Arthur William de Brito Savile Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, (27 May 1870 – 15 May 1941), styled Viscount Hawkesbury between 1905 and 1907, was a British

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politician, the 16th and last

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, and the first Governor-General of New Zealand.

Background and education

Born at Compton Place,

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/ref> On his mother's side he descended from

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, the architect. He was educated at

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and the

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before joining the Rifle Brigade.

Military career

Foljambe was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade on 2 May 1891, and was promoted to

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on 14 February 1893 and to captain on 1 December 1897. He saw active service in the

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in South Africa. In July 1901 he was appointed an extra aide-de-camp to the Earl Cadogan, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. He returned to his regiment in December 1901, joining the 4th battalion stationed in

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. He retired from the army in 1907.

Political career

Liverpool succeeded his father in the earldom in 1907 and took his seat in the

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on the Liberal benches. In July 1909 he was appointed Comptroller of the Household in the Liberal administration of H. H. Asquith, a post he held until 1912, when he was appointed

. In 1917 the office was raised in rank to that of Governor-General of New Zealand. The same year Liverpool was also admitted to the Privy Council. His term was extended to cover the visit of the

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/ref> He retired as governor-general in 1920 and was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath on 7 October 1920. During the

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, Liverpool conferred his name upon a New Zealand infantry regiment. The

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was formed in 1915, served with the New Zealand Division during the war and was disbanded in 1919.

Family

Lord Liverpool married Annette Louise Monck, daughter of Henry Monck, 5th

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, in 1897. They had no children. In the

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, Annette, Countess of Liverpool, was appointed a

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. Lord Liverpool owned Hartsholme Hall from 1909 to 1939. He died at his home

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Hall in May 1941, aged 70, and was succeeded in his titles by his half-brother, Gerald Foljambe. The Countess of Liverpool died in May 1948, aged 73.

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