He fought in the Crimean War as Commander of the 1st Division in 1855.[2] After the war, in 1856, he was appointed to the new post[3] of major-general commanding the Brigade of Guards.[2] He retired from the post five years later in 1861.[4] He was promoted to general in 1869 and retired in 1877.[2]
The peerage became extinct on his death on 25 May 1883.[2] He lived at Hazelwood, Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire from 1838 until his death.[5][6]
Familyedit
In 1826 he married Magdalen Huxley or Hurley, the widow of Frederick Crofts.[1][6] Their children included:
Hon. Harriet Lydia Montagu, (d. 23 November 1894), she married the 4th Earl of Portarlington;
Hon. Magdalen Montagu, (d. 30 September 1919), she married the Very Rev. Hon. Gerald Wellesley, Dean of Windsor, son of Lord Cowley. By 1895 the Eryholme estate in Yorkshire was in her possession;[7]
Hon. Edmund Montagu, (1835–1852).
Agricultural Estates in 1883edit
North Riding of Yorkshire (Eryholme), 2,835 acres (worth 4,021 guineas per annum);
Northumberland (Denton), 1,622 acres (worth 4,137 guineas per annum);[8]
Hertfordshire (Hazlewood, Watford), 348 acres (worth 911 guineas per annum);
Cambridge, 55 acres (worth 102 guineas per annum);[9]
henry, robinson, montagu, baron, rokeby, general, henry, robinson, montague, baron, rokeby, february, 1798, 1883, senior, british, army, officer, 19th, century, general, right, honourablethe, lord, rokebymezzotint, lord, rokeby, george, zobel, after, francis, . General Henry Robinson Montague 6th Baron Rokeby GCB 2 February 1798 25 May 1883 was a senior British Army officer of the 19th century General The Right HonourableThe Lord RokebyMezzotint of 6th Lord Rokeby by George Zobel after Sir Francis Grant PRA published by Henry Graves amp Co 1858 Born 1798 02 02 2 February 1798Died25 May 1883 1883 05 25 aged 85 AllegianceUnited KingdomService wbr branchBritish ArmyYears of service1814 77RankGeneralCommands held1st DivisionBrigade of GuardsBattles warsHundred Days Battle of Quatre Bras Battle of Waterloo Crimean WarAwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Contents 1 Military career 2 Family 3 Agricultural Estates in 1883 4 ReferencesMilitary career editBorn the son of the 4th Baron Rokeby was commissioned into the 3rd Foot Guards in 1814 1 He fought at the Battle of Quatre Bras and the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815 1 He fought in the Crimean War as Commander of the 1st Division in 1855 2 After the war in 1856 he was appointed to the new post 3 of major general commanding the Brigade of Guards 2 He retired from the post five years later in 1861 4 He was promoted to general in 1869 and retired in 1877 2 The peerage became extinct on his death on 25 May 1883 2 He lived at Hazelwood Abbots Langley Hertfordshire from 1838 until his death 5 6 Family editIn 1826 he married Magdalen Huxley or Hurley the widow of Frederick Crofts 1 6 Their children included Hon Harriet Lydia Montagu d 23 November 1894 she married the 4th Earl of Portarlington Hon Mary Montagu d 6 September 1868 she married the 14th Marquess of Winchester By 1895 Lord Henry Paulet later 16th Marquess of Winchester was in possession of the family s Denton estate in Northumberland 7 Hon Magdalen Montagu d 30 September 1919 she married the Very Rev Hon Gerald Wellesley Dean of Windsor son of Lord Cowley By 1895 the Eryholme estate in Yorkshire was in her possession 7 Hon Edmund Montagu 1835 1852 Agricultural Estates in 1883 editNorth Riding of Yorkshire Eryholme 2 835 acres worth 4 021 guineas per annum Northumberland Denton 1 622 acres worth 4 137 guineas per annum 8 Hertfordshire Hazlewood Watford 348 acres worth 911 guineas per annum Cambridge 55 acres worth 102 guineas per annum 9 Kent 3 acres worth 9 guineas per annum 10 References edit a b c The Peerage com a b c d Oxford Dictionary of National Biography From Restoration to the 21st Century Archived 7 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine Army Estimates Hansard 3 March 1862 Hastie Scott 1993 Abbots Langley A Hertfordshire Village Abbots Langley Abbots Langley Parish Council ISBN 0 9520929 0 5 a b Death of Lord Rokeby Nottinghamshire Guardian 1 June 1883 Retrieved 5 September 2015 a b The Complete Peerage this return might have included coal related revenue Probably residual Drake lands at Covency near Ely The Great Landowners of Great Britain and Ireland John Bateman 1883 page 385 Military offices New titleNew Post Major General commanding the Brigade of Guards1856 1861 Succeeded byJames Craufurd Preceded bySir John Aitchison Colonel of the Scots Guards1875 1883 Succeeded bySir William Thomas Knollys Preceded bySir George Leigh Goldie Colonel of the 77th East Middlesex Regiment of Foot1861 1875 Succeeded byHenry Hope Graham Peerage of Ireland Preceded byEdward Montagu Baron Rokeby1847 1883 Extinct nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to the British Army is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This biography of a baron or baroness in the Peerage of Ireland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry Robinson Montagu 6th Baron Rokeby amp oldid 1176776774, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
