Sir Smith Child, 2nd Baronet
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Brigadier-General Sir Smith Hill Child, 2nd Baronet, GCVO
, CB
, CMG, DSO
(19 September 1880 – 11 November 1958) was an officer in the British Army
and a Conservative Party
politician. He was elected at the 1918 general election
as Coalition Conservative Member of Parliament
(MP) for Stone
in Staffordshire
, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1922 general election
.
Child was appointed Deputy Master of King's Household in 1926 by King George V
and later became Master in the 'Year of three kings", 1936, serving King George VI
until he retired from the post in 1941. He was appointed GCVO for his personal services to the Monarch and the Royal Household.
He inherited the baronetcy on the death from his father
, who had also been a Conservative MP. The title became extinct on his death in 1958, aged 78.
Royal Victorian Order
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, CB
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
, CMG, DSO
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
(19 September 1880 – 11 November 1958) was an officer in the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
and a Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician. He was elected at the 1918 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1918
The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which nearly all adult men and some women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did...
as Coalition Conservative Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Stone
Stone (UK Parliament constituency)
Stone is a county constituency in Staffordshire which is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
in Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1922 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1922
The United Kingdom general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922. It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish Free State, and was won by Andrew Bonar Law's Conservatives, who gained an overall majority over Labour, led by John...
.
Child was appointed Deputy Master of King's Household in 1926 by King George V
George V of the United Kingdom
George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....
and later became Master in the 'Year of three kings", 1936, serving King George VI
George VI of the United Kingdom
George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...
until he retired from the post in 1941. He was appointed GCVO for his personal services to the Monarch and the Royal Household.
He inherited the baronetcy on the death from his father
Sir Smith Child, 1st Baronet
Sir Smith Child, 1st Baronet was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.He was born at Newfield hall, Tunstall, Staffordshire the son of John George Child and the grandson of Admiral Smith Child...
, who had also been a Conservative MP. The title became extinct on his death in 1958, aged 78.