arthur, walsh, baron, ormathwaite, arthur, henry, john, walsh, baron, ormathwaite, gcvo, april, 1859, march, 1937, british, army, officer, politician, peer, courtier, right, honourablethe, lord, ormathwaitegcvomaster, ceremoniesin, office, 1907, 1920member, pa. Arthur Henry John Walsh 3rd Baron Ormathwaite GCVO 10 April 1859 13 March 1937 was a British Army officer politician peer and courtier The Right HonourableThe Lord OrmathwaiteGCVOMaster of the CeremoniesIn office 1907 1920Member of Parliamentfor RadnorshireIn office 1885 1892Personal detailsBornArthur Henry John Walsh 1859 04 10 10 April 1859Died13 March 1937 1937 03 13 aged 77 Walsh was the eldest son of the 2nd Baron Ormathwaite and his wife Katherine a daughter of the 7th Duke of Beaufort He was educated at Eton College In 1876 he was commissioned a Sub Lieutenant in the Royal South Wales Borderers Militia and promoted to lieutenant later the same year In 1878 he transferred to the Regular Army as a second lieutenant in the 1st Life Guards and was later promoted to lieutenant In 1887 he left the Regular Army and became a second lieutenant in the Royal East Kent Yeomanry serving until 1890 In 1885 Walsh entered Parliament as Conservative MP for Radnorshire and held the seat until his defeat by Liberal Francis Edwards in 1892 On 26 July 1890 he had married Lady Clementine Pratt the only daughter of the 3rd Marquess Camden In 1892 he became an equerry in waiting to The Queen In 1897 he was briefly Comptroller of the Household to The Duchess of Teck before her death that year and he carried her coronet at her funeral He served as a Gentleman Usher 1902 1905 1 and Groom in Waiting 1905 1907 to King Edward VII and was Master of the Ceremonies from 1907 to 1920 and Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire from 1917 to 1921 Walsh was appointed Member of the Royal Victorian Order 4th Class MVO in 1907 promoted to Commander CVO in the 1910 New Year Honours Knight Commander KCVO in the 1912 New Year Honours and Knight Grand Cross GCVO in the 1920 Birthday Honours on his retirement Walsh inherited his father s title in 1920 and on his own death in 1937 without children it passed to his brother George References EditObituary The Times 15 March 1937 Cracroft s Peerage The London Gazette No 27411 The London Gazette 28 February 1902 p 1281 Parliament of the United KingdomPreceded bySir Richard Green Price Bt Member of Parliament for Radnorshire1885 1892 Succeeded byFrancis EdwardsCourt officesPreceded byAlexander Hood Comptroller to The Duchess of Teck1897 Succeeded byNone death of the Duchess of Teck Preceded byHon Aubrey FitzClarence Gentleman Usher1902 1905 Succeeded byHarry Lloyd VerneyPreceded bySir John Fullerton Groom in Waiting1905 1907 Succeeded byArchibald MilnePreceded bySir Douglas Dawson Master of the Ceremonies1907 1920 Succeeded byJohn Hanbury Williamsas Marshal of the Diplomatic CorpsHonorary titlesPreceded bySir Powlett Milbank Bt Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire1918 1922 Succeeded byCharles Coltman RogersPeerage of the United KingdomPreceded byArthur Walsh Baron Ormathwaite1920 1937 Succeeded byGeorge Walsh Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arthur Walsh 3rd Baron Ormathwaite amp oldid 1171487382, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,