Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster

The Duke of Westminster
Master of the Horse
In office
3 May 1880 – 9 June 1885
MonarchQueen Victoria
Prime MinisterWilliam Ewart Gladstone
Preceded byThe Earl of Bradford
Succeeded byThe Earl of Bradford
Personal details
Born(1825-10-13)13 October 1825
Died22 December 1899(1899-12-22) (aged 74)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)(1) Lady Constance Leveson-Gower (d. 1880)
(2) Hon. Katherine Cavendish (1857–1941) (m. 1882)
ChildrenVictor Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor
Elizabeth Butler, Marchioness of Ormonde
Beatrice Cavendish, Baroness Chesham
Lord Arthur Grosvenor
Lord Henry Grosvenor
Lord Robert Grosvenor
Margaret Cambridge, Marchioness of Cambridge
Lord Gerald Grosvenor
Mary Crichton, Viscountess Crichton
Lord Hugh Grosvenor
Helen, Lady Henry Seymour
Lord Edward Grosvenor
Parent(s)Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster
Lady Elizabeth Leveson-Gower
Alma materUniversity of Oxford

Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster, KG, PC, JP (13 October 1825 – 22 December 1899), styled Viscount Belgrave between 1831 and 1845, Earl Grosvenor between 1845 and 1869, and known as The Marquess of Westminster between 1869 and 1874, was an English landowner, politician and racehorse owner.[1][2] He inherited the estate of Eaton Hall in Cheshire and land in Mayfair and Belgravia, London, and spent much of his fortune in developing these properties. Although he was an MP from the age of 22, and then a member of the House of Lords, his main interests were not in politics, but rather in his estates, in horse racing, and in country pursuits. He developed the stud at Eaton Hall and achieved success in racing his horses, winning the Derby on four occasions.

  1. ^ "Westminster, 1st Duke of, cr 1874, (Hugh-Lupus Grosvenor) (13 October 1825–22 December 1899)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u192133. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Grosvenor, Hugh Lupus, first duke of Westminster (1825–1899), landowner, racehorse owner, and politician". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/11667. Retrieved 8 February 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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