Viscount Bledisloe is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1935 for Charles Bathurst, at that time Lord Bledisloe, 1st Baron of Lydney and Aylburton, upon his retirement as Governor-General of New Zealand, and thus the title is united with the Barony of Bledisloe. The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801. ... Flag of the Governor General of New Zealand The Governor-General of New Zealand is the local representative of the Queen of New Zealand, Queen Elizabeth II, and as such is the highest office in the Government of New Zealand. ...
The family seat is Lyndey House, near Lydney, Gloucestershire. Location within the British Isles. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced [ ˈglɒstəʃəʳ]; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a ceremonial and administrative county in southwest England. ...
Benjamin Ludlow Bathurst, 2nd Viscount Bledisloe (1899-1979)
Christopher Hiley Ludlow Bathurst, 3rd Viscount Bledisloe (b. 1934) (elected into House of Lords, 1999)
The Heir Apprent is Hon. Rupert Edward Ludlow Bathurst (b. 13 Mar 1964) 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe, GCMG, KBE, PC (September 21, 1867 - July 3, 1958). ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Bledisloe also contributed to improved Pakeha-Māori relations, purchasing the site where the Treaty of Waitangi was signed and presenting it to the nation as a memorial.
Bledisloe also contributed to the recognition of the Māori King Movement by developing a friendship with King Koroki and Te Puea Herangi, and his willingness to use the title "king" without reticence.
Bledisloe also promoted various causes and events by the presentation of trophies, the most famous of these being the Bledisloe Cup, the trophy for an ongoing rugby union competition between New Zealand and Australia, first awarded in 1931, and currently contested annually.
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