Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster
Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster KG ( born October 13, 1825 Eaton Hall in Cheshire, † December 22 1899 in St. Giles, Dorset ) was a wealthy British aristocrat, politician and a successful horse breeder and owner.
Life
Hugh Lupus Grosvenor was the eldest son of eleven children of the politician Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster ( 1795-1869 ) and his wife Lady Elizabeth Mary Leveson - Gower ( 1797-1891 ), a daughter of George Granville Leveson - Gower, the later Duke of Sutherland, and Elizabeth Gordon.
Hugh Grosvenor was given very early in the care of a tutor. He received a comprehensive and excellent education, spoke several languages and was reflected in literature, science, geography and interested; and later attended Eton College. More than 22 years he was the representative of the Liberal Party member of the House of Commons until he inherited his father in 1869 as Marquess of Westminster. In 1874 he was raised to the Duke of Westminster.
He also took public office as a Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire and later the County of London. From 1880 to 1885 he was Master of the Horse.
Hugh Grosvenor was one of the most successful racehorse breeders or owners of all time. Among his most famous horses included Ormonde (1883-1904) and Flying Fox (1896-1911), they won the Epsom Derby, Bend Or and the Triple Crown champion.
It is believed that the writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Silver Blaze, one of his Sherlock Holmes stories, the figure of Colonel Ross to Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster leaning.
Hugh Grosvenor died in 1899 from the effects of pneumonia, surrounded by his family.
Marriages and descendants
On April 28, 1852 married Hugh Grosvenor in London Lady Constance Gertrude Leveson - Gower VA CBE ( 1824-1880 ), the eldest daughter of the politician George Sutherland - Leveson - Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland, and Lady Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard. From the union eight children were born:
- Elizabeth Harriet († 1928) ∞ 1876 James Edward William Theobald Butler, 3rd Marquess of Ormonde
- Beatrice Constance (1858-1911)
- Victor Alexander (1853-1884), Earl Grosvenor ∞ 1874 Lady Mary Lumley Sibell
- Arthur Hugh (1860-1929), Lieutenant - Colonel Lord Grosvenor ∞ 1893 Lady Helen Sheffield
- Henry George (1861-1914), Lord Grosvenor
- Robert Edward (1869-1888), Lord Grosvenor
- Margaret Evelyn (1873-1929) ∞ 1894 Lt.- Col. Sir Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge
- Gerald Richard (1874-1940), Captain Lord Grosvenor
On June 29, 1882 Hugh Grosvenor 's second marriage was to Holkham House The Hon Lady Katherine Caroline Cavendish CBE ( 1857-1941 ), youngest daughter of William George Cavendish, 2nd Baron Chesham and Henrietta Frances Lascelles Lady. From the joint connecting four children:
- Mary (1883-1959)
- Hugh William (1884-1914 fallen), Captain Lord Grosvenor ∞ 1906 Lady Mabel Florence Mary Crichton
- Helen Frances (1888-1970) ∞ 1915 Brig.- Gen. Lord Henry Charles Seymour
- Edward Arthur (1892-1929), Lord Grosvenor ∞ 1914 Lady Dorothy Margaret Browne
Gallery
Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1890
Ormonde
Flying Fox