Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, 1st Baron St Audries

Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, 1st Baron St Audries PC (26 September 1853 – 4 June 1917), known as Sir Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, Bt, until 1911, was a British Conservative Party politician. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip) under Arthur Balfour from 1902 to 1905.

The Right Honourable

The Lord St Audries

Bt PC
"1st Conservative Whip". Fuller-Acland-Hood as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, November 1906.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
In office
8 August 1902 – 4 December 1905
MonarchEdward VII
Prime MinisterArthur Balfour
Preceded bySir William Walrond, Bt
Succeeded byGeorge Whiteley
Personal details
Born26 September 1853 (1853-09-26)
Died4 June 1917 (1917-06-05) (aged 63)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)
Hon. Mildred Eveleigh-de-Moleyns
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(m. 1888)​
Arms of Hood Baronets (later Barons St Audries): Azure, a fret argent on a chief sable three crescents or,[1] being a difference of arms of Hood, Viscount Bridport, with tinctures of chief inverted

Background

Fuller-Acland-Hood was the son of Sir Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, 3rd Baronet, by his wife Isabel, daughter of Sir Peregrine Palmer-Fuller-Acland, 2nd Baronet. He was a descendant of Alexander Hood, uncle of Lord Hood and Lord Bridport. He succeeded his father in the baronetcy in 1892. In 1905 he also succeeded his kinsman as 6th Baronet of Hartington Hall.[2]

Political career

Fuller-Acland-Hood sat as Member of Parliament for Wellington, Somerset from 1892 until 1911.[3] He was appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Household under Lord Salisbury in 1900,[4] a post he held until November 1902,[5] and then served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip) under Arthur Balfour from August 1902 until 1905.[6] He was sworn of the Privy Council in 1904[7] and raised to the peerage as Baron St Audries, of St Audries in the County of Somerset, in 1911.[8]

Family

Lord St Audries married the Hon. Mildred Rose Evelyn, daughter of Dayrolles Blakeney Eveleigh-de-Moleyns, 4th Baron Ventry, in 1888. They had two sons and two daughters. He died in June 1917, aged 63, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son, Alexander. Lady St Audries died in October 1949.[2]

References
  1. Montague-Smith, P.W. (ed.), Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, Kelly's Directories Ltd, Kingston-upon-Thames, 1968 , p.974
  2. thepeerage.com Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, 1st Baron St. Audries
  3. "Alphabetical index of MPs Since 1660: Fre - Han". LeighRayment.com.
  4. "No. 27254". The London Gazette. 7 December 1900. p. 8303.
  5. "No. 27497". The London Gazette. 21 November 1902. p. 7533.
  6. "Mr Balfour´s Ministry - full list of appointments". The Times (36842). London. 9 August 1902. p. 5.
  7. "No. 27735". The London Gazette. 15 November 1904. p. 7361.
  8. "No. 28512". The London Gazette. 11 July 1911. p. 5168.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Charles Elton		 Member of Parliament for Wellington
1892–1911		 Succeeded by
Dennis Boles
Political offices
Preceded by
Ailwyn Fellowes		 Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
1900–1902		 Succeeded by
The Lord Wolverton
Preceded by
Sir William Walrond, Bt		 Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
1902–1905		 Succeeded by
George Whiteley
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood		 Baronet
(of St Audries)
1892–1917		 Succeeded by
Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood
Preceded by
Edward Dolman Scott		 Baronet
(of Hartington Hall)
1905–1917		 Succeeded by
Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baron St Audries
1911–1917		 Succeeded by
Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood

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