Sir Victor Alexander Wrottesley, 12th Baronet Wrottesley, 4th Baron Wrottesley (18 September 1873 – 1 September 1962) was a British peer.
Biography
Wrottesley was the third son of
Arthur Wrottesley, 3rd Baron Wrottesley
Arthur Wrottesley, 3rd Baron Wrottesley (17 June 1824 – 28 December 1910), was a British peer and Liberal politician.
Early life and education
Wrottesley was born in London, the son of John Wrottesley, 2nd Baron Wrottesley, President of the ...
and his wife Hon.
Augusta Elizabeth Denison, daughter of
Albert Denison, 1st Baron Londesborough
Albert Denison Denison, 1st Baron Londesborough, Royal Guelphic Order, KCH, Royal Society, FRS, Society of Antiquaries of London, FSA (''né'' Conyngham; 21 October 1805 – 15 January 1860), was a British Whigs (British political party), Whig Pa ...
. By 1901 he was farming at New House, Ewhurst, Sussex. He had returned to the family seat,
Wrottesley Hall
Wrottesley Hall is a 1923-built Grade II Listed building, listed house in the civil parish of Perton, and historically part of Tettenhall in Staffordshire, England.
The manor of Wrottesley had been held by the Baron Wrottesley, Wrottesley family ...
, by 1926, where he lived until his death in 1962.
He was predeceased by his two older brothers and took his seat in the
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the lower house, the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. One of the oldest ext ...
on the death of his father in 1910.
He died in September 1962, aged 88, and was succeeded in the baronetcy and barony by his nephew
Richard John Wrottesley, 5th Baron Wrottesley.
See also
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Baron Wrottesley
Baron Wrottesley, of Wrottesley in the County of Stafford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 11 July 1838 for Sir John Wrottesley, 9th Baronet. He was a Major-General in the Army and also represented Lichfield, ...
, and The Wrottesley Baronetcy
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Wrottesley Hall
Wrottesley Hall is a 1923-built Grade II Listed building, listed house in the civil parish of Perton, and historically part of Tettenhall in Staffordshire, England.
The manor of Wrottesley had been held by the Baron Wrottesley, Wrottesley family ...
, Staffordshire
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
*The National Archives, London, England
*Oxford men & their colleges, Joseph Foster
eBook Page 143 of 143
External links
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1873 births
1962 deaths
Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
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