Wilfred Bailey, 3rd Baron Glanusk
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Wilfred Russell Bailey, 3rd Baron Glanusk (27 June 1891 – 12 January 1948), was a British peer
and soldier.
Glanusk was the son of Joseph Henry Russell Bailey, 2nd Baron Glanusk, and succeeded his father as third Baron in 1928. He achieved the rank of Colonel
in the Grenadier Guards
and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire
from 1928 to 1948.
Lord Glanusk married, firstly, Victoria Mary Enid Ann Dugdale, daughter of Colonel Frank Dugdale and Eva Sarah Louise Greville, on 27 February 1919. They were divorced in 1939. He married, secondly, Margaret Eldrydd Shoubridge, daughter of Major-General Thomas Herbert Shoubridge
, on 17 March 1942. They had a daughter, Elizabeth Shân Josephine Bailey
(b. 10 September 1943). Lord Glanusk died in January 1948, aged 56, and was succeeded in his titles by his first cousin David Russell Bailey. Lady Glanusk later married William Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle
, in 1966. She died on 22 January 2002. Wilfred left his ancestral home of Glanusk Park
to his daughter Elizabeth Shân.
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...
and soldier.
Glanusk was the son of Joseph Henry Russell Bailey, 2nd Baron Glanusk, and succeeded his father as third Baron in 1928. He achieved the rank of Colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
in the Grenadier Guards
Grenadier Guards
The Grenadier Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It is the most senior regiment of the Guards Division and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry. It is not, however, the most senior regiment of the Army, this position being attributed to the Life Guards...
and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire
Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire
This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire. After 1723, all Lord Lieutenants were also Custos Rotulorum of Brecknockshire...
from 1928 to 1948.
Lord Glanusk married, firstly, Victoria Mary Enid Ann Dugdale, daughter of Colonel Frank Dugdale and Eva Sarah Louise Greville, on 27 February 1919. They were divorced in 1939. He married, secondly, Margaret Eldrydd Shoubridge, daughter of Major-General Thomas Herbert Shoubridge
Herbert Shoubridge
Major General Herbert Shoubridge CB, CMG, DSO was a British Army officer who became Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst.-Military career:Shoubridge was commissioned into the Dorset Regiment in 1893...
, on 17 March 1942. They had a daughter, Elizabeth Shân Josephine Bailey
Shân Legge-Bourke
Elizabeth Shân Josephine Legge-Bourke LVO is a Welsh landowner....
(b. 10 September 1943). Lord Glanusk died in January 1948, aged 56, and was succeeded in his titles by his first cousin David Russell Bailey. Lady Glanusk later married William Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle
William Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle
William Philip Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle and 6th Baron De L'Isle and Dudley VC KG GCMG GCVO KStJ PC , was the 15th Governor-General of Australia and the final non-Australian to hold the office...
, in 1966. She died on 22 January 2002. Wilfred left his ancestral home of Glanusk Park
Glanusk Park
Glanusk Park is an estate in Britain. It is situated near Crickhowell, Powys, within the historic boundaries of Brecknockshire. It was established in 1826 by a "retired" ironmaster, Sir Joseph Bailey. The park features in the hereditary title Baron Glanusk which was given to Sir Joseph's grandson,...
to his daughter Elizabeth Shân.