William Jolliffe, 4th Baron Hylton
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William George Hervey Jolliffe, 4th Baron Hylton (2 December 1898 – 14 November 1967), was a British
peer and soldier.
Hylton was the son of Hylton Jolliffe, 3rd Baron Hylton
, and Lady Alice Adeliza Hervey. He achieved the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Coldstream Guards
and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Somerset
from 1949 to 1964. Lord Hylton married Lady Perdita Rose Mary Asquith, daughter of Raymond Asquith
, eldest son of Prime Minister H. H. Asquith
, in 1931. He died in November 1967, aged 68, and was succeeded in his titles by his son Raymond.
The writer John Jolliffe
is his younger son; the actress Anna Chancellor
is a granddaughter.
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peer and soldier.
Hylton was the son of Hylton Jolliffe, 3rd Baron Hylton
Hylton Jolliffe, 3rd Baron Hylton
Hylton George Hylton Jolliffe, 3rd Baron Hylton was a British peer and Conservative politician.Hylton was the eldest son of Hedworth Jolliffe, 2nd Baron Hylton, and Lady Agnes Mary Byng. Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey was his maternal great-grandfather...
, and Lady Alice Adeliza Hervey. He achieved the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Coldstream Guards
Coldstream Guards
Her Majesty's Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, also known officially as the Coldstream Guards , is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division or Household Division....
and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Somerset
Lord Lieutenant of Somerset
This is an incomplete list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Somerset. Since 1714, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Somerset.-Lord Lieutenants of Somerset:*John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford 1552–1555...
from 1949 to 1964. Lord Hylton married Lady Perdita Rose Mary Asquith, daughter of Raymond Asquith
Raymond Asquith
Raymond Asquith was an English barrister and eldest son and heir of British Prime Minister H. H. Asquith by his first wife Helen Kelsall Melland .- Career and honours :...
, eldest son of Prime Minister H. H. Asquith
H. H. Asquith
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC, KC served as the Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916...
, in 1931. He died in November 1967, aged 68, and was succeeded in his titles by his son Raymond.
The writer John Jolliffe
John Jolliffe
John William Jolliffe was a British librarian who was Bodley's Librarian from 1982 until his death.-Life:...
is his younger son; the actress Anna Chancellor
Anna Chancellor
-Family:Chancellor was born in Richmond, London, England, the daughter of the Hon. Mary Alice Jolliffe and John Paget Chancellor. Through her mother's mother, Lady Perdita Rose Mary Asquith, Chancellor is the great-granddaughter of The Hon. Raymond Aquith and the great-great-granddaughter of Prime...
is a granddaughter.