Henry Gerard Sturt, 1st Baron Alington (16 May 1825 – 17 February 1904) was a British peer and Conservative Party

Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

 politician. 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...

, he was created 1st Baron Alington

Baron Alington

Baron Alington was a title that was created three times in British history. The first creation came in the Peerage of Ireland on 28 July 1642 when William Alington was made Baron Alington, of Killard in the County of Cork. His second son, the third Baron , was a Major-General in the British Army...

 of Crichel on 15 January 1876.

Sturt was twice married. On 10 September 1853, he wed Lady Augusta Bingham, the daughter of George Charles Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan. Among the couple's three children were Humphrey Napier Sturt, 2nd Baron Alington

Humphrey Sturt, 2nd Baron Alington

Humphrey 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), the Winifred Selina Sturt (1868-1914) and Mildred Cecilia Harriet Sturt (1869-1942), who herself made two notable marriages - first to Henry Cadogan, Viscount Chelsea

Henry Cadogan, Viscount Chelsea

Henry Arthur Cadogan, Viscount Chelsea, DL was a British Conservative politician.Lord Chelsea was the second son of the 5th Earl Cadogan and his first wife, Beatrix, a daughter of the 2nd Earl of Craven. On 30 April 1892, he married Hon...

 and, after his death, Hedworth Lambton

Hedworth Meux

Admiral of the Fleet The Hon Sir Hedworth Meux GCB KCVO , formerly The Hon Hedworth Lambton was an English naval officer famous for bringing help to the British forces in the Siege of Ladysmith....

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On 10 February 1892, Sturt wed Evelyn Henrietta Leigh.