Horace Brooks Marshall, 1st Baron Marshall
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Horace Brooks Marshall, 1st Baron Marshall of Chipstead KCVO
PC (5 August 1865–29 March 1936) was an English
publisher and newspaper
distributor and Lord Mayor of London
, 1918–1919.
Marshall was born in Streatham
, Surrey
, a suburb of London
. He was educated at Dulwich College
and Trinity College, Dublin
and then joined his father's wholesale newspaper business in Fleet Street
, transforming it into one of the largest such businesses in the United Kingdom
. His father died in 1896 and Marshall succeeded him unopposed as member of the Court of Common Council of the City of London
for Farringdon Without
. In 1902 he was Sheriff
and was knighted
on the occasion of Edward VII's
coronation
. He became alderman
for Vintry
Ward in 1909.
He was Lord Mayor of London
in 1918–1919. As Lord Mayor during the First World War victory celebrations, he was particularly prominent, being appointed to the Privy Council
(entitling him to the style "The Right Honourable") in 1919 and appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
(KCVO) in the 1920 New Year Honours. Marshall was raised to the peerage
in the 1921 New Year Honours as Baron Marshall of Chipstead, of Chipstead in the County of Surrey, the first sitting alderman of the City of London to be so honoured.
His only son died in infancy and the barony thus became extinct upon his death.
Royal Victorian Order
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PC (5 August 1865–29 March 1936) was an English
England
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publisher and newspaper
Newspaper
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distributor and Lord Mayor of London
Lord Mayor of London
The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the legal title for the Mayor of the City of London Corporation. The Lord Mayor of London is to be distinguished from the Mayor of London; the former is an officer only of the City of London, while the Mayor of London is the Mayor of Greater London and...
, 1918–1919.
Marshall was born in Streatham
Streatham
Streatham is a district in Surrey, England, located in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is situated south of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-History:...
, Surrey
Surrey
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, a suburb of London
London
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. He was educated at Dulwich College
Dulwich College
Dulwich College is an independent school for boys in Dulwich, southeast London, England. The college was founded in 1619 by Edward Alleyn, a successful Elizabethan actor, with the original purpose of educating 12 poor scholars as the foundation of "God's Gift". It currently has about 1,600 boys,...
and Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
and then joined his father's wholesale newspaper business in Fleet Street
Fleet Street
Fleet Street is a street in central London, United Kingdom, named after the River Fleet, a stream that now flows underground. It was the home of the British press until the 1980s...
, transforming it into one of the largest such businesses in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. His father died in 1896 and Marshall succeeded him unopposed as member of the Court of Common Council of the City of London
City of London
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for Farringdon Without
Farringdon Without
Farringdon Without is a Ward in the City of London, England. The Ward covers the western fringes of the City, including the Middle Temple, Inner Temple, Smithfield Market and St Bartholomew's Hospital, as well as the area east of Chancery Lane...
. In 1902 he was Sheriff
Sheriffs of the City of London
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and was knighted
Knight Bachelor
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on the occasion of Edward VII's
Edward VII of the United Kingdom
Edward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910...
coronation
Coronation
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. He became alderman
Alderman
An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members themselves rather than by popular vote, or a council...
for Vintry
Vintry
Vintry is a ward of the City of London, within the boundary formed by Queen Victoria Street, Cannon Street, Queenhithe and Cousin Lane....
Ward in 1909.
He was Lord Mayor of London
Lord Mayor of London
The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the legal title for the Mayor of the City of London Corporation. The Lord Mayor of London is to be distinguished from the Mayor of London; the former is an officer only of the City of London, while the Mayor of London is the Mayor of Greater London and...
in 1918–1919. As Lord Mayor during the First World War victory celebrations, he was particularly prominent, being appointed 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...
(entitling him to the style "The Right Honourable") in 1919 and appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Royal Victorian Order
The Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
(KCVO) in the 1920 New Year Honours. Marshall was raised to the peerage
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
in the 1921 New Year Honours as Baron Marshall of Chipstead, of Chipstead in the County of Surrey, the first sitting alderman of the City of London to be so honoured.
His only son died in infancy and the barony thus became extinct upon his death.