Henry Nevill, 3rd Marquess of Abergavenny
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Lieutenant-Colonel
Henry Gilbert Ralph Nevill, 3rd Marquess of Abergavenny DL
(2 September 1854 - 10 January 1938), styled Lord Henry Nevill between 1876 and 1927, was a British peer.
Neville was the second son of William Nevill, 1st Marquess of Abergavenny
, by Caroline Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, daughter of Sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 2nd Baronet
. He was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Territorial Army Reserves, a Major in the Sussex Imperial Yeomanry and a Deputy Lieutenant
of Sussex
. He succeeded to the marquessate in October 1927, aged 73, on the death of his brother, who died without issue.
After his first wife's death in December 1880 he married Maud Augusta Beckett-Denison, daughter of William Beckett-Denison
, on 20 October 1886. They had one child:
After his second wife's death in July 1927 he married his first cousin, Mary Frances Nevill, daughter of the Honourable Ralph Pelham neville and widow of Henry Hardinge, 3rd Viscount Hardinge, on 18 October 1928. This marriage produced no children. Lord Abergavenny died after falling from a horse during a fox hunt. As he died with no male heir, the marquessate passed to his nephew, Major Guy Larnach-Nevill
, on his death. The Marchioness of Abergavenny died in October 1954, aged 85.
Lieutenant-Colonel (UK)
Lieutenant colonel is a rank in the British Army and Royal Marines which is also used in many Commonwealth countries. The rank is superior to major, and subordinate to colonel...
Henry Gilbert Ralph Nevill, 3rd Marquess of Abergavenny DL
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
(2 September 1854 - 10 January 1938), styled Lord Henry Nevill between 1876 and 1927, was a British peer.
Neville was the second son of William Nevill, 1st Marquess of Abergavenny
William Nevill, 1st Marquess of Abergavenny
William Nevill, 1st Marquess of Abergavenny KG, MVO , styled Viscount Neville between 1845 and 1868 and known as The Earl of Abergavenny between 1868 and 1876, was a British peer....
, by Caroline Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, daughter of Sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 2nd Baronet
Sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 2nd Baronet
Sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 2nd Baronet , was a British Member of Parliament.Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone was the son of Sir Richard Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 1st Baronet. He succeeded as second Baronet in 1807, at the age of seven, on the death of his father...
. He was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Territorial Army Reserves, a Major in the Sussex Imperial Yeomanry and a Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
of Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
. He succeeded to the marquessate in October 1927, aged 73, on the death of his brother, who died without issue.
Family
Lord Abergavenny married Violet Streatfield, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Dorrien Streatfeild, on 12 September 1876. They had three children:- Lady Joan Marion Nevill (1877–1952).
- Gilbert Reginald Nevill (1879–1891).
- Geoffrey Nevill (b./d. 1879).
After his first wife's death in December 1880 he married Maud Augusta Beckett-Denison, daughter of William Beckett-Denison
William Beckett-Denison
William Beckett-Denison was an English banker and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1876 and 1890. He died when he fell under a train....
, on 20 October 1886. They had one child:
- Lady Marguerite Helen Nevill (1887–1975)
After his second wife's death in July 1927 he married his first cousin, Mary Frances Nevill, daughter of the Honourable Ralph Pelham neville and widow of Henry Hardinge, 3rd Viscount Hardinge, on 18 October 1928. This marriage produced no children. Lord Abergavenny died after falling from a horse during a fox hunt. As he died with no male heir, the marquessate passed to his nephew, Major Guy Larnach-Nevill
Guy Larnach-Nevill, 4th Marquess of Abergavenny
Major Guy Temple Montacute Larnach-Nevill, 4th Marquess of Abergavenny, JP, DL was a British Peer, the son of Lord George Montacute Nevill....
, on his death. The Marchioness of Abergavenny died in October 1954, aged 85.