John Philipps, 1st Viscount St Davids
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John Wynford Philipps, 1st Viscount St Davids PC
(30 May 1860 – 28 March 1938) was a British peer
and former Liberal
Member of Parliament
(MP) for Mid Lanarkshire
1888–1894 and Pembrokeshire
1898–1908. He was educated at Felsted School
.
Both of these sons died during the First World War and thus predeceased their father and did not inherit his title.
Lord St Davids' second marriage was to Elizabeth Frances Abbey-Hastings
on 27 April 1916 following the death of his first wife on 30 March 1915. She became Lady St Davids upon marriage, and Viscountess St Davids when her husband was granted that title. They had two children:
of Pembroke (granted 7 July 1908)
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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(30 May 1860 – 28 March 1938) was a British peer
Peerage
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and former Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
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Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Mid Lanarkshire
Mid Lanarkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Mid Lanarkshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1918. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post voting system.- Boundaries :...
1888–1894 and Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Pembrokeshire was a parliamentary constituency based on the county of Pembrokeshire in Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.- History :...
1898–1908. He was educated at Felsted School
Felsted School
Felsted School, an English co-educational day and boarding independent school, situated in Felsted, Essex. It is in the British Public School tradition, and was founded in 1564 by Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich who, as Lord Chancellor and Chancellor of the Court of Augmentations, acquired...
.
Personal life
Lord St Davids was married twice. Firstly, on 14 February 1888 to Leonora Gerstenberg. She became Lady St Davids when her husband was awarded that title. The couple had two children:- Capt. Hon. Colwyn Erasmus Arnold Philipps (11 December 1888 – 13 May 1915)
- Capt. Hon. Roland Erasmus PhilippsRoland PhilippsRoland Erasmus Philipps was a writer and a leading Scout. He was the second son of John Philipps, 1st Viscount St Davids and his wife, Leonora Gerstenberg. He was educated at Twyford School, Winchester College and New College, Oxford.In July 1912 he was appointed Assistant District Commissioner...
(27 February 1890 – 7 July 1916)
Both of these sons died during the First World War and thus predeceased their father and did not inherit his title.
Lord St Davids' second marriage was to Elizabeth Frances Abbey-Hastings
Elizabeth Philipps, Viscountess St Davids
Elizabeth Frances Philipps, Viscountess St Davids was a British peeress.She was the second daughter and coheiress of Hon...
on 27 April 1916 following the death of his first wife on 30 March 1915. She became Lady St Davids upon marriage, and Viscountess St Davids when her husband was granted that title. They had two children:
- The Hon. Jestyn Reginald Austin Plantagenet PhilippsJestyn Philipps, 2nd Viscount St DavidsJestyn Reginald Austin Plantagenet Philipps, 2nd Viscount St Davids was a British peer.-Personal life:Lord St Davids married three times but only had children with his first wife....
(19 February 1917–1991); 2nd Viscount St Davids (from 1938) - The Hon. Lelgarde De Clare Elizabeth Philipps (23 September 1918–); became The Hon. Lelgarde Evans upon marriage on 19 June 1950
Titles
Lord St Davids held three titles:- 1st Baron St Davids of Roch Castle in the county
of Pembroke (granted 7 July 1908)
- 1st Viscount St Davids, of Lydstep Haven, in the county of Pembroke (granted 21 June 1918)
- 13th Baronet - Philipps Baronets, of Picton Castle (inherited 1912)