Baron Alington
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Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
on 28 July 1642 when William Alington
William Alington, 1st Baron Alington
William Alington, 1st Baron Alington of Killard was an Irish peer, the son of Sir Giles Alington. He was created 1st Baron Alington of Killard, on 28 July 1642....
was made Baron Alington, of Killard in the County of Cork. His second son, the third Baron (who succeeded in the title on the early death of his elder brother), was a Major-General in the British Army
British Army
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. On 5 December 1682 he was created Baron Alington, of Wymondley in the County of Hertford, in the Peerage of England
Peerage of England
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. The English barony became extinct on the death of his young son Giles, the fourth Baron, in 1691. The late Baron was succeeded in the Irish barony by his uncle, the fifth Baron. He was a Captain in the Army. On his death in February 1723 the Irish barony became extinct as well.
The title was revived on 15 January 1876 when the horse racing profile and Conservative
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politician Henry Sturt
Henry Sturt, 1st Baron Alington
Henry Gerard Sturt, 1st Baron Alington was a British peer and Conservative Party politician. The son of Henry Sturt, he was created 1st Baron Alington of Crichel on 15 January 1876....
was made Baron Alington, of Crichel in the County of Dorset, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
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. He was the son of Henry Sturt
Henry Sturt
Henry Charles Sturt , of Crichel House, Dorset, was a British landowner and politician.-Background:Sturt was the son of Charles Sturt, son of Humphrey Sturt and his wife Diana, daughter of Sir Nathaniel Napier, 3rd Baronet, and his wife the Hon...
, great-grandson of Humphrey Sturt
Humphrey Sturt
Humphrey Sturt was a British architect. He designed the Horton Tower in Horton, Dorset, built 1750. He was the Lord of Horton Manor and was five times returned to parliament as the MP for the county of Dorset 1745-86...
by his wife Diana (through which marriage Crichel House
Crichel House
Crichel House is a country house located near the village of Moor Crichel in Dorset, England. It is surrounded by of parkland, which includes a crescent-shaped lake covering ....
in Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
came into the Sturt family), daughter of Sir Nathaniel Napier, 3rd Baronet, and the Honourable Catherine, daughter of the third Baron of the 1642 creation. Lord Alington was succeeded by his son, the second Baron. He represented Dorset East
East Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)
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in Parliament. His eldest son, Captain Hon. Gerard Philip Montagu Napier Sturt (1893–1918), died on Armistice Day
Armistice Day
Armistice Day is on 11 November and commemorates the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front of World War I, which took effect at eleven o'clock in the morning—the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day...
1918, from wounds received in action, unmarried. Lord Alington was therefore succeeded by his second son, the third Baron. He was a Captain in the Royal Air Force. He had no sons and on his death in 1940 the title became extinct. The family seat of Crichel House passed to the late Baron's daughter, the Honourable Mary Anna Sibell Elizabeth Sturt (1929-2010).
Barons Alington; First and second creations (1642/1682)
- William Alington, 1st Baron AlingtonWilliam Alington, 1st Baron AlingtonWilliam Alington, 1st Baron Alington of Killard was an Irish peer, the son of Sir Giles Alington. He was created 1st Baron Alington of Killard, on 28 July 1642....
(d. 1648) - Giles Alington, 2nd Baron Alington (d. 1659)
- William Alington, 3rd Baron Alington, 1st Baron AlingtonWilliam Alington, 3rd Baron AlingtonMajor General William Alington, 3rd Baron Alington LL was an Irish peer, the son of William Alington, 1st Baron Alington. He succeeded to the title title of 3rd Baron Alington of Killard, co...
(d. 1684) (created Baron Alington in the Peerage of England in 1682) - Giles Alington, 4th Baron Alington, 2nd Baron Alington (1680–1691)
- Hildebrand Alington, 5th Baron Alington of KillardHildebrand Alington, 5th Baron AlingtonCaptain Hildebrand Alington, 5th Baron Alington of Killard was an Irish peer, the son of William Alington, 1st Baron Alington of Killard...
(1641–1723)
Barons Alington; Third creation (1876)
- Henry Gerard Sturt, 1st Baron AlingtonHenry Sturt, 1st Baron AlingtonHenry Gerard Sturt, 1st Baron Alington was a British peer and Conservative Party politician. The son of Henry Sturt, he was created 1st Baron Alington of Crichel on 15 January 1876....
(1825–1904) - Humphrey Napier Sturt, 2nd Baron AlingtonHumphrey Sturt, 2nd Baron AlingtonHumphrey Napier Sturt, 2nd Baron Alington, KCVO was a British peer, the son of Henry Gerard Sturt, 1st Baron Alington of Crichel. He succeeded to the Barony on 17 February 1904.-Family:...
(1859–1919) - Napier George Henry Sturt, 3rd Baron AlingtonNapier Sturt, 3rd Baron AlingtonCaptain Napier George Henry Sturt, 3rd Baron Alington was a British peer, the son of Humphrey Sturt, 2nd Baron Alington....
(1896–1940)