Humphrey Sturt, 2nd Baron Alington

Humphrey Napier Sturt, 2nd Baron Alington, KCVO (20 August 1859 – 30 July 1919) was a British peer, the son of Henry Sturt, 1st Baron Alington. He succeeded to the Barony on 17 February 1904.[1][2]

The Right Honourable

The Lord Alington

"East Dorsetshire". Caricature by Spy published in Vanity Fair in 1892.
Member of the United Kingdom Parliament
for East Dorset
In office
1891–1904
Preceded byGeorge Hawkesworth Bond
Succeeded byCharles Henry Lyell
Majority4,776 (50.5%)
Personal details
Born
Humphrey Napier Sturt

(1859-08-20)20 August 1859
Died30 July 1919(1919-07-30) (aged 59)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)
Feodorowna Yorke
(m. 1883)
Children
Parents
OccupationPolitician

Family

He married Lady Féodorovna Yorke, daughter of Charles Philip Yorke, 5th Earl of Hardwicke, on 25 June 1883. In 1897, she was one of the guests at the Duchess of Devonshire's Diamond Jubilee Costume Ball.[3]

They had five children.

References

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
George Hawkesworth Bond
Member of Parliament for East Dorset
18911904
Succeeded by
Charles Henry Lyell
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Henry Sturt
Baron Alington
19041919
Succeeded by
Napier Sturt


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