Henry Lopes, 1st Baron Roborough
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Henry Yarde Buller Lopes, 1st Baron Roborough (24 March 1859 – 14 April 1938), known as Sir Henry Lopes, 4th Baronet from 1908 to 1938, of Maristow in the parish of Tamerton Foliot, Devon, was a British Conservative Party politician.
Life[]
Lopes was the only son of Sir Massey Lopes, 3rd Baronet and Bertha, daughter of John Yarde-Buller, 1st Baron Churston. He was elected to the House of Commons for Grantham in 1892, a seat he held until 1900. He succeeded his father in the baronetcy in 1908 and on 24 January 1938 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Roborough, of Maristow in the County of Devon.[2] He served as High Sheriff of Devon in 1914.
Lord Roborough married Lady Alberta Louise Florence, daughter of William Edgcumbe, 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, in 1891. He died in April 1938, less than three months after his elevation to the peerage, aged 79, and was succeeded in his titles by his son Massey. Lady Roborough died in 1941.
Lopes Hall at the University of Exeter is named in his honour.[3]
Notes[]
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- ^ Montague-Smith, P.W. (ed.), Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, Kelly's Directories Ltd, Kingston-upon-Thames, 1968, p.942
- ^ "No. 34478". The London Gazette. 1 February 1938. p. 661.
- ^ "The Grounds and Gardens of the University of Exeter - Chapter 1 - the University".
References[]
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,[page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source][better source needed]
- Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.[unreliable source]
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Henry Lopes
- 1859 births
- 1938 deaths
- Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1892–1895
- UK MPs 1895–1900
- UK MPs who were granted peerages
- High Sheriffs of Devon
- People from Plymouth (district)
- English people of Portuguese-Jewish descent
- Lopes family
- Jewish British politicians
- Peers created by George VI