Lord Beauchamp as Governor of New South Wales in 1899

William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp KG, KCMG, PC, (February 20, 1872 – November 15, 1938), British politician, succeeded his father as Earl Beauchamp in 1891, and was mayor of Worcester at age 23. A progressive in his ideas, he was surprised to be offered the post of Governor of New South Wales in May 1899. Though good at the job, he was unpopular in the colony, and Beauchamp returned to Britain in 1900, where he joined the Liberal Party. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The insignia of a knight of the Order of the Garter. ... On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a nation, especially in a monarchy. ... February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The title of Earl Beauchamp was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1815. ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... The city of Worcester (pronounced ) is a city and the county town of Worcestershire in England, situated some 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Birmingham and 29 miles (47 km) north of Gloucester. ... List of Governors of New South Wales See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor. ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... This article is about the historic Liberal Party. ...

Beauchamp was Lord Steward of the Household to King Edward VII and was made a Privy Counsellor in 1906. He served in the Liberal Government as Lord President of the Council from June to November 1910, First Commissioner of Works from 1910 to 1914, Lord President again from 1914 to 1915, and was Liberal Leader in the House of Lords from 1924, supporting the failing party with his substantial fortune. almLord Steward or Lord Steward of the Household, in England, an important official of the Royal Household. ... Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of the Commonwealth Realms, and the Emperor of India. ... Her Majestys Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. ... The Office of Lord President of the Council is a British cabinet position, the holder of which acts as presiding officer of the Privy Council. ... The First Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings replaced the First Commissioner of Woods and Forests in 1851. ... This article is about the British House of Lords. ...

Beauchamp was made Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire in 1911, carried the Sword of State at the coronation of King George V, was made Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports in 1913 and a Knight of the Garter in 1914. This is an incomplete list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire. ... A sword of state is a sword, used as part of the regalia, symbolizing the power of a monarch (or his constitutional government)to use the might of the state (even war, as its commander in chief, and the death penalty) against its enemies, and his duty to preserve thus... George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 - 20 January 1936) was the first British monarch belonging to the House of Windsor, as a result of his creating it from the British branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. ... Flag of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports The Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports is a ceremonial official in the United Kingdom. ... A garter is one of the Orders most recognisable insignia. ...

He was also Chancellor of London University, a Six Master (Governor of RGS Worcester) and Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms. Senate House, designed by Charles Holden home to the universitys central administration offices and its library The University of London, founded in 1836, is a federation of colleges which together constitute one of the worlds largest universities. ... The Six Masters. ... Her Majestys Bodyguard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms is a bodyguard to the British Monarch. ...

In 1931, he was "outed" as homosexual (despite his 7 children) to the King and Queen by his violently Tory brother-in-law, the Duke of Westminster, who hoped to ruin the Liberal Party through Beauchamp. Homosexuality was a criminal offence at the time, and the King was horrified, saying "I thought men like that shot themselves". Since its coinage, the word homosexuality has acquired multiple meanings. ... George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 - 20 January 1936) was the first British monarch belonging to the House of Windsor, as a result of his creating it from the British branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. ... Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes; 26 May 1867 – 24 March 1953) was the Queen Consort of George V. Queen Mary was also the Empress of India and Queen of Ireland. ... The term Tory (from Irish Gaelic tóraighe, an outlaw or guerrilla fighter, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms — literally meaning pursued man) applied to the Tory Party, the ancestor of the modern UK Conservative Party. ... The Most Noble Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster (a. ...

There was no public scandal, but Lord Beauchamp resigned all his offices, except Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, and went into exile on the Continent. He died of cancer in New York City, aged 66. Flag of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports The Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports is a ceremonial official in the United Kingdom. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC, City That Never Sleeps, The Concrete Jungle, The City So Nice They Named It Twice Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1676 Government  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area...

Lord Beauchamp is generally supposed to have been the model for Lord Marchmain in Evelyn Waugh's novel, Brideshead Revisited. Evelyn Waugh, as photographed in 1940 by Carl Van Vechten Arthur Evelyn St. ... Brideshead Revisited, the Sacred and Profane Memories of Capt. ...

Family

On July 26, 1902, he married Lady Lettice Mary Elizabeth Grosvenor, daughter of Victor Alexander Grosvenor and Lady Sibell Mary Lumley, and granddaughter of the 1st Duke of Westminster. They had three sons and four daughters: July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Victor Alexander Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor (28 April 1853 – 22 January 1884) was the son of Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster and Lady Constance Gertrude Leveson-Gower. ... Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster (13 October 1825 - 22 December 1899) was created Duke of Westminster on 27 February 1874, the most recent person neither born into nor related by marriage to the British Royal Family to be advanced to the highest degree of the peerage. ...

• William Lygon, 8th Earl Beauchamp (3 Jul 1903 - 3 Jan 1979)
• Hon. Hugh Patrick Lygon (2 Nov 1904 - 19 Aug 1936)
• Lady Lettice Lygon (16 Jun 1906 - 1973)
• Lady Sibell Lygon (10 Oct 1907 - 31 Oct 2005)
• Lady Mary Lygon (12 Feb 1910 - 27 Sep 1982)
• Lady Dorothy Lygon (22 Feb 1912 - 13 Nov 2001)
• Hon. Richard Edward Lygon (25 Dec 1916 - 1970)