Ernest Noel
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Ernest Noel FGS was member of Parliament for the Scottish seat of Dumfries Burghs
from 1874 to 1886. He was chairman of the Artizans, Labourers & General Dwellings Company
from 1880, during the construction of a new suburb for the working classes in Wood Green
which was named "Noel Park
" in his honour.
and Diana, Baroness Barham and brother of Charles Noel, 3rd Baron Barham
(later 1st Earl of Gainsborough
).
Noel married three times and was widowed twice:
at the age of 25.
Between 1874 and 1886, Noel was Liberal
member of Parliament for the Scottish seat of Dumfries Burghs
. In the 1886
and 1892
elections he stood in Stirlingshire
as a Liberal Unionist
candidate but was unsuccessful both times.
From 1880, was chairman of the Artizans, Labourers & General Dwellings Company
a for profit joint stock company
, interested in the construction of improved housing for the working classes. The company's "Noel Park" estate at Wood Green was named in his honour. Noel was deputy chairman of the English and Scottish London Board of the Eagle, Star and British Dominions Insurance Company. He was chairman of the Mercantile Investment Trust until the age of 95.
Dumfries Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
Dumfries Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until 1918...
from 1874 to 1886. He was chairman of the Artizans, Labourers & General Dwellings Company
Artizans, Labourers & General Dwellings Company
The Artizans, Labourers & General Dwellings Company was a nineteenth century philanthropic model dwellings company, which later became a multinational property developer before being absorbed into Sun Life.-Origins:...
from 1880, during the construction of a new suburb for the working classes in Wood Green
Wood Green
Wood Green is a district in north London, England, located in the London Borough of Haringey. It is situated north of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of the metropolitan centres in Greater London.-History:...
which was named "Noel Park
Noel Park
Noel Park in London, England, is a late-19th early 20th-century planned community consisting of 2,200 model dwellings, designed by Rowland Plumbe. It was developed in open countryside to the north of London in the valley of the River Moselle, about half-way between the historic villages of Highgate...
" in his honour.
Family
Noel was the second son of the Reverend Baptist Wriothesley Noel and Jane Noel (née Baillie). His father was the tenth son of Sir Gerard NoelSir Gerard Noel, 2nd Baronet
Sir Gerard Noel Noel, 2nd Baronet , of Welham Grove in Leicestershire and Exton Park in Rutland, known as Gerard Edwardes until 1798, was an English Member of Parliament.-Background:...
and Diana, Baroness Barham and brother of Charles Noel, 3rd Baron Barham
Charles Noel, 1st Earl of Gainsborough
Charles Noel Noel, 1st Earl of Gainsborough , known as Charles Edwardes until 1798, as Charles Noel between 1798 and 1823 and as the Lord Barham between 1823 and 1841, was a British peer and Whig politician....
(later 1st Earl of Gainsborough
Earl of Gainsborough
Earl of Gainsborough is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation ended in extinction when the sixth Earl died without heirs...
).
Noel married three times and was widowed twice:
- 1857–1870 - Louisa Hope, daughter of Thomas Milne
- 1873–1902 - Lady Augusta Keppel, daughter of the 6th Earl of AlbermarleGeorge Keppel, 6th Earl of AlbemarleGeneral George Thomas Keppel, 6th Earl of Albemarle DL, FGS, FSA , styled The Honourable from birth until 1851, was a British soldier, Liberal politician and writer.-Background and education:...
- 1909–1931 - Sidney Emily Saunders, daughter of the Reverend W Sidney Saunders
Career
Noel was educated in Edinburgh, was elected a Fellow of the Geological Society in 1849, and entered Trinity College, CambridgeTrinity 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...
at the age of 25.
Between 1874 and 1886, Noel was Liberal
Liberal 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...
member of Parliament for the Scottish seat of Dumfries Burghs
Dumfries Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
Dumfries Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until 1918...
. In the 1886
United Kingdom general election, 1886
-Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the UK general election, 1886*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...
and 1892
United Kingdom general election, 1892
The 1892 United Kingdom general election was held from 4 July to 26 July 1892. It saw the Conservatives, led by Lord Salisbury, win the greatest number of seats, but not enough for an overall majority as William Ewart Gladstone's Liberals won many more seats than in the 1886 general election...
elections he stood in Stirlingshire
Stirlingshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Stirlingshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain and later of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 until 1918...
as a Liberal Unionist
Liberal Unionist Party
The Liberal Unionist Party was a British political party that was formed in 1886 by a faction that broke away from the Liberal Party. Led by Lord Hartington and Joseph Chamberlain, the party formed a political alliance with the Conservative Party in opposition to Irish Home Rule...
candidate but was unsuccessful both times.
From 1880, was chairman of the Artizans, Labourers & General Dwellings Company
Artizans, Labourers & General Dwellings Company
The Artizans, Labourers & General Dwellings Company was a nineteenth century philanthropic model dwellings company, which later became a multinational property developer before being absorbed into Sun Life.-Origins:...
a for profit joint stock company
Joint stock company
A joint-stock company is a type of corporation or partnership involving two or more individuals that own shares of stock in the company...
, interested in the construction of improved housing for the working classes. The company's "Noel Park" estate at Wood Green was named in his honour. Noel was deputy chairman of the English and Scottish London Board of the Eagle, Star and British Dominions Insurance Company. He was chairman of the Mercantile Investment Trust until the age of 95.