Sir_Henry_Studholme,_1st_Baronet
Sir Henry Gray Studholme, 1st Baronet CVO DL (13 June 1899 – 9 October 1987) was a British Conservative Party politician who was the MP for Tavistock from 1942 to 1966.
Sir Henry Studholme | |
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Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | |
In office 1951–1956 | |
Monarchs | George VI Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Winston Churchill Anthony Eden |
Preceded by | Ernest Popplewell |
Succeeded by | Sir Richard Thompson Bart. |
Member of Parliament for Tavistock | |
In office 2 April 1942 – 10 March 1966 | |
Preceded by | Colin Patrick |
Succeeded by | Michael Heseltine |
Personal details | |
Born | Henry Gray Studholme (1899-06-13)13 June 1899 Exeter, Devon, England |
Died | 9 October 1987(1987-10-09) (aged 88) Plymouth, Devon, England |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse |
Judith Joan Mary Whitbread
(m. 1926) |
Children | 3, including Paul |
Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
Studholme was the son of landowner William Paul Studholme and a grandson of New Zealand pioneer and politician John Studholme. He was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford and served as an officer in the Scots Guards.[1]
Studholme was Member of Parliament (MP) for Tavistock from a 1942 by-election until his retirement in 1966, when he was succeeded by Michael Heseltine. He served under Winston Churchill and then Anthony Eden as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household (i.e. a whip) from 1951 to 1956. In 1956, he was created a Baronet of Perridge in the County of Devon. He was Joint Honorary Treasury of the Conservative Party from 1956 to 1962.
Michael Crick wrote that Studholme was a diligent constituency MP but an "appalling speaker", and he thus benefitted from serving as a whip, as they seldom speak during debates.[1]
Studholme married Judith Joan Mary Whitbread, daughter of Henry William Whitbread and granddaughter of Samuel Whitbread, in 1929. They had two sons and a daughter.[2]
Studholme later served as a deputy lieutenant of Devon in 1969. He died in Plymouth on 9 October 1987, aged 88.[2][3] He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Paul.
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- Michael Crick, Michael Heseltine: A Biography, Hamish Hamilton, 1997, ISBN 0-241-13691-1.
- Crick 1997, p118
- "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Tavistock 1942–1966 |
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Political offices | ||
Preceded by | Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1951–1956 |
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Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
New creation | Baronet (of Perridge) 1956–1987 |
Succeeded by |
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