Sir Giles Rolls Loder, 3rd Baronet DL, J.P, FLS (1914–1999) was an English aristocrat, World War II veteran, public official, horticulturalist and yachtsman.

Biography

Early life

Giles Rolls Loder was born on 10 November 1914 in

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, England.Obituaries: Sir Giles Loder Bt
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'', 22 March 1999 His father was Robert Egerton Loder and his mother, Muriel Rolls Hoare. His paternal grandfather was Sir Edmund Giles Loder, 2nd Baronet and his paternal great-grandfather was

Sir Robert Loder, 1st Baronet Sir Robert Loder, 1st Baronet, DL, JP (7 August 1823 – May 1888) was an English landowner, magistrate and Conservative politician. Loder is a Member of the Loder (Family) Biography Early life Robert Loder was born on 7 August 1823 in Sain ...

. He graduated from

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in 1936, and from

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in 1944.

Public service

During

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, he served in the

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and

Sussex Yeomanry The Sussex Yeomanry is a yeomanry regiment of the British Army dating from 1794. It was initially formed when there was a threat of French invasion during the Napoleonic Wars. After being reformed in the Second Boer War, it served in the World Wa ...

, and later worked with the

Vosper & Company Vosper & Company, often referred to simply as Vospers, was a British shipbuilding company based in Portsmouth, England. History The Company was established in 1871 by Herbert Edward Vosper, concentrating on ship repair and refitting work. By ...

for the

British Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom ...

. He later served as

High Sheriff of Sussex The office of Sheriff of Sussex was established before the Norman Conquest. The Office of sheriff remained first in precedence in the counties until the reign of Edward VII when an Order in Council in 1908 gave the Lord-Lieutenant the prime office ...

in 1948 and Justice of the Peace in 1949. He also served as Deputy Lieutenant of West Sussex in 1977.

Horticulture

He served as vice-president of

The Royal Horticultural Society The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity. The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr (Nor ...

. He was a recipient of the

Victoria Medal of Honour The Victoria Medal of Honour (VMH) is awarded to British horticulturists resident in the United Kingdom whom the Royal Horticultural Society Council considers deserving of special honour by the Society. The award was established in 1897 "in per ...

for his horticultural prowess in 1968. At his family estate of

Leonardslee Leonardslee is an English country house and English landscape garden and woodland garden in Lower Beeding, near Horsham, West Sussex, England. The Grade I listed garden is particularly significant for its spring displays of rhododendrons, azalea ...

, he planted hundreds of varieties of

rhododendron ''Rhododendron'' (; : ''rhododendra'') is a very large genus of about 1,024 species of woody plants in the Ericaceae, heath family (Ericaceae). They can be either evergreen or deciduous. Most species are native to eastern Asia and the Himalayan ...

magnolia ''Magnolia'' is a large genus of about 210 to 340The number of species in the genus ''Magnolia'' depends on the taxonomic view that one takes up. Recent molecular and morphological research shows that former genera ''Talauma'', ''Dugandiodendr ...

s, and

camellia ''Camellia'' (pronounced or ) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae. They are found in tropical and subtropical areas in East Asia, eastern and South Asia, southern Asia, from the Himalayas east to Japan and Indonesia. There are ...

s, and built two

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s. He was elected President of Sussex Wildlife Trust on 21 October 1978 and remained in office until October 1983.

Yachting

An avid yachtsman, he was a member of the

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. He took part in the

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, one of the longest-running regular

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s in the world, where he sometimes skippered on the Kaylena, a well-known yacht.

Personal life

Loder is a Member of the Loder (Family) On 11 July 1939, he married Marie Violet Pamela Symons-Jeune, at St Margeret Church in Westminster, daughter of Captain Bertram Symons-Jeune, a famous garden designer. They had two sons: * Sir Edmund Jeune Loder, 4th Baronet (born 1941). He married (and later divorced) Penelope Jane Forde. They had a daughter: ** Gillian Marie Loder (born 1968). She married James D. P. Morgan. They had two children: *** Mathew Morgan (born 1995). *** Olivia Morgan (born 1996). * Robert Reginald Loder (born 1943). He married Quenelda Jane Royden, daughter of Sir John Ledward Royden, 4th Baronet (1907–1976). They had four children: ** Christopher Giles Loder (born 1968). ** Catherine Marie Violet Loder (born 1970). ** Peter Thomas Loder (born 1972). ** Mary Charlotte Loder (born 1972). They resided at Ockenden Manor, a

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-listed house in Cuckfield, West Sussex.British Listed Buildings: Ockenden House
/ref> He died on 24 February 1999.

References

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