William George Algar Orde-Powlett, 5th Baron Bolton JP DL (21 August 1869 – 11 December 1944) was a British peer and Conservative Party politician.
He was educated at Eton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.[1] He was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Yorkshire Hussars, but resigned the commission in April 1902.[2] The following month he was on 28 May appointed major of the 1st Volunteer Battalion, the Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment).[3] He later served with the Yorkshire Regiment during the First World War and retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel. From 1910 to 1918 he was MP for Richmond.[4] From 1935 to 1944 he was Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire[5]
Notes[]
- ↑ thePeerage.com
- ↑ "No. 27422". 4 April 1902. p. 2283. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27422/page/2283
- ↑ "No. 27437". 27 May 1902. p. 3464. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27437/page/3464
- ↑ House of Commons Constituencies (R)
- ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Orde-Powlett
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