Alban Gibbs, 2nd Baron Aldenham

Alban George Henry Gibbs, 2nd Baron Aldenham (23 April 1846 – 9 May 1936), was a British Conservative Party politician and peer, the son of Henry Hucks Gibbs, 1st Baron Aldenham.


The Lord Aldenham

OccupationMember of Parliament

He was elected at the 1892 general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the City of London,[1] and held the seat until his resignation from the House of Commons on 14 February 1906 by the procedural device of accepting appointment as Steward of the Manor of Northstead.[2]

He succeeded to the title Baron Aldenham on 13 September 1907.

He married Bridget Beresford-Hope, daughter of Alexander Beresford-Hope, on 18 February 1873. They had three children:

  • Hon. Catherine Louisa Gibbs (1875–1967)
  • Hon. Mildred Dorothea Gibbs (1876–1961)
  • Gerald Henry Beresford Gibbs, 3rd Baron Aldenham (1879–1939)

References

  1. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 11. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
  2. Department of Information Services (14 January 2010). "Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1850" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Hucks Gibbs
Sir Reginald Hanson, Bt
Member of Parliament for City of London
1892Feb 1906
With: Sir Reginald Hanson, Bt
Joseph Dimsdale 1900 – Jan 1906
Sir Edward Clarke from Jan 1906
Succeeded by
Arthur Balfour
Sir Edward George Clarke
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Hucks Gibbs
Baron Aldenham
1907–1936
Succeeded by
Gerald Gibbs


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