Godfrey Chetwynd, 8th Viscount Chetwynd
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Godfrey John Boyle Chetwynd, 8th Viscount Chetwynd CH
(3 October 1863–22 March 1936) was a British
peer and industrialist.
Chetwynd was the second son of Captain Henry Weyland Chetwynd (the third son of the 6th Viscount Chetwynd) and his wife Julia (a maternal granddaughter of the 3rd Baron Macdonald of Sleat). On 12 April 1893, he married Baroness Hilda von Alvensleben-Rusteberg. They later divorced and on 10 February 1904, he married Hon. Mary Eden (the third daughter of the 4th Baron Auckland) and they had three children, Adam Duncan (1904-1965), John Julian (1906-1966), and (Mary Diana) Eve (1908-1997).
In 1911, Chetwynd inherited his uncle's titles. From 1915-19, he was managing director of the National Shell Filling Factory No. 6, Chilwell
, Nottinghamshire
, which he designed and built; for which he was a made a Companion of Honour
for his services to the war effort.
Order of the Companions of Honour
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(3 October 1863–22 March 1936) was a British
United Kingdom
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peer and industrialist.
Chetwynd was the second son of Captain Henry Weyland Chetwynd (the third son of the 6th Viscount Chetwynd) and his wife Julia (a maternal granddaughter of the 3rd Baron Macdonald of Sleat). On 12 April 1893, he married Baroness Hilda von Alvensleben-Rusteberg. They later divorced and on 10 February 1904, he married Hon. Mary Eden (the third daughter of the 4th Baron Auckland) and they had three children, Adam Duncan (1904-1965), John Julian (1906-1966), and (Mary Diana) Eve (1908-1997).
In 1911, Chetwynd inherited his uncle's titles. From 1915-19, he was managing director of the National Shell Filling Factory No. 6, Chilwell
Chilwell
Chilwell is a residential suburb of Greater Nottingham, in the Borough of Broxtowe of Nottinghamshire, west of Nottingham city. Until 1974 it was part of Beeston and Stapleford Urban District, having been in Stapleford Rural District until 1935.-History:...
, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
, which he designed and built; for which he was a made a Companion of Honour
Order of the Companions of Honour
The Order of the Companions of Honour is an order of the Commonwealth realms. It was founded by King George V in June 1917, as a reward for outstanding achievements in the arts, literature, music, science, politics, industry or religion....
for his services to the war effort.