Granville Waldegrave, 3rd Baron Radstock
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Granville Augustus William Waldegrave, 3rd Baron Radstock
(10 April 1833, London
– 8 December 1913, Paris
) was a British
missionary
and a Peer of Ireland.
He became the 3rd Baron Radstock on the death of his father Granville George Waldegrave
in 1857. Radstock married Susan Charlotte Calcraft on 16 July 1858 in Trinity Church, Marylebone. In 1889, they acquired the Mayfield estate in Weston, Southampton
.
He was widowed on 8 December 1892.
Radstock is perhaps best known for his work as a missionary during the Great Russian Awakening. In 1873 he travelled to St Petersburg as part of his missionary work.
Radstock
Radstock is a town in Somerset, England, south west of Bath, and north west of Frome. It is within the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset and had a population of 5,275 according to the 2001 Census...
(10 April 1833, London
London
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– 8 December 1913, Paris
Paris
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) was a British
United Kingdom
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missionary
Missionary
A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...
and a Peer of Ireland.
He became the 3rd Baron Radstock on the death of his father Granville George Waldegrave
Granville Waldegrave, 2nd Baron Radstock
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in 1857. Radstock married Susan Charlotte Calcraft on 16 July 1858 in Trinity Church, Marylebone. In 1889, they acquired the Mayfield estate in Weston, Southampton
Weston, Southampton
Weston is a small suburb on the south-eastern side of Southampton, UK, predominantly built on the Weston Grove Estate formerly owned by the Chamberlayne family. It also includes the area that was previously the Barnfield Estate. Weston includes part of Mayfield Park, which was previously the...
.
He was widowed on 8 December 1892.
Radstock is perhaps best known for his work as a missionary during the Great Russian Awakening. In 1873 he travelled to St Petersburg as part of his missionary work.