Sir Mark Beresford Russell Grant-SturgisKCB (born Sturgis; 10 July 1884 – 29 April 1949) was a British civil servant who served as Assistant Under-Secretary for Ireland.
Grant-Sturgis was the son of Julian Sturgis and Mary Maude Beresford, daughter of Colonel Marcus Wylly de la Poer Beresford.[1] Mary Beresford was descendant from William Wylly, the Chief Justice of St. Vincent in the early 19th Century, and Matilda Mathews, the daughter of American Loyalist David Mathews, the Loyalist Mayor of New York City during the American Revolutionary War and descendant of the Dutch American Schuyler family.[2]
On 9 July 1914, he married Lady Ellen Rachel Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, daughter of Francis Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 2nd Earl of Wharncliffe. They had two sons, Patrick John Russell (born 1915) and Robin Julian (born 1920), and a daughter, Pamela Rachael (born 1916).[1] She married first, Allan Alexander Cameron, and secondly Hon. Simon Baring, son of Alexander Baring, 4th Baron Ashburton.[4]
In 1935, he assumed the additional name of Grant by royal licence.[1]
He died in London in 1949.[5] His funeral was held at Golders Green Crematorium and attended by Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia, representing his mother, Queen Maria, as well as several prominent government officials and aristocrats, including the Earl and Countess of Wharncliffe; Violet, Countess of Ypres; Lord Adam Gordon, Sir Neville Anderson, Sir Eric St John Bamford, and Sir Roderick Meiklejohn [6]
In 1999 his diaries detailing his time as a senior Civil Servant in Ireland were published by the Irish Academic Press in Dublin. Namely: 'The Last Days of Dublin Castle: The Diaries of Mark Sturgis' ISBN0-7165-2626-3
^Lawrence, Joseph Wilson. Foot-prints, or, Incidents in Early History of New Brunswick, 1883, page 60
^Martin F. Seedorf, 'Sturgis, Sir Mark Beresford Russell Grant- (1884–1949)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008
mark, grant, sturgis, mark, beresford, russell, grant, sturgis, born, sturgis, july, 1884, april, 1949, british, civil, servant, served, assistant, under, secretary, ireland, grant, sturgis, julian, sturgis, mary, maude, beresford, daughter, colonel, marcus, w. Sir Mark Beresford Russell Grant Sturgis KCB born Sturgis 10 July 1884 29 April 1949 was a British civil servant who served as Assistant Under Secretary for Ireland Grant Sturgis was the son of Julian Sturgis and Mary Maude Beresford daughter of Colonel Marcus Wylly de la Poer Beresford 1 Mary Beresford was descendant from William Wylly the Chief Justice of St Vincent in the early 19th Century and Matilda Mathews the daughter of American Loyalist David Mathews the Loyalist Mayor of New York City during the American Revolutionary War and descendant of the Dutch American Schuyler family 2 He was educated at Eton College before becoming assistant private secretary to then chancellor of the exchequer H H Asquith 3 From 1920 to 1922 he was assistant to the joint Under Secretaries for Ireland James Macmahon and Sir John Anderson He subsequently became Presiding Special Commissioner of Income Tax The 1923 New Year Honours saw him appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath On 9 July 1914 he married Lady Ellen Rachel Montagu Stuart Wortley Mackenzie daughter of Francis Montagu Stuart Wortley Mackenzie 2nd Earl of Wharncliffe They had two sons Patrick John Russell born 1915 and Robin Julian born 1920 and a daughter Pamela Rachael born 1916 1 She married first Allan Alexander Cameron and secondly Hon Simon Baring son of Alexander Baring 4th Baron Ashburton 4 In 1935 he assumed the additional name of Grant by royal licence 1 He died in London in 1949 5 His funeral was held at Golders Green Crematorium and attended by Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia representing his mother Queen Maria as well as several prominent government officials and aristocrats including the Earl and Countess of Wharncliffe Violet Countess of Ypres Lord Adam Gordon Sir Neville Anderson Sir Eric St John Bamford and Sir Roderick Meiklejohn 6 In 1999 his diaries detailing his time as a senior Civil Servant in Ireland were published by the Irish Academic Press in Dublin Namely The Last Days of Dublin Castle The Diaries of Mark Sturgis ISBN 0 7165 2626 3References edit a b c Burke Sir Bernard ed 1939 Burke s Peerage Baronetage amp Knighthood 97th ed Burke s Peerage amp Gentry p 2921 Lawrence Joseph Wilson Foot prints or Incidents in Early History of New Brunswick 1883 page 60 Martin F Seedorf Sturgis Sir Mark Beresford Russell Grant 1884 1949 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press 2004 online edn Jan 2008 Mosley Charles ed 2003 Burke s Peerage Baronetage amp Knighthood 107 ed Burke s Peerage amp Gentry p 156 ISBN 0 9711966 2 1 Deaths The Times 30 April 1949 p 1 Funeral Sir Mark Grant Sturgis The Times 4 May 1949 p 7 nbsp This article about a person involved in governance in the United Kingdom or its predecessor states is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mark Grant Sturgis amp oldid 1192553892, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
