Charles Adeane
| Charles Robert Whorwood Adeane | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 2 November 1863 |
| Died | 11 February 1943 (aged 79) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Rank | Honorary Colonel |
| Unit |
4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment Cambridgeshire Volunteer Regiment |
| Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Order of St Sava of Serbia Officer of the Belgian Order of the Crown |
| Relations | Humphrey Lyttelton (grandson) |
| Other work |
Justice of the Peace Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire President of the Royal Agricultural Society |
Charles Robert Whorwood Adeane CB, JP (2 November 1863 – 11 February 1943)[1] was a British army officer.
Background
Adeane was the only son of the politician Henry John Adeane and his wife Lady Elizabeth Philippa Yorke, eldest daughter Charles Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke.[2] Adeane was educated at Eton College and at Christ Church, Oxford.[3] He received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws by the University of Cambridge.[2]
Career
He served in the British Army and was lieutenant of the 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.[3] During this time Adeane was decorated with the Order of St Sava of Serbia.[3] After his retirement he became Honorary Colonel of the Cambridgeshire Volunteer Regiment.[3] Adeane was Justice of the Peace and Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire from 1915 until his death in 1943.[4] In 1917, he was appointed President of the Royal Agricultural Society.[4] In the latter year, Adeane was awarded a Companion of the Order of the Bath[5] and in 1920, he was invested as an Officer of the Belgian Order of the Crown.[6]
Family
On 23 July 1888, he married Madeline Pamela Constance Blanche Wyndham, daughter of Hon. Percy Scawen Wyndham, a son of George Wyndham, 1st Baron Leconfield.[1] They had seven children, two sons and five daughters.[4] His grandson, through his eldest daughter, Pamela, was the jazz musician and broadcaster Humphrey Lyttelton.
| Honorary titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Viscount Clifden |
Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire 1915 – 1943 |
Succeeded by Richard George Briscoe |
References
- 1 2 "University of Hull - Royal Genealogical Data". Retrieved 8 July 2009.
- 1 2 Who is Who 1935. London: Adam & Charles Black Ltd. 1935. p. 21.
- 1 2 3 4 Walford, Edward (1919). The County Families of the United Kingdom. vol. LIX. London: Spottiswoode, Ballantyne and Co. Ltd. p. 8.
- 1 2 3 "ThePeerage - Charles Robert Whorwood Adeane". Retrieved 16 December 2006.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 29938. p. 1458. 9 February 1917. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31928. p. 6174. 1 June 1920. Retrieved 7 July 2009.