Alban Gibbs, 2nd Baron Aldenham
British politician
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Alban George Henry Gibbs, 2nd Baron Aldenham (23 April 1846 – 9 May 1936), was a British Conservative Party politician and hereditary peer.
23 April 1846
The Lord Aldenham | |
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| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| In office 13 September 1907 – 9 May 1936 | |
| Preceded by | The 1st Baron Aldenham |
| Succeeded by | The 3rd Baron Aldenham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alban George Henry Gibbs 23 April 1846 |
| Died | 9 May 1936 (aged 90) |
| Spouse |
Bridget Beresford-Hope
(m. 1873) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents |
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| Occupation | Member of Parliament |
Gibbs was the eldest son of Hucks Gibbs, 1st Baron Aldenham, and his wife Louisa Anne (née Adams).
He was elected at the 1892 general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the City of London,[1] and held the seat until his resignation from the House of Commons on 14 February 1906 by the procedural device of accepting appointment as Steward of the Manor of Northstead.[2]
He succeeded to the title Baron Aldenham on 13 September 1907.
He married Bridget Beresford-Hope, daughter of Alexander Beresford-Hope, on 18 February 1873. They had three children:
- Catherine Louisa Gibbs (1875–1967)
- Mildred Dorothea Gibbs (1876–1961)
- Gerald Henry Beresford Gibbs, 3rd Baron Aldenham (1879–1939)
He was a member of the London Survey Committee, a voluntary organisation publishing architectural surveys of the capital.[3]
