Edward Packe

Sir Edward Hussey Packe KBE DL JP(6 January 1878 – 11 May 1946) was a British civil servant.[1][2]

Early life

He was the son of Hussey Packe, the second but first surviving son of George Hussey Packe and his wife Lady Alice Packe, only daughter of the John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley.

Resident

Edward Hussey Packe lived at Prestwold Hall, Prestwold near Loughborough , Leicestershire which had been purchased by his ancestor Lord Mayor of London Sir Christopher Packe.

Family life

He married, in 1911 The Honourable Mary Sydney Colebrooke, daughter of Edward Colebrooke, 1st Baron Colebrooke. They had two daughters:

Public duty

He was High Sheriff of Leicestershire in 1911.

Chairman of Leicestershire County Council

Civil Service

Titles and styles

Knighted (KBE) in 1920.

References

  1. ‘PACKE, Sir Edward Hussey’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Oct 2012 accessed 28 Dec 2013
  2. Sir Edward Packe (Obituaries) The Times Monday, May 13, 1946; pg. 7; Issue 50450; col D
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Who's Who 1935 - Entry for Sir Edward Hussey Packe
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