Giles Rolls Loder
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Giles Rolls Loder | |
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| Born | 10 November 1914 |
| Died | 24 February 1999 Haywards Heath, East Sussex, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Horticulturalist Yachtsman |
| Spouse(s) | Marie Violet Pamela Symons-Jeune |
| Parent(s) | Robert Egerton Loder Muriel Rolls Hoare |
Sir Giles Rolls Loder, 3rd Baronet DL (1914–1999) was an English aristocrat, World War II veteran, public official, horticulturalist and yachtsman.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Giles Rolls Loder was born on 10 November 1914 in London, England.[1][2] His father was Robert Egerton Loder (1887–1917) and his mother, Muriel Rolls Hoare (1879–1955).[1] His paternal grandfather was Sir Edmund Giles Loder, 2nd Baronet (1849–1920) and his paternal great-grandfather was Sir Robert Loder, 1st Baronet (1823–1888).[1]
He graduated from Eton College, a private boarding school in Eton, Berkshire, in 1936, and from Trinity College, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, in 1944.[1]
Public service[]
During World War II, he served in the Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry, and later worked with the Vosper & Company for the British Navy.[2] He later served as High Sheriff of Sussex in 1948 and Justice of the Peace in 1949.[1] He also served as Deputy Lieutenant of West Sussex in 1977.[1]
Horticulture[]
He served as Vice-President of The Royal Horticultural Society.[1] He was a recipient of the Victoria Medal of Honour for his horticultural prowess in 1968.[2] At his family estate of Leonardslee, he planted hundreds of varieties of rhododendrons, magnolias, and camellias, and built two greenhouses.[2] He was elected President of Sussex Wildlife Trust on 21 October 1978 and remained in office until October 1983.
Yachting[]
An avid yachtsman, he was a member of the Royal Yacht Squadron.[2] He took part in the Cowes Week, one of the longest-running regular regattas in the world, where he sometimes skippered on the , a well-known 12-metre yacht.[2]
Personal life[]
On 11 July 1939, he married Marie Violet Pamela Symons-Jeune (unknown-2005), daughter of Captain , a famous garden designer.[1][2] They had two sons:
- (born 1941).[1] He married (and later divorced) Penelope Jane Forde.[1] They had a daughter:
- (born 1943).[1] He married Quenelda Jane Royden, daughter of (1907–1976).[1] They had four children:
They resided at Ockenden Manor, a Grade II*-listed house in Cuckfield, West Sussex.[1][3]
He died on 24 February 1999.[1][2]
References[]
- English botanists
- English gardeners
- English horticulturists
- 1914 births
- 1999 deaths
- Deputy Lieutenants of West Sussex
- High Sheriffs of Sussex
- Victoria Medal of Honour (Horticulture) recipients
- Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
- Sailors from London
- People from Cuckfield
- People educated at Eton College
- Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
- 20th-century British botanists