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Henry Elwes

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Sir Henry William George Elwes KCVO KStJ JP DL (born 24 October 1935) is a retired British politician and public servant. He served as a District and County Councillor in Gloucestershire for 32 years and was Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire between 1992 and 2010.

Early life[]

Elwes was born on 24 October 1935.[1][2] He was educated at Eton College, a public boys boarding school in Eton near Windsor, Berkshire.[3]

Military service[]

As part of National Service, Elwes was commissioned in the Scots Guards as a second lieutenant on 4 December 1954. He was given the service number 438925.[4] He transferred to the Army Emergency Reserve of Officers on 24 June 1956 as a second lieutenant with seniority from 4 December 1954.[5] This ended his active service. Also on 24 June 1956, he was granted the acting rank of lieutenant with seniority from 31 May 1956.[5] He moved to the Regular Army Reserve of Officer (Class III) on May 27, 1959, keeping his seniority and assuming the confirmed rank of lieutenant[6]

Career[]

Elwes was a member of Cirencester Rural District Council from 1959 to 1974. In 1971, he joined Gloucestershire County Council. He served as Vice-Chairman of the council from 1976 to 1983 and in 1991, and Chair from 1983 to 1985. He retired from politics in 1991.[2]

Elwes is the Pro-Chancellor of the University of Gloucestershire. His appointment was announced in March 2012,[7] and he was installed in October 2012.[8]

Personal life[]

Elwes married Carolyn Cripps in 1962.[9] They live in Colesbourne Park, (known as 'England's Greatest Snowdrop Garden'), an estate owned by his family since 1600.[10] The botanist Henry John Elwes is his great-grandfather.[11]

Elwes suffered serious injuries when he fell three floors through a building he was inspecting. His life was saved by Great Western Air Ambulance Charity and he subsequently made an excellent recovery.[12]

Carolyn Elwes died on 23rd December 2022, following a stroke.(21).

Honours[]

He was nominated for High Sheriff of Gloucestershire in 1976[13] and 1977.[14] He was appointed High Sheriff for 1979,[15] having been nominated for that year in 1978.[16] On 24 May 1982, he was commissioned a Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of Gloucestershire.[17] He was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire, Queen Elizabeth II's personal representative in the county of Gloucestershire, on 17 February 1992.[18]

In April 1992, he was appointed Knight of the Venerable Order of Saint John (KStJ).[19] In the 2009 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO).[20]

References[]

  1. ↑ "ELWES, Sir Henry (William George)". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. November 2012. http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U14955. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sir Henry Elwes, KCVO". People of Today Online. Debrett's. http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/e/16830/Henry%20William%20George+ELWES.aspx. 
  3. ↑ "UWE awards honorary degree to Henry Elwes Esq". 10 November 2006. http://info.uwe.ac.uk/news/uwenews/news.aspx?id=948. 
  4. ↑ "No. 40403". 8 February 1955. p. 839. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/40403/supplement/839 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "No. 40821". 29 June 1956. p. 3882. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/40821/supplement/3882 
  6. ↑ "No. 41742". 16 June 1959. p. 3995. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/41742/supplement/3995 
  7. ↑ "New Chancellor and Pro-Chancellor announced". Alumni News. University of Gloucestershire. March 2012. http://www.glos.ac.uk/partnerships/alumni/documents/march%202012.pdf. 
  8. ↑ "University Installs new Chancellor". Alumni News. University of Gloucestershire. October 2012. http://www.glos.ac.uk/partnerships/alumni/documents/october2012.pdf. 
  9. ↑ "Henry Elwes; Lord-Lieutenant for Gloucestershire". http://cotswold.greatbritishlife.co.uk/article/henry-elwes-gloucestershire-lord-lieutenant-4765/. 
  10. ↑ "Sir Henry Elwes reflects on time as Lord-Lieutenant". 22 October 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/gloucestershire/hi/people_and_places/newsid_9117000/9117793.stm. 
  11. ↑ "Sir Henry and Lady Elwes". http://www.colesbournegardens.org.uk/about-us/sir-henry-lady-elwes.html. 
  12. ↑ "We didn’t know whether he would have survived the 30ft fall". 19 March 2016. https://greatwesternairambulance.com/didnt-know-whether-survived-30ft-fall/. 
  13. ↑ "No. 47099". 23 December 1976. p. 17200. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/47099/page/17200 
  14. ↑ "No. 47383". 18 November 1977. p. 14510. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/47383/page/14510 
  15. ↑ "No. 47795". 16 March 1979. p. 3547. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/47795/page/3547 
  16. ↑ "No. 47701". 30 November 1978. pp. 14345–14346. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/47701/page/14345 
  17. ↑ "No. 49004". 8 June 1982. p. 7571. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/49004/page/7571 
  18. ↑ "No. 52841". 20 February 1992. p. 2983. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/52841/page/2983 
  19. ↑ "No. 52881". 1 April 1992. p. 5813. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/52881/page/5813 
  20. ↑ "No. 59090". 13 June 2009. p. 3. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/59090/supplement/3 
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