George Cubitt, 1st Baron Ashcombe
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George Cubitt, 1st Baron Ashcombe (4 June 1828 – 26 February 1917) was a British
politician
and peer, the son of Thomas Cubitt
, the leading London builder and property developer of his day.
, Cambridge
, where he graduated with first a BA
and later took his honorary MA. He served as Conservative Party
Member of Parliament
for West Surrey
from 1860 to 1885, and then for Epsom until 1892, when elevated to the Lords
as Baron Ashcombe
of Dorking
, Surrey and of Bodiam Castle
, Sussex, having been invested as a Privy Counsellor
in 1880. He also served as Honorary Colonel of the 5th Battalion, Royal West Surrey Regiment, and Deputy Lieutenant of the counties
of both Surrey
and Middlesex
.
Cubitt purchased his estate in Bodiam
, East Sussex, from local farmer Thomas Levett
, descendant of an old Sussex family and owner of Court Lodge Farm, for £1,039 on August 4, 1862.
, survived beyond infancy, and 6 daughters, one of whom died in infancy:
, Surrey.
United Kingdom
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politician
Politician
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and peer, the son of Thomas Cubitt
Thomas Cubitt
Thomas Cubitt , born Buxton, Norfolk, was the leading master builder in London in the second quarter of the 19th century, and also carried out several projects in other parts of England.-Background:...
, the leading London builder and property developer of his day.
Education and career
Cubitt was educated at Trinity CollegeTrinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
, Cambridge
University of Cambridge
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, where he graduated with first a BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
and later took his honorary MA. He served as Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
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Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for West Surrey
West Surrey (UK Parliament constituency)
West Surrey was a parliamentary constituency in the county of Surrey, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.It was created under the Great Reform Act for the 1832 general election, and abolished...
from 1860 to 1885, and then for Epsom until 1892, when elevated to the Lords
House of Lords
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as Baron Ashcombe
Baron Ashcombe
Baron Ashcombe, of Dorking in the County of Surrey and of Bodiam Castle in the County of Sussex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1892 for the Conservative politician George Cubitt. He was the son of the architect Thomas Cubitt. Lord Ashcombe was succeeded by his...
of Dorking
Dorking
Dorking is a historic market town at the foot of the North Downs approximately south of London, in Surrey, England.- History and development :...
, Surrey and of Bodiam Castle
Bodiam Castle
Bodiam Castle is a 14th-century moated castle near Robertsbridge in East Sussex, England. It was built in 1385 by Sir Edward Dalyngrigge, a former knight of Edward III, with the permission of Richard II, ostensibly to defend the area against French invasion during the Hundred Years' War...
, Sussex, having been invested as a Privy Counsellor
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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in 1880. He also served as Honorary Colonel of the 5th Battalion, Royal West Surrey Regiment, and Deputy Lieutenant of the counties
County
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of both Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
and Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
.
Cubitt purchased his estate in Bodiam
Bodiam
Bodiam is a small village and civil parish in East Sussex, England, in the valley of the River Rother near to the villages of Sandhurst and Ewhurst Green. It is home to Bodiam Castle, a small range of houses, a pub opposite Bodiam Castle, and a restaurant...
, East Sussex, from local farmer Thomas Levett
Levett
Levett is an Anglo-Norman territorial surname deriving from the village of Livet-en-Ouche, now Jonquerets-de-Livet, in Eure, Normandy. Ancestors of the earliest Levett family in England, the de Livets were lords of the village of Livet, and undertenants of the de Ferrers, among the most powerful of...
, descendant of an old Sussex family and owner of Court Lodge Farm, for £1,039 on August 4, 1862.
Family
Cubitt married Laura Joyce on 14 June 1853 and with her had 9 children; 3 sons, though only the third, HenryHenry Cubitt, 2nd Baron Ashcombe
Henry Cubitt, 2nd Baron Ashcombe CB, TD was a United Kingdom politician and peer, the son of George Cubitt, 1st Baron Ashcombe and his wife Laura Joyce.-Education and career:...
, survived beyond infancy, and 6 daughters, one of whom died in infancy:
- Geoffrey George Cubitt (born 31 May 1854, died 6 June 1855)
- Thomas Edmund Wilfred Cubitt (born 5 August 1859, died 17 May 1865)
- Henry CubittHenry Cubitt, 2nd Baron AshcombeHenry Cubitt, 2nd Baron Ashcombe CB, TD was a United Kingdom politician and peer, the son of George Cubitt, 1st Baron Ashcombe and his wife Laura Joyce.-Education and career:...
(born 14 March 1867, died 27 October 1947) - succeeded his father as the 2nd Baron AshcombeHenry Cubitt, 2nd Baron AshcombeHenry Cubitt, 2nd Baron Ashcombe CB, TD was a United Kingdom politician and peer, the son of George Cubitt, 1st Baron Ashcombe and his wife Laura Joyce.-Education and career:... - Helen Laura Cubitt (died 16 August 1939)
- Mary Agnes Cubitt (died 6 February 1944) - married Rev Edward Arthur Chichester
- Adelaide Laura Cubitt (died 3 November 1922) - married Richard Anthony Fuller-Maitland
- Mildred Sophia Cubitt (died 9 March 1930) - married George William Tallents
- Mabel Georgina Cubitt (died 5 November 1865)
- Beatrice Hayward Cubitt (died 12 February 1963) - married William Archibald Calvert
Death and burial
He died on 26 February 1917 and was buried in the churchyard of St Barnabas Church, Ranmore CommonRanmore Common
Ranmore Common is a village and an area of wooded common land on the North Downs, to the northwest of Dorking in the English county of Surrey. It is located within the civil parish of Wotton and is also within the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty...
, Surrey.