Boles married Beatrice, daughter of John Lysaght, in 1894. He died in July 1935, aged 74, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his second but eldest surviving son Gerald. His eldest son, 2nd Lt. Hastings Fortescue Boles, was killed in action in France on 24 May 1915 while serving with the Royal Flying Corps. Lady Boles died in 1939.
Sir Dennis was also a cricketer,[1] and did much to popularise the Exmouth Club. He was a former president of Somerset County Cricket Club. During two and a half years of the Great War he commanded his Special Reserve battalion of the Devonshire Regiment training thousands of reinforcements for the regiment,[9] from which he retired in February 1917 after 32 years of service. His total command was seven years, and on his retirement he was specially mentioned by the Secretary at War for his valuable services.
Sir Dennis founded two private hunting packs, which were for some years run entirely at his own expense. In 1931, he resigned the Mastership of the Quantock Staghounds, but continued as popular leader of the West Somerset Hunt, where he completed 31 years' Mastership — a record.[10]
Up to his death Sir Dennis was president of Taunton Division Conservative Association, and in August 1917 succeeded Lord St. Audries as president of the West Somerset Farmers' Club. He was High Sheriff of Somerset in 1923. Sir Dennis was a supporter of the Taunton and Somerset Hospital, of which he was a life-governor, and he had been president on two occasions. He was also president of Taunton Motor Club, Assistant County Commissioner for the Boy Scouts and Chairman of the Bishops Lydeard Bank.[citation needed]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Dennis Boles". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
^"Lieut-Colonel Dennis Boles". They work for you. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
dennis, boles, baronet, dennis, fortescue, boles, baronet, september, 1861, july, 1935, british, conservative, politician, baronet, bishop, lydeard, somerset, england, boles, reverend, james, thomas, boles, ryll, court, exmouth, devon, educated, bradfield, sch. Sir Dennis Fortescue Boles 1st Baronet CBE DL 6 September 1861 26 July 1935 was a British Conservative politician and Baronet of Bishop s Lydeard in Somerset England Boles was the son of Reverend James Thomas Boles of Ryll Court Exmouth Devon He was educated at Bradfield School and Exeter College Oxford 1 Sir Dennis entered Parliament in 1911 upon the elevation to the peerage of Lord St Audries was returned to Parliament for Wellington Somerset in 1911 a seat he held until 1918 and then sat for Taunton from 1918 to 1921 2 3 Apart from his political career Boles was also Lieutenant Colonel commanding the 3rd Special Reserve Battalion Devonshire Regiment from 1910 4 5 6 7 a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant of Somerset and for 1923 the High Sheriff of Somerset He was made a CBE in 1919 and in 1922 he has created a baronet of Bishop s Lydeard in the County of Somerset 8 Boles married Beatrice daughter of John Lysaght in 1894 He died in July 1935 aged 74 and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his second but eldest surviving son Gerald His eldest son 2nd Lt Hastings Fortescue Boles was killed in action in France on 24 May 1915 while serving with the Royal Flying Corps Lady Boles died in 1939 Sir Dennis was also a cricketer 1 and did much to popularise the Exmouth Club He was a former president of Somerset County Cricket Club During two and a half years of the Great War he commanded his Special Reserve battalion of the Devonshire Regiment training thousands of reinforcements for the regiment 9 from which he retired in February 1917 after 32 years of service His total command was seven years and on his retirement he was specially mentioned by the Secretary at War for his valuable services Sir Dennis founded two private hunting packs which were for some years run entirely at his own expense In 1931 he resigned the Mastership of the Quantock Staghounds but continued as popular leader of the West Somerset Hunt where he completed 31 years Mastership a record 10 Up to his death Sir Dennis was president of Taunton Division Conservative Association and in August 1917 succeeded Lord St Audries as president of the West Somerset Farmers Club He was High Sheriff of Somerset in 1923 Sir Dennis was a supporter of the Taunton and Somerset Hospital of which he was a life governor and he had been president on two occasions He was also president of Taunton Motor Club Assistant County Commissioner for the Boy Scouts and Chairman of the Bishops Lydeard Bank citation needed References edit a b Dennis Boles Cricket Archive Retrieved 17 March 2013 Lieut Colonel Dennis Boles They work for you Retrieved 27 February 2013 Lieut Colonel Dennis Boles Parliamentary Debates Hansard Retrieved 27 February 2013 Army List Dennis Coleridge Boles National Portrait Gallery Retrieved 27 February 2013 Lieutenant Colonel Dennis Fortescue Sir BOLES The Devonshire Regiment National Archives Retrieved 27 February 2013 London Gazette July 28 1908 PDF The London Gazette Retrieved 27 February 2013 No 32733 The London Gazette 28 July 1922 p 5593 3rd Special Reserve Bn Devons in WWI at The Keep Military Museum Wimbush Emily Great loss to Quantock Staghunting Henry Wimbush Retrieved 27 February 2013 Western Morning News Obituary 27 July 1935 edited External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Sir Dennis BolesParliament of the United KingdomPreceded bySir Alexander Fuller Acland Hood Member of Parliament for Wellington Somerset1911 1918 Constituency abolishedPreceded bySir Gilbert Wills Member of Parliament for Taunton1918 1921 Succeeded bySir Arthur Griffith BoscawenBaronetage of the United KingdomNew creation Baronet of Bishop s Lydeard 1922 1935 Succeeded byGerald Fortescue Boles Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sir Dennis Boles 1st Baronet amp oldid 1176777381, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
