Humphrey Sturt, 2nd Baron Alington
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Humphrey Napier Sturt, 2nd Baron Alington, KCVO
(20 August 1859 – 30 July 1919) was a British peer, the son of Henry Gerard Sturt, 1st Baron Alington of Crichel
. He succeeded to the Barony on 17 February 1904.
, on 25 June 1883. They had five children.
Royal Victorian Order
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(20 August 1859 – 30 July 1919) was a British peer, the son of Henry Gerard Sturt, 1st Baron Alington of Crichel
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...
. He succeeded to the Barony on 17 February 1904.
Family
He married Lady Feodorowna Yorke, daughter of Charles Philip Yorke, 5th Earl of HardwickeCharles Yorke, 5th Earl of Hardwicke
Charles Philip Yorke, 5th Earl of Hardwicke PC, DL , styled Viscount Royston until 1873, and nicknamed Champagne Charlie for his love of the high life, was a British aristocrat, Conservative politician, dandy and bankrupt.-Background:Hardwicke was the eldest son of Admiral Charles Yorke, 4th Earl...
, on 25 June 1883. They had five children.
- Hon. Lois Sturt (born 25 August 1900 - 1937)
- Hon. Diana Isabel Sturt (born 3 April 1884)
- Sylvia Sturt (born and died 1886)
- Captain Hon. Gerard Philip Montagu Napier Sturt (1893–1918)
- Napier George Henry Sturt, 3rd Baron Alington of CrichelNapier Sturt, 3rd Baron AlingtonCaptain Napier George Henry Sturt, 3rd Baron Alington was a British peer, the son of Humphrey Sturt, 2nd Baron Alington....
(1896–1940)