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Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, 1st Baron St Audries

Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, 1st Baron St Audries

British politician

Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, 1st Baron St Audries PC (26 September 1853 – 4 June 1917), known as Sir Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, Bt, until 1911, was a British Conservative Party politician. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip) under Arthur Balfour from 1902 to 1905.

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Arms of Hood Baronets (later Barons St Audries): Azure, a fret argent on a chief sable three crescents or,[1] being a difference of arms of Hood, Viscount Bridport, with tinctures of chief inverted

Background

Fuller-Acland-Hood was the son of Sir Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, 3rd Baronet, by his wife Isabel, daughter of Sir Peregrine Palmer-Fuller-Acland, 2nd Baronet. He was a descendant of Alexander Hood, uncle of Lord Hood and Lord Bridport. He succeeded his father in the baronetcy in 1892. In 1905 he also succeeded his kinsman as 6th Baronet of Hartington Hall.[2]

Political career

Fuller-Acland-Hood sat as Member of Parliament for Wellington, Somerset from 1892 until 1911.[3] He was appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Household under Lord Salisbury in 1900,[4] a post he held until November 1902,[5] and then served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip) under Arthur Balfour from August 1902 until 1905.[6] He was sworn of the Privy Council in 1904[7] and raised to the peerage as Baron St Audries, of St Audries in the County of Somerset, in 1911.[8]

Family

Lord St Audries married the Hon. Mildred Rose Evelyn, daughter of Dayrolles Blakeney Eveleigh-de-Moleyns, 4th Baron Ventry, in 1888. They had two sons and two daughters. He died in June 1917, aged 63, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son, Alexander. Lady St Audries died in October 1949.[2]

References

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    Montague-Smith, P.W. (ed.), Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, Kelly's Directories Ltd, Kingston-upon-Thames, 1968 , p. 974
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    thepeerage.com Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, 1st Baron St. Audries
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    "Alphabetical index of MPs Since 1660: Fre - Han". LeighRayment.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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    "No. 27254". The London Gazette. 7 December 1900. p. 8303.
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    "No. 27497". The London Gazette. 21 November 1902. p. 7533.
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    "Mr Balfour´s Ministry - full list of appointments". The Times. No. 36842. London. 9 August 1902. p. 5.
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    "No. 27735". The London Gazette. 15 November 1904. p. 7361.
  8. [8]
    "No. 28512". The London Gazette. 11 July 1911. p. 5168.
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