Thomas Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de Walden
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Thomas Evelyn Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de Walden, 4th Baron Seaford (9 May 1880 – 5 November 1946), was a British
peer
, landowner, writer and patron of the arts. He was also a motorboat racer
who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
.
and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and saw military service in both the Boer War
and the World War I
. He succeeded his father to the barony in 1899 and in 1901 inherited further estates. He had an interest in genealogy
and heraldry
. He amassed one of the most extensive collections of armour
in the UK, most of which is now on display at Dean Castle
, Kilmarnock
. He lived for years at Chirk Castle
, Denbighshire
, and learned the Welsh language
.
As a crew member of the Dylan he participated in the first and only motor boat competitions
at the Olympics 1908 in London
.
Lord Howard de Walden was also an author, who produced several plays under the pseudonym
of T. E. Ellis. He was succeeded as Baron Howard de Walden by his son, John Osmael Scott-Ellis. He was also the maternal grandfather of the writer Miranda Seymour
through his daughter Rosemary's marriage to George Fitzroy Seymour
.
of the eponymous Department store
on Oxford Street engaged in a protracted legal dispute with de Walden, his ground landlord
, over the Holles Street premises. The litigation went through the courts for twenty-three years and cost Lewis £40,000 pounds. At one point John Lewis was sent to Brixton Jail for contempt of court
, and De Walden sued him for libel following his erection of placards at his stores. The case was eventually settled amicably.
United Kingdom
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peer
Peerage
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, landowner, writer and patron of the arts. He was also a motorboat racer
Motorboat racing
Motorboat racing takes several forms:*Drag boat racing*Hydroplane racing*Jet sprint boat racing*Offshore powerboat racing*F1 Powerboat World Championship...
who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...
.
Biography
He was baptised with the name of Thomas Evelyn Ellis, and was known within his family as "Tommy". In 1917 his name was legally changed to Thomas Evelyn Scott-Ellis. He was educated at Eton CollegeEton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and saw military service in both the Boer War
Boer War
The Boer Wars were two wars fought between the British Empire and the two independent Boer republics, the Oranje Vrijstaat and the Republiek van Transvaal ....
and the World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. He succeeded his father to the barony in 1899 and in 1901 inherited further estates. He had an interest in genealogy
Genealogy
Genealogy is the study of families and the tracing of their lineages and history. Genealogists use oral traditions, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate kinship and pedigrees of its members...
and heraldry
Heraldry
Heraldry is the profession, study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning arms and ruling on questions of rank or protocol, as exercised by an officer of arms. Heraldry comes from Anglo-Norman herald, from the Germanic compound harja-waldaz, "army commander"...
. He amassed one of the most extensive collections of armour
Armour
Armour or armor is protective covering used to prevent damage from being inflicted to an object, individual or a vehicle through use of direct contact weapons or projectiles, usually during combat, or from damage caused by a potentially dangerous environment or action...
in the UK, most of which is now on display at Dean Castle
Dean Castle
Dean Castle is situated in the Dean Castle Country Park in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland. It was the stronghold for the Boyd Family, who were lords of Kilmarnock for over 400 years....
, Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock is a large burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland, with a population of 44,734. It is the second largest town in Ayrshire. The River Irvine runs through its eastern section, and the Kilmarnock Water passes through it, giving rise to the name 'Bank Street'...
. He lived for years at Chirk Castle
Chirk Castle
Chirk Castle is a castle located at Chirk, Wrexham, Wales.The castle was built in 1295 by Roger Mortimer de Chirk, uncle of Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March as part of King Edward I's chain of fortresses across the north of Wales. It guards the entrance to the Ceiriog Valley...
, Denbighshire
Denbighshire
Denbighshire is a county in north-east Wales. It is named after the historic county of Denbighshire, but has substantially different borders. Denbighshire has the distinction of being the oldest inhabited part of Wales. Pontnewydd Palaeolithic site has remains of Neanderthals from 225,000 years...
, and learned the Welsh language
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
.
As a crew member of the Dylan he participated in the first and only motor boat competitions
Water motorsports at the 1908 Summer Olympics
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, three motorboat racing events were contested. Various sources refer to the sport as "water motorsports", "motor boats", and "power boating"...
at the Olympics 1908 in London
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...
.
Lord Howard de Walden was also an author, who produced several plays under the pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
of T. E. Ellis. He was succeeded as Baron Howard de Walden by his son, John Osmael Scott-Ellis. He was also the maternal grandfather of the writer Miranda Seymour
Miranda Seymour
Miranda Jane Seymour is an English literary critic, novelist, and biographer.Miranda Seymour was two years old when her parents moved into Thrumpton Hall, the family's ancestral home in Nottinghamshire. This celebrated Jacobean mansion is on the south bank of the River Trent at the secluded...
through his daughter Rosemary's marriage to George Fitzroy Seymour
George Fitzroy Seymour
George Fitzroy Seymour was High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1960 and Deputy Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire.-Family:...
.
Family
He married Margarita van Raalte, herself a collector of antiquities. Children from this marriage were:- John Osmael Scott-Ellis, 9th Baron Howard de Walden (27 Nov 1912 - 9 Jul 1999) married firstly Irene Gräfin von Harrach, daughter of Hans-Albrecht Graf von Harrach and Helene Gräfin von und zu Arco-Zinneberg, on 21 August 1934. He married secondly, Gillian Margaret Buckley, daughter of Cyril Francis Stewart Buckley and Audrey Burmester, in 1978.
- Hon. Bronwen Mary Scott-Ellis (b. 27 Nov 1912) married Hon. James Louis Lindsay, son of David Lindsay, 27th Earl of CrawfordDavid Lindsay, 27th Earl of CrawfordDavid Alexander Edward Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford and 10th Earl of Balcarres KT, PC, DL, FRS, FSA , styled Lord Balniel between 1880 and 1913, was a British Conservative politician and art connoisseur....
and Constance Lilian Pelly, on 26 April 1933 - Hon. Elisabeth Gwendolen Ellis (b. 5 Dec 1914) married, firstly, Count Serge Orloff-Davidoff, son of Alexis Orloff-Davidoff, Count Orloff-Davidoff, on 24 July 1935. She married, secondly, Bernard Wheeler Robinson, son of Dr. Henry Wheeler Robinson, on 31 October 1959.
- Essylt Priscilla Ellis (b. 15 Nov 1916) married Jose Luis de Volallongay Careza de Vaca on 27 September 1945.
- Hon. Margaret Irene Gaenor Scott-Ellis (b. 2 Jun 1919) married Lieutenant Richard Frank Heathcoat-Amory, son of Lt.-Col. Harry William Ludovic Heathcoat-Amory and Evelyn Mary Stanley, on 18 July 1938.
- Hon. Rosemary Nest Scott-Ellis (b. 28 Oct 1922) married George Fitzroy SeymourGeorge Fitzroy SeymourGeorge Fitzroy Seymour was High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1960 and Deputy Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire.-Family:...
on 1 June 1946.
Dispute with John Lewis
John LewisJohn Lewis (department store founder)
John Lewis was the founder of the John Lewis department store on Oxford Street, London.-Background:John Lewis was born in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England into a Jewish family and became an orphan at the age of seven. He was brought up by an aunt, Miss Ann Speed...
of the eponymous Department store
Department store
A department store is a retail establishment which satisfies a wide range of the consumer's personal and residential durable goods product needs; and at the same time offering the consumer a choice of multiple merchandise lines, at variable price points, in all product categories...
on Oxford Street engaged in a protracted legal dispute with de Walden, his ground landlord
Ground rent
Ground rent, sometimes known as a rentcharge, is a regular payment required under a lease from the owner of leasehold property, payable to the freeholder. A ground rent is created when a freehold piece of land or a building is sold on a long lease...
, over the Holles Street premises. The litigation went through the courts for twenty-three years and cost Lewis £40,000 pounds. At one point John Lewis was sent to Brixton Jail for contempt of court
Contempt of court
Contempt of court is a court order which, in the context of a court trial or hearing, declares a person or organization to have disobeyed or been disrespectful of the court's authority...
, and De Walden sued him for libel following his erection of placards at his stores. The case was eventually settled amicably.
Works
- Some feudal lords and their seals (1903)
- Banners standards and badges from a Tudor mansucript in the College of Arms (1904)