Pascoe Grenfell, 2nd Baron Grenfell
Arms of Grenfell: Gules, on a fess between three clarions or a mural crown of the first.[1] These arms are a difference of the arms of the ancient family of Grenville (alias Granville, Greenfield, etc.) of Bideford in Devon and Stowe in Cornwall
Colonel Pascoe Christian Victor Francis Grenfell, 2nd Baron Grenfell [2] CBE, TD (12 December 1905 – 24 September 1976)[3] was a peer in the House of Lords .
Background
Grenfell was the son of Margaret Majendie and Field Marshal The Lord Grenfell, who had fought in the Ninth Xhosa War, the Anglo-Zulu War, and the Anglo-Egyptian War.
Life
Educated at Eton, he succeeded to the barony at his father's death in 1925. Until 1936 he served in the King's Royal Rifle Corps.[4] Having fought in World War II, he was mentioned in despatches.[5] Decorated with the American Legion of Merit, he was given the Territorial Decoration in 1951.[5] He became a Deputy Speaker in the House of Lords and was appointed to the Order of the British Empire as a Commander in 1974.[6]
Styles of address
- 1905-1925: The Honourable Pascoe Grenfell
- 1925-1951: The Right Honourable The Lord Grenfell
- 1951-1974: The Right Honourable The Lord Grenfell TD
- 1974-1976: The Right Honourable The Lord Grenfell CBE TD
References
- ↑ Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p.510
- ↑ Grenfell family history web-site
- ↑ The Times, Wednesday, 29 Sep 1976; pg. 19; Issue 59821; col F Lord Grenfell
- ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- 1 2 "Pascoe Christian Victor Francis Grenfell, 2nd Baron Grenfell". The Peerage. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 46254. p. 4396. 2 April 1974.
Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by Francis Grenfell |
Baron Grenfell 1925–1976 |
Succeeded by Julian Pascoe Francis St Leger Grenfell |
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