William Henry Fellowes, 2nd Baron de Ramsey (16 May 1848 – 8 May 1925), was a British

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politician. De Ramsey was the eldest son of

Edward Fellowes, 1st Baron de Ramsey Edward Fellowes, 1st Baron de Ramsey Deputy Lieutenant, DL (14 May 1809 – 9 August 1887) was a British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament. De Ramsey was the son of William Henry Fel ...

, and Hon. Mary Julia Milles. Ailwyn Fellowes, 1st Baron Ailwyn, was his younger brother. He purchased a commission as a

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in the Life Guards on 16 March 1867; he retired as a captain on 21 July 1877. He succeeded his father as

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for

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in 1880, a seat he held until 1885 when the constituency was abolished, and then represented

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until August 1887, when he inherited the barony on his father's death and entered the

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. In 1890 de Ramsey was appointed a Lord-in-waiting (government whip in the House of Lords) in the Conservative administration of

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, a post he held until the Conservative defeat in the 1892 general election.

Family

Lord de Ramsey married Lady Rosamond Jane Frances Spencer-Churchill, daughter of

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, in 1877. He thereby became the brother-in-law of

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and the uncle (through marriage) of

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. They had a London home in Grosvenor Square. Lady de Ramsey died in 1920. Lord de Ramsey survived her by five years and died in May 1925, aged 76. He was succeeded in the barony by his grandson Ailwyn, his son and heir apparent Captain the Hon. Coulson Churchill Fellowes having died on active service in the First World War. *Hon.

Alexandra Frances Anne Fellowes Alexandra () is the feminine form of the given name Alexander (, ). Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "prot ...

(29 June 1880 – 16 September 1955), married Brig.-Gen. Hon.

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* Hon. Coulson Churchill Fellowes (8 February 1883 – 22 October 1915), married first

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and secondly Hon. Lilah O'Brien ** Ailwyn Fellowes, 3rd Baron de Ramsey (1910–1993) *Hon. Reginald Ailwyn Fellowes (20 January 1884 – 19 March 1953), married Marguerite Séverine Philippine Decazes de Glücksberg more usually known as

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*Hon. Gladys Cecil Georgina Fellowes (4 January 1885 – 4 August 1952), married Captain

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*Hon.

Hermione Frances Caroline Fellowes Hermione may refer to: People * Hermione (given name), a female given name * Hermione (mythology), only daughter of Menelaus and Helen in Greek mythology and original bearer of the name Arts and literature * ''Cadmus et Hermione'', an opera by ...

(31 July 1886 – January 1972), married 1. Brig.-Gen. Lord Esmé Charles Gordon-Lennox and secondly Rolf Cederström, Baron Cederström *Hon. Sybil Inna Mildred Fellowes (24 October 1888 – 18 May 1948), married

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