William Ernest Duncombe, 1st Earl of Feversham (28 January 1829 – 13 January 1915), known as The Lord Feversham between 1867 and 1868, was a British

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politician.

Biography

Duncombe was the son of William Duncombe, 2nd Baron Feversham, and his wife Lady Louisa Stewart. He was elected to the

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for

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in 1852, a seat he held until 1857, and then represented the

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between 1859 and 1867. The latter year he succeeded his father in the barony and entered the

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. In 1868 he was created Viscount Helmsley, of Helmsley in the North Riding of the County of York, and Earl of Feversham, of Ryedale in the North Riding of the County of York. His annual rental income was about £34,000 a year.

Marriage and children

Lord Feversham married Mabel Violet, daughter of

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, in 1851. They had seven children: * Lady Mabel Cynthia Duncombe (born ?, died 25 April 1926) * Lady Ulrica Duncombe (born 1875, died 27 April 1935), married Brigadier-General

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Everard Baring,

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, CVO, son of Edward Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke * Lady Helen Venetia Duncombe (born 1866, died 16 May 1954), married

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, no issue. * William Reginald Duncombe, Viscount Helmsley (born 1 August 1852, died 24 December 1881), father of

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1895–1900, unmarried. * Lady Hermione Wilhelmina Duncombe (born 30 March 1864, died 19 March 1895), married

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, mother of the 6th and 7th Dukes of Leinster. In 1862, Lord Feversham was living in Grosvenor Square, and from 1868-1875, he leased 2 Albert Gate, Knightsbridge (now the Embassy of

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). Lord Feversham died in January 1915, aged 85, and was succeeded in his titles by his grandson

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, his eldest son and heir apparent

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having predeceased him. Lady Feversham died only seven months after her husband.

Notes

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, *

External links

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