siblings was
His paternal grandfather was
Henry Conyngham, 1st Marquess Conyngham
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(his father being the fourth son of the Marquess).
His mother was the fourth daughter of
Cecil Weld-Forester, 1st Baron Forester
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Born Cecil Forester and baptised at St Chad's Church, Shrewsbury, Editors Vicary Gibbs and H. A. ...
, and Lady Katharine Mary Manners (second daughter of
Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland
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).
Career
He was elected to the
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for
Beverley
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in 1857, a seat he held until 1859, and then represented
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from 1859 to 1860 when he succeeded his father in the barony and entered the
House of Lords
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In 1887, he was created Viscount Raincliffe, of Raincliffe in the North Riding of the County of York, and Earl of Londesborough, in the County of York. He was appointed
Honorary Colonel of the
4th East Riding Artillery Volunteer Corps on 11 August 1860 and of the
1st Yorkshire (East Riding) Rifle Volunteer Corps (later 1st Volunteer Battalion,
East Yorkshire Regiment
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) on 24 April 1862. The Volunteers' drill hall in
Hull was named
Londesborough Barracks
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History
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in his honour. He transferred from the 1st Bn to be Hon Col of the
2nd Volunteer Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment on 9 September 1893.
[''Army List''.]
Earl Londesborough was also the Worshipful Master of the Constitutional Lodge No. 294 in Beverley.
The Earl was also the first President of the British Goat Society established in 1869.
The Earl entertained
Edward VII
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at his villa, ''Londesborough Lodge'' at
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in 1871. The 'Londesborough Theatre' (1871-1960) was named in his honour. Both
Raincliffe Woods
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, and the former
Raincliffe School
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, were also named after the title bestowed on him in 1887.
Personal life
In 1863, Lord Londesborough married Lady Edith Frances Wilhelmina Somerset, daughter of
Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort
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[Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.] Together, they were the parents of:
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William Henry Francis Denison, 2nd Earl of Londesborough
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(1864–1917), who married Lady Grace Adelaide Fane (1860–1933), eldest daughter of
Francis Fane, 12th Earl of Westmorland
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* Lady Edith Henrietta Sybil Denison (d. 1945) married her half-cousin
Sir Gerald Codrington, 1st Baronet of
Dodington Park
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(1850-1929), son of
Sir Christopher William Codrington.
* Lady Lilian Katharine Selina Denison (d. 1899), who married Newton Charles Ogle of Kirkley (d. 1912).
* Lady Ida Emily Augusta Denison, married
Sir George Sitwell, becoming the mother of the three
Sitwells, a close-knit trio of authors and social stylists of the 1920s. Lady Ida was an orchid enthusiast and she is commemorated in the scientific name of the orchid ''
Vanda denisoniana
''Vanda denisoniana'' is a species of orchid found from China (Yunnan) to northern Indochina. It was named after William Denison, 1st Earl of Londesborough, Lady Ida Emily Augusta Denison, an orchid enthusiast.
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* Lady Mildred Adelaide Cecilia Denison (d. 1953), who married Sir William Wemyss Cooke, 10th Baronet in 1902. They divorced in 1925.
Lord Londesborough died in April 1900, aged 65, and was succeeded in his titles by his son William. Lady Londesborough died in 1915.[''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage,'' 100th Edn, London, 1953.]
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