Henry Hall Gage, 4th Viscount Gage (14 December 1791 – 20 January 1877) was Viscount Gage

Viscount Gage

Viscount Gage, of Castle Island in the County of Kerry of the Kingdom of Ireland, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1720 for Thomas Gage, along with the subsidiary title of Baron Gage, of Castlebar in the County of Mayo, also in the Peerage of Ireland. In 1744 he also...

 of Firle Place

Firle Place

Firle Place is a Manor house in Firle, East Sussex, United Kingdom and is the family seat of Nicolas Gage, 8th Viscount Gage, whose family the Viscounts Gage have owned the land at Firle since acquiring it from the Levett family in the 15th century. The manor house was first built in the late 15th...

 through much of the 19th century.

Biography

Henry Gage was born on 14 December 1791. He inherited the Viscount

Viscount

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cy on 29 January 1808.
On 8 March 1813 Gage married Elizabeth Maria Foley; they had four children:

• Hon. Henry Edward Hall Gage (9 January 1814 - 8 September 1875)
• Hon. Caroline Harriet Gage (23 July 1823 - 8 May 1888)
• Lt.-Gen. Hon. Edward Thomas Gage (28 December 1825 - 21 May 1889)
• Hon. Fanny Charlotte Gage (8 November 1830 - 23 January 1883)

Their eldest daughter, Caroline Harriet Gage, married the 4th Viscount Gort on May 4, 1847 - their grandson being Field Marshal

Field Marshal

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 John Vereker

John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort

Field Marshal John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort, VC, GCB, CBE, DSO & Two Bars, MVO, MC , was a British and Anglo-Irish soldier. As a young officer in World War I he won the Victoria Cross at the Battle of the Canal du Nord. During the 1930s he served as Chief of the...

, Chief of the Imperial General Staff.

Handling the Estate

In 1817 Viscount Gage sold a substantial portion of the family's holdings - the Highmeadow estate, 4,257 acres (17.23 km²) of farms in Staunton

Staunton, Gloucestershire

Staunton is the name of two different villages in the Forest of Dean in west Gloucestershire, England.This entry is for the one near Coleford...

, Newland, and English Bicknor and woods in Hadnock, Monmouthshire

Monmouthshire (historic)

Monmouthshire , also known as the County of Monmouth , is one of thirteen ancient counties of Wales and a former administrative county....

, and Mailscot, and also ironworks and mills in Redbrook

Redbrook

Redbrook is a village in Gloucestershire, England, adjoining the border with Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located on the River Wye and is within the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.- History :...

 and Lydbrook

Lydbrook

Lydbrook is a civil parish in the Forest of Dean, a local government district in the English county of Gloucestershire. It comprises the districts of Lower Lydbrook, Upper Lydbrook, and Joys Green.-Introduction:...

, to the Crown Commissioners of Woods

First Commissioner of Woods and Forests

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.

He spent considerable time in renovating the family manor at Firle.

Political activity

Viscount Gage held a strong interest in politics, holding reactionary

Reactionary

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 conservative

Conservatism

Conservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism...

 views and vigorously opposing Britain's Reform Bill.