Edward Arthur Colebrooke, 1st Baron Colebrooke, (12 October 1861 – 28 February 1939), known as Sir Edward Colebrooke, Bt, from 1890 to 1906, was a British Liberal politician and courtier. He served as

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under

H. H. Asquith Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith (12 September 1852 – 15 February 1928) was a British statesman and Liberal Party (UK), Liberal politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916. He was the last ...

and

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between 1911 and 1922.

Background

Colebrooke was the son of Sir Thomas Colebrooke, 4th Baronet, and his wife Elizabeth Margaret Richardson, daughter of J. Richardson. He succeeded his father in the

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in 1890.

Political career

In 1906 Colebrooke was raised to the peerage as Baron Colebrooke, of Stebunheath in the County of Middlesex. He served under

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and

as a

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(government whip in the

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) from 1906 to 1911 and then under Asquith and later

as Government Chief Whip in the Lords and

from 1911 to 1922. In 1914 he was admitted to the Privy Council. Lord Colebrooke was also a Permanent Lord-in-Waiting from 1924 to 1939 and served as

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from 1906 to 1907. He was admitted to the

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as a Commander (CVO) in 1906, a Knight Commander (KCVO) in 1922 and a Knight Grand Cross (GCVO) in 1927. He was also a deputy lieutenant of

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Family

Lord Colebrooke married Alexandra Harriet Paget, daughter of General

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, in 1889. They had one son (who died in 1921) and two daughters. He died in February 1939, aged 77, when the baronetcy and barony became extinct. Lady Colebrooke died in 1944.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Colebrooke, Edward Colebrooke, 1st Baron 1861 births 1939 deaths Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

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