Humphrey Sturt, 2nd Baron Alington

The Right Honourable
The Lord Alington
KCVO
The Right Honourable The Lord Alington KCVO
	"East Dorsetshire". Caricature by Spy published in Vanity Fair in 1892.
Member of Parliament; for East Dorset
	In office; 1891–1904
Preceded by	George Hawkesworth Bond
Succeeded by	Charles Henry Lyell
Majority	4,776 (50.5%)
Personal details
Born	Humphrey Napier Sturt; 20 August 1859
Died	30 July 1919 (aged 59)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Feodorowna Yorke (m. 1883)
Children	Lois Sturt; Diana Isabel Sturt; Sylvia Sturt; Gerard Philip Montagu Napier Sturt; Napier Sturt;
Parent(s)	Henry Sturt; Augusta Bingham;
Occupation	Politician

Humphrey Napier Sturt, 2nd Baron Alington, KCVO (20 August 1859 – 30 July 1919) was a British peer and Conservative politician.

Career[]

Sturt was the son of Henry Sturt, 1st Baron Alington. He was elected a Member of Parliament for the East Dorset division in an 1891 by-election. In late 1902 he indicated his intention not to seek re-election,^[1] but he succeeded to the barony in February 1904 and automatically triggered another by-election.^[2]

Family[]

Sturt married on 25 June 1883 Lady Féodorovna Yorke, daughter of Charles Philip Yorke, 5th Earl of Hardwicke. In 1897, she was one of the guests at the Duchess of Devonshire's Diamond Jubilee Costume Ball.^[3]

They had five children.

Hon. Lois Sturt (born 25 August 1900 – 1937)
Hon. Diana Isabel Sturt (born 3 April 1884)
Sylvia Sturt (born and died 1886)
Captain Hon. Gerard Philip Montagu Napier Sturt (1893–1918) (died of wounds)
Napier George Henry Sturt, 3rd Baron Alington (1896–1940) (died of illness serving with the RAF)

References[]

^ "Election intelligence". The Times (36942). 4 December 1902. p. 11.
^ General and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the British empire. Burke's Peerage Limited. 1914. p. 86. Humphrey Sturt, 2nd Baron Alington.
^ Walker, Dave. "Costume Ball 4: Ladies only". Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

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Preceded by George Hawkesworth Bond	Member of Parliament for East Dorset 1891–1904	Succeeded by Charles Henry Lyell
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Henry Sturt	Baron Alington 1904–1919	Succeeded by Napier Sturt

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[1] "Election intelligence". The Times (36942). 4 December 1902. p. 11.

[2] General and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the British empire. Burke's Peerage Limited. 1914. p. 86. Humphrey Sturt, 2nd Baron Alington.

[3] Walker, Dave. "Costume Ball 4: Ladies only". Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

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The Right Honourable The Lord Alington KCVO
"East Dorsetshire". Caricature by Spy published in Vanity Fair in 1892.

Member of Parliament for East Dorset
In office 1891–1904
Preceded by	George Hawkesworth Bond
Succeeded by	Charles Henry Lyell
Majority	4,776 (50.5%)

Personal details
Born	Humphrey Napier Sturt (1859-08-20)20 August 1859
Died	30 July 1919(1919-07-30) (aged 59)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Feodorowna Yorke (m. 1883)
Children	Lois Sturt Diana Isabel Sturt Sylvia Sturt Gerard Philip Montagu Napier Sturt Napier Sturt
Parent(s)	Henry Sturt Augusta Bingham
Occupation	Politician