Edward Villiers, 5th Earl of Clarendon
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Edward Hyde Villiers, 5th Earl of Clarendon PC
(11 February 1846 – 2 October 1914), styled Lord Hyde between 1846 and 1870, was a British
Liberal Unionist politician. He served as Lord Chamberlain of the Household between 1900 and 1905.
statesman George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon
and his wife Lady Katherine Grimston, daughter of James Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam
. He was educated at Harrow
and Trinity College, Cambridge
.
in 1869, a seat he retained until the following year, when he succeeded his father in the earldom and took his seat in the House of Lords
. In 1895 he was appointed a Lord-in-Waiting
in the Unionist administration of Lord Salisbury
, a position he held until 1900, when he was promoted to Lord Chamberlain of the Household and admitted to the Privy Council
. He retained this office also when Arthur Balfour became Prime Minister in 1902. The government fell in December 1905 and Clarendon was never to return to office.
Apart from his political career Lord Clarendon was also Lord-Lieutenant of Hertfordshire from 1893 to 1914.
for Cambridge University
in 1865. He was a right-handed batsman (RHB) and a roundarm fast bowler. Four of his uncles James
, Edward
, Robert
and Francis Grimston
all played first-class cricket, as did his cousin Walter Grimston
. Between 1890 and 1896, Lord Clarendon was a member of the Football Committee at West Hertfordshire Sports Club, chairing some of the meetings. During this period the club won three Herts Senior Cup
s in four years, not entering it in the other year. This football team was later to become known as Watford Football Club.
, on 6 September 1876. After his first wife's death in 1894 he married secondly, Emma Hatch, on 5 August 1908. By his first marriage he had two children:
Lord Clarendon died in October 1914, aged 68, and was succeeded in the earldom by his only son George
.
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
(11 February 1846 – 2 October 1914), styled Lord Hyde between 1846 and 1870, was a British
United Kingdom
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Liberal Unionist politician. He served as Lord Chamberlain of the Household between 1900 and 1905.
Background and education
Clarendon was the second but eldest surviving son of the prominent LiberalLiberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
statesman George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon
George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon
George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon KG, GCB, PC , was an English diplomat and statesman.-Background and education:...
and his wife Lady Katherine Grimston, daughter of James Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam
James Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam
James Walter Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam , styled Lord Dunboyne from 1775 until 1808 and known as Viscount Grimston from 1808 to 1815, was a British peer and Member of Parliament....
. He was educated at Harrow
Harrow School
Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
and Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
.
Political career
Clarendon was elected to Parliament for BreconBrecon (UK Parliament constituency)
Brecon was a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and its predecessors, from 1542 until it was abolished for the 1885 general election.-Boundaries:...
in 1869, a seat he retained until the following year, when he succeeded his father in the earldom and took his seat in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
. In 1895 he was appointed a Lord-in-Waiting
Lord-in-Waiting
Most Lords in Waiting are Government whips in the House of Lords who are members of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. As members of the Royal Household their duties are nominal, though they are occasionally required to meet visiting political and state leaders on visits...
in the Unionist administration of Lord Salisbury
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, KG, GCVO, PC , styled Lord Robert Cecil before 1865 and Viscount Cranborne from June 1865 until April 1868, was a British Conservative statesman and thrice Prime Minister, serving for a total of over 13 years...
, a position he held until 1900, when he was promoted to Lord Chamberlain of the Household and admitted to the Privy Council
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
. He retained this office also when Arthur Balfour became Prime Minister in 1902. The government fell in December 1905 and Clarendon was never to return to office.
Apart from his political career Lord Clarendon was also Lord-Lieutenant of Hertfordshire from 1893 to 1914.
Sporting career
Clarendon made one known appearance in first-class cricketFirst-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
for Cambridge University
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
in 1865. He was a right-handed batsman (RHB) and a roundarm fast bowler. Four of his uncles James
James Grimston, 2nd Earl of Verulam
James Walter Grimston, 2nd Earl of Verulam , known as Viscount Grimston from 1815 to 1845, was a British peer and Conservative politician. He was the eldest son of James Walter Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam, and Lady Charlotte Jenkinson...
, Edward
Edward Grimston
The Honourable Edward Harbottle Grimston was an English amateur cricketer and a Conservative Party politician who held a seat in the House of Commons from 1835 to 1841.- Cricket :...
, Robert
Robert Grimston (cricketer)
The Honourable Robert Grimston was an English amateur cricketer.-Career:...
and Francis Grimston
Francis Grimston
The Reverend Honourable Francis Sylvester Grimston was an English amateur cricketer.-Career:...
all played first-class cricket, as did his cousin Walter Grimston
Walter Grimston
Walter Edward Grimston was an English amateur cricketer.-Career:...
. Between 1890 and 1896, Lord Clarendon was a member of the Football Committee at West Hertfordshire Sports Club, chairing some of the meetings. During this period the club won three Herts Senior Cup
Herts Senior Cup
The Herts Senior Cup, officially titled the Hertfordshire County Football Association Senior Challenge Cup, is the oldest County-based football Cup competition based exclusively in Hertfordshire, UK. It was first contested in the 1886-87 season and won by Hoddesdon Town. It has been contested every...
s in four years, not entering it in the other year. This football team was later to become known as Watford Football Club.
Family
Lord Clarendon married firstly, Lady Caroline Agar, daughter of James Agar, 3rd Earl of NormantonJames Agar, 3rd Earl of Normanton
James Charles Herbert Welbore Ellis Agar, 3rd Earl of Normanton , known as Viscount Somerton until 1868, was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom....
, on 6 September 1876. After his first wife's death in 1894 he married secondly, Emma Hatch, on 5 August 1908. By his first marriage he had two children:
- George Herbert Hyde Villiers, 6th Earl of ClarendonGeorge Villiers, 6th Earl of ClarendonGeorge Herbert Hyde Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon KG, PC , known as Lord Hyde from 1877 to 1914, was a British Conservative politician...
(1877–1955) - Lady Edith Villiers (1878–1935)
Lord Clarendon died in October 1914, aged 68, and was succeeded in the earldom by his only son George
George Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon
George Herbert Hyde Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon KG, PC , known as Lord Hyde from 1877 to 1914, was a British Conservative politician...
.