George Ormsby-Gore, 3rd Baron Harlech
British peer (KCB), politician & honorary military colonel (1855-1938)
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George Ralph Charles Ormsby-Gore, 3rd Baron Harlech, KCB TD DL (21 January 1855 – 8 May 1938), was a British soldier and Conservative Member of Parliament.[1]
George Ralph Charles Ormsby-Gore 3rd Baron Harlech | |
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Ormsby-Gore in 1917 | |
| Member of Parliament for Oswestry | |
| In office 1901–1904 | |
| Preceded by | Stanley Leighton |
| Succeeded by | Allan Heywood Bright |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 January 1855 |
| Died | 8 May 1938 (aged 83) |
| Resting place | Selattyn, near Oswestry, Shropshire |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Lady Margaret Ethel Gordon
(m. 1881) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | William Ormsby-Gore (son) |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Royal Military College, Sandhurst |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
Branch |  British Army |
Service years | 1875-1918 |
Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | Coldstream Guards Shropshire Yeomanry Welsh Guards |
Conflicts | |
Background and education
Harlech was the son of William Richard Ormsby-Gore, 2nd Baron Harlech, and Lady Emily Charlotte Seymour, and was educated at Eton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.[1][2]
Military career
He served in the regular army as a lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards from 1875 to 1883. He later served in the Shropshire Yeomanry, becoming its commanding officer as lieutenant-colonel from 1902 to 1907, and was honorary colonel from 1908. He commanded the Welsh Guards at home during the First World War in 1915.[3] He was chairman of the Salop Territorial Army Association.[1]
Political career
He was elected to the House of Commons for Oswestry in a by-election in May 1901,[4] a seat he held until 1904 when he succeeded his father as third Baron Harlech and entered the House of Lords.[1]
Crown appointments
Lord Harlech was a justice of the peace for both County Leitrim and Shropshire and High Sheriff of Leitrim for 1885. He was appointed to be a deputy lieutenant of Merionethshire in 1896[5] and of Shropshire in 1897.[6]
Harlech also served as Lord Lieutenant of Leitrim from 1904 to 1922 and as Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire from 1927[7] to 1938,[8] as well as Constable of Harlech Castle from 1927 until his death.
Honours and decorations
- DL: Deputy lieutenant of Salop, and County Merioneth.[1]
- TD:
Recipient of the Territorial Decoration, 2 September 1910.[9] - CB: Companion of the Order of the Bath.
- GCB: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath – as a Companion (CB) in the 1923 Birthday Honours.[10][11]
- KCB:
Knight commander in the 1936 New Year Honours.[3][12][13]
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Harlech was also awarded the Knight of the Order of St John of Jerusalem[citation needed] From 1926 to 1938 he was served as Provincial Grand Master of Freemasonry in Shropshire and was a member of the Lodge of St. Oswald (No. 1124), which is now also known as the Harlech Lodge of Perfection.[citation needed]
Arms
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Personal life
Lord Harlech married Lady Margaret Ethel Gordon, daughter of Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly, on 25 July 1881. They had one child :[1]
- William George Arthur Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech (born 11 April 1885, died 14 February 1964)
His family seats were Brogyntyn, Oswestry; Derrycarne, County Leitrim, Glyn, Merionethshire.[1]
Harlech died in May 1938, aged 83, and was succeeded in the barony by his son. Lady Harlech died in 1950.[14] The couple are buried in the parish churchyard of Selattyn near Oswestry. Their southern English home was Tetworth Hall at Ascot in Berkshire.[citation needed]