Cecil Weld-Forester, 5th Baron Forester
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Cecil Theodore Weld-Forester, 5th Baron Forester (3 August 1842 – 20 November 1917), was a British
peer and Conservative
Member of Parliament
, styled The Honourable from 1886 to 1894.
Forester was the son of Reverend Orlando Weld-Forester, 4th Baron Forester
, and Sophia Elizabeth Norman. He was elected to the House of Commons
for Wenlock in 1874 (succeeding his uncle George Weld-Forester
), a seat he held until 1885 when the constituency was abolished. In 1894 he succeeded his father as fifth Baron Forester and entered the House of Lords
.
Lord Forester married Emma Georgina Dixie, daughter of Sir Willoughby Wolstan Dixie, 8th Baronet, in 1866. He died in November 1917, aged 75, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son George. His 3rd son, Francis, married as his second wife, Grace Peel, grand-daughter of Whig
prime minister John Russell
. Lady Forester died in 1922.
United Kingdom
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peer and Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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, styled The Honourable from 1886 to 1894.
Forester was the son of Reverend Orlando Weld-Forester, 4th Baron Forester
Orlando Weld-Forester, 4th Baron Forester
Reverend Orlando Watkin Weld Weld-Forester, 4th Baron Forester , known until 1886 as the Honourable Orlando Weld-Forester, was a British peer and clergyman....
, and Sophia Elizabeth Norman. He was elected to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
for Wenlock in 1874 (succeeding his uncle George Weld-Forester
George Weld-Forester, 3rd Baron Forester
George Cecil Weld-Forester, 3rd Baron Forester PC , styled The Honourable George Weld-Forester between 1821 and 1874, was a British Conservative politician. He notably served as Comptroller of the Household in 1852 and from 1858 to 1859...
), a seat he held until 1885 when the constituency was abolished. In 1894 he succeeded his father as fifth Baron Forester and entered the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
.
Lord Forester married Emma Georgina Dixie, daughter of Sir Willoughby Wolstan Dixie, 8th Baronet, in 1866. He died in November 1917, aged 75, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son George. His 3rd son, Francis, married as his second wife, Grace Peel, grand-daughter of Whig
Whig
-In the British Isles:* A faction of the Scottish Covenanters during the 17th-century Wars of the Three Kingdoms, and the original Whigs....
prime minister John Russell
John Russell
-Politicians:* John Russell , MP for Herefordshire and Speaker of the House of Commons.* John E. Russell , U.S. Representative from Massachusetts* John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford -Politicians:* John Russell (speaker) (died 1497), MP for Herefordshire and Speaker of the House of Commons.* John E....
. Lady Forester died in 1922.