Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of Ancaster

Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of Ancaster
Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of Ancaster; PC
	"A great officer of State". Caricature by Spy published in Vanity Fair in 1881.
Member of the United Kingdom Parliament; for Boston
	In office; 1852–1856 Serving with Benjamin Cabbell
Preceded by	James William Freshfield; Benjamin Cabbell;
Succeeded by	Herbert Ingram; Benjamin Cabbell;
Member of the United Kingdom Parliament; for Rutland
	In office; 1856–1867 Serving with Hon. Gerard Noel
Preceded by	Sir Gilbert Heathcote, Bt; Hon. Gerard Noel;
Succeeded by	Hon. Gerard Noel; George Finch;
Personal details
Born	1 October 1830
Died	24 December 1910 (aged 80)
Resting place	Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Edenham, Lincolnshire, England
Political party	Liberal
Children	Charles Strathavon Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby; Claud Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby;
Mother	Clementina Elizabeth Drummond-Willoughby, 24th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
Father	Gilbert Heathcote, 1st Baron Aveland

Gilbert Henry Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of Ancaster, PC (1 October 1830 – 24 December 1910), known as 2nd Baron Aveland from 1867 to 1888 and as 25th Baron Willoughby de Eresby from 1888 to 1892, was a British Liberal politician and court official.

Early life

Born Gilbert Henry Heathcote, he was the son of Gilbert Heathcote, 1st Baron Aveland, and Clementina Elizabeth Drummond-Willoughby, 24th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby. He was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge.[1]

Career

In 1852, Ancaster was elected to the House of Commons for Boston, a seat he held until 1856, and then represented Rutland until he succeeded his father as second Baron Aveland in 1867. In 1872, he assumed by Royal licence the additional surnames of Willoughby and Drummond. He held the office of Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain from 1871 to 1901 and was admitted to the Privy Council in 1880.

In 1888, he succeeded his mother as twenty-fifth Baron Willoughby de Eresby and four years later he was created Earl of Ancaster, in the County of Lincoln. This was a revival of the title held by his maternal ancestors the Dukes of Ancaster and Kesteven.

Personal life

Burial place, in the churchyard of the Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Edenham, Lincolnshire

Lord Ancaster married Lady Evelyn Elizabeth Gordon, daughter of Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly, in 1863. Together, they were the parents of ten children:[2]

Lady Evelyn Clementina Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby (1864–1924), married Maj.-Gen. Sir Henry Ewart, 1st Baronet of White House.
Lady Margaret Mary Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby (1866–1956), married in 1902 Gideon Macpherson Rutherford, barrister-at-law.
Hon. Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby (1867–1951), succeeded as 2nd Earl of Ancaster.
Lady Nina Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby (1869–1940).
Brig.-Gen. Hon. Charles Strathavon Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby (1870–1949), fought in the Second Boer War and World War I.
Lt.-Col. Hon. Claud Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby (1872–1950), fought in the Second Boer War and World War I, and was a Conservative politician.
Lady Cecilie Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby (1874– ) married Thomas Clarence Edward Goff.
Lady Alice Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby (1876–1951).
Lady Mary Adelaide Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby (1878–1960), married the 14th Earl of Dalhousie and became the mother of both the 15th and the 16th Earl.
Lt-Cdr Hon. Peter Robert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, RN (1885–1914), naval officer killed in the sinking of HMS Monmouth at the Battle of Coronel.

Lord Ancaster died on 24 December 1910, aged 80, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son. His tomb stands alongside that of his uncle in the churchyard at Edenham in Lincolnshire; together the tombs constitute a Grade II listed building.[3]

Notes

"Willoughby, Gilbert Henry Heathcote (WLHY849GH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
Burke's
Historic England. "Pair of tombs at east end of Church of St. Michael (Alberic Drummond Willoughby and Earl of Ancaster) (Grade II) (1360078)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 July 2016.

References

Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 100th Edn, London, 1953.
Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby at thepeerage.com
Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

Works by or about Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of Ancaster at Internet Archive
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord Ancaster

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by James William Freshfield Benjamin Cabbell	Member of Parliament for Boston 1852–1856 With: Benjamin Cabbell	Succeeded by Herbert Ingram Benjamin Cabbell
Preceded by Sir Gilbert Heathcote, Bt Hon. Gerard Noel	Member of Parliament for Rutland 1856–1867 With: Hon. Gerard Noel	Succeeded by Hon. Gerard Noel George Finch
Court offices
Preceded by The 23rd Lord Willoughby de Eresby	Lord Great Chamberlain Acting 1871–1888	Succeeded by Himself
Preceded by Himself as Deputy	Lord Great Chamberlain 1888–1901	Succeeded by The Marquess of Cholmondeley
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Earl of Ancaster 1892–1910	Succeeded by Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby
Preceded by Gilbert John Heathcote	Baron Aveland 1867–1910	Succeeded by Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby
Peerage of England
Preceded by Clementina Drummond-Willoughby	Baron Willoughby de Eresby 1888–1910	Succeeded by Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby

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[1] "Willoughby, Gilbert Henry Heathcote (WLHY849GH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[2] Burke's

[NHLE-3] Historic England. "Pair of tombs at east end of Church of St. Michael (Alberic Drummond Willoughby and Earl of Ancaster) (Grade II) (1360078)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 July 2016.