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Hugh Lupus Grosvenor

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Hugh Lupus Grosvenor

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22 Dec 1899 (aged 74)
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Eccleston, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England Add to Map
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1st Duke of Westminster KG, PC, JP, he styled Viscount Belgrave between 1831 and 1845 and 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. 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 a Member of Parliament 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. Grosvenor also took an interest in a range of charities. At his death he was considered to be the richest man in Britain. He was educated at Eton College and, until 1847, at Balliol College, Oxford. He left Oxford without taking a degree in order to become Member of Parliament (MP) for Chester. This seat had been held by his uncle, Robert Grosvenor (later the 1st Baron Ebury), who decided to move to one of the two unopposed Middlesex seats. In 1851 he toured India and Ceylon. The following year, on 28 April, he married his first cousin, Lady Constance Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, the fourth daughter of the 2nd Duke of Sutherland; at the time of the wedding she was aged 17. The wedding was held in the Chapel Royal in St. James's Palace, London, and was attended by Queen Victoria and Albert.
1st Duke of Westminster KG, PC, JP, he styled Viscount Belgrave between 1831 and 1845 and 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. 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 a Member of Parliament 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. Grosvenor also took an interest in a range of charities. At his death he was considered to be the richest man in Britain. He was educated at Eton College and, until 1847, at Balliol College, Oxford. He left Oxford without taking a degree in order to become Member of Parliament (MP) for Chester. This seat had been held by his uncle, Robert Grosvenor (later the 1st Baron Ebury), who decided to move to one of the two unopposed Middlesex seats. In 1851 he toured India and Ceylon. The following year, on 28 April, he married his first cousin, Lady Constance Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, the fourth daughter of the 2nd Duke of Sutherland; at the time of the wedding she was aged 17. The wedding was held in the Chapel Royal in St. James's Palace, London, and was attended by Queen Victoria and Albert.

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  • Created by: julia&keld
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83028259/hugh_lupus-grosvenor: accessed ), memorial page for Hugh Lupus Grosvenor (13 Oct 1825–22 Dec 1899), Find a Grave Memorial ID 83028259, citing St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Eccleston, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England; Maintained by julia&keld (contributor 46812479).