Sydney Holland Vanity Fair 25 August 1904

Sydney George Holland, 2nd Viscount Knutsford (19 March 185527 July 1931) was a British barrister and peer.

Background and education

Knutsford was the eldest twin son of the

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politician Henry Holland, 1st Viscount Knutsford, and his wife Elizabeth Margaret Hibbert. His grandfather was the physician and travel writer

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. His mother died when he was three years old. He was educated at Wellington College and

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, and was

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in 1879.

Career

In 1898 Knutsford was elected as Chairman of the East and West India Dock Company. He was a Director of many companies including an English, Scottish and Australian Bank, and the Underground Electric Railways Company. He was also a Director of

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, London and Scottish Life Assurance Company and was an Honorary Fellow of

. He was made a Chairman of Poplar Hospital in 1891 before becoming president in 1920 and he was

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of the

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House Committee from 1896 to 1931. He succeeded his father as Viscount Knutsford in 1914. Holland acted as justice of the peace for

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and

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, and awarded the

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Family

Lord Knutsford married Lady Mary Ashburnham, daughter of Bertram Ashburnham, 4th Earl of Ashburnham, in 1883. They had two daughters. He died in July 1931, aged 76. As he had no sons he was succeeded in his titles by his younger twin brother, Arthur. His daughters were: *Hon. Lucy Katherine (15 Sept. 1886) *Hon. Rachael Mary (6 June 1877), who married Brigadier Lord Douglas Malise Graham son of

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and had issue.

Arms

References

Book cited

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Knutsford, Sydney Holland, 2nd Viscount 1855 births 1931 deaths English barristers People educated at Wellington College, Berkshire Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge 2 English twins