Victor Alexander Wrottesley, 4th Baron Wrottesley

Sir Victor Alexander Wrottesley, 12th Baronet Wrottesley, 4th Baron Wrottesley (18 September 1873 – 1 September 1962) was a British peer.


The Lord Wrottesley
Tenure1910–1962
PredecessorArthur Wrottesley, 3rd Baron Wrottesley
SuccessorRichard John Wrottesley, 5th Baron Wrottesley
BornHon. Victor Alexander Wrottesley
(1873-09-18)18 September 1873
Wrottesley Hall, Staffordshire, England
Died1 September 1962(1962-09-01) (aged 88)
Staffordshire, England
Spouse(s)Hon. Augusta Elizabeth Denison
ParentsArthur Wrottesley, 3rd Baron Wrottesley
Hon. Augusta Elizabeth Denison
Education

Biography

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Wrottesley was the third son of Arthur Wrottesley, 3rd Baron Wrottesley and his wife Hon. Augusta Elizabeth Denison, daughter of Albert Denison, 1st Baron Londesborough. By 1901 he was farming at New House, Ewhurst, Sussex. He had returned to the family seat, Wrottesley Hall, by 1926, where he lived until his death in 1962.

He was predeceased by his two older brothers and took his seat in the House of Lords on the death of his father in 1910.

He died in September 1962, aged 88, and was succeeded in the baronetcy and barony by his nephew Richard John Wrottesley, 5th Baron Wrottesley.

See also

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References

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  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
  • The National Archives, London, England
  • Oxford men & their colleges, Joseph Foster, eBook Page 143 of 143
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  • "The Hon. Victor Wrottesley, youngest son of Lord Wrottesley. [Photographs, English Portraits. Volume 71.]". Royal Collection Trust. Inventory no. 2911773.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baron Wrottesley
1910–1962
Succeeded by