In 1900 he succeeded to the vast fortune of his great-uncle, Lord Armstrong. The following year he gave £100,000 (equivalent to £11,549,873 in 2021),[5] for the building of the new Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle upon Tyne, for which the city conferred upon him the honorary Freedom in July 1901.[6] The original 1753 infirmary buildings at Forth Banks near the river Tyne were inadequate and impossible to expand.[7]
In 1903 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Armstrong, of Bamburgh and Cragside in the County of Northumberland,[9] a revival of the barony which had become extinct on his great-uncle's death three years earlier.
Lord Armstrong was married three times. He married firstly Winifreda Jane Adye, daughter of General Sir John Miller Adye, in 1889. They had one son and one daughter. After her death in December 1914 he married secondly Beatrice Elizabeth Cowx,[10] daughter of Jonathan Cowx, in 1916. After her death in November 1934 he married thirdly Kathleen England (b. 12 August 1898), daughter of Reverend Charles Thorpe England, in 1935. The last two marriages were childless. Lord Armstrong died in October 1941, aged 78, and was succeeded in the barony by his only son, William. Lady Armstrong died on 2 September 1970.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abthepeerage.com William Henry Armstrong Fitzpatrick Watson-Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong
^UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
^"Court and social". The Times. No. 36510. London. 18 July 1901. p. 9.
^McKenzie, Peter (1983). W.G. Armstrong: The Life and Times of Sir William George Armstrong, Baron Armstrong of Cragside. Longhirst Press. ISBN0-946978-00-X.
^"University intelligence". The Times. No. 36573. London. 30 September 1901. p. 4.
william, watson, armstrong, baron, armstrong, william, henry, armstrong, fitzpatrick, watson, armstrong, baron, armstrong, 1863, october, 1941, british, benefactor, ogre, caricature, vanity, fair, 1908, born, william, watson, born, eccleston, square, london, e. William Henry Armstrong Fitzpatrick Watson Armstrong 1st Baron Armstrong DL 3 May 1863 16 October 1941 was a British benefactor The Ogre caricature by Spy in Vanity Fair 1908 Born William Watson he was born at 65 Eccleston Square London and educated at Eton and Trinity College Cambridge His parents were John William Watson of Adderstone Hall Belford Northumberland and Margaret Godman Fitzpatrick daughter of Patrick Persse Fitzpatrick of Bognor Regis Sussex His father s parents were Sir William Henry Watson Baron of the Exchequer and Anne Armstrong daughter of William Armstrong a corn merchant and Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne whose son William Armstrong 1st Baron Armstrong was the founder of the Armstrong Whitworth manufacturing empire 1 In 1889 William Watson assumed by royal licence the additional surname of Armstrong 2 Watson Armstrong served in the Northumberland Hussars where he was promoted Major on 12 April 1902 He was High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1899 3 and was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Northumberland in 1901 4 In 1900 he succeeded to the vast fortune of his great uncle Lord Armstrong The following year he gave 100 000 equivalent to 11 549 873 in 2021 5 for the building of the new Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle upon Tyne for which the city conferred upon him the honorary Freedom in July 1901 6 The original 1753 infirmary buildings at Forth Banks near the river Tyne were inadequate and impossible to expand 7 In September 1901 he was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law DCL from the University of Durham 8 In 1903 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside in the County of Northumberland 9 a revival of the barony which had become extinct on his great uncle s death three years earlier Lord Armstrong was married three times He married firstly Winifreda Jane Adye daughter of General Sir John Miller Adye in 1889 They had one son and one daughter After her death in December 1914 he married secondly Beatrice Elizabeth Cowx 10 daughter of Jonathan Cowx in 1916 After her death in November 1934 he married thirdly Kathleen England b 12 August 1898 daughter of Reverend Charles Thorpe England in 1935 The last two marriages were childless Lord Armstrong died in October 1941 aged 78 and was succeeded in the barony by his only son William Lady Armstrong died on 2 September 1970 1 References edit a b thepeerage com William Henry Armstrong Fitzpatrick Watson Armstrong 1st Baron Armstrong No 25945 The London Gazette 14 June 1889 p 3224 No 27061 The London Gazette 10 March 1899 p 1660 No 27305 The London Gazette 16 April 1901 p 2625 UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark Gregory 2017 The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain 1209 to Present New Series MeasuringWorth Retrieved 11 June 2022 Court and social The Times No 36510 London 18 July 1901 p 9 McKenzie Peter 1983 W G Armstrong The Life and Times of Sir William George Armstrong Baron Armstrong of Cragside Longhirst Press ISBN 0 946978 00 X University intelligence The Times No 36573 London 30 September 1901 p 4 No 27582 The London Gazette 31 July 1903 p 4818 Harcourt George Beatrice Elizabeth Cowx Lady Armstrong 1862 1934 National Trust External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Lord Armstrong Peerage of the United Kingdom New creation Baron Armstrong1903 1941 Succeeded byWilliam John Montagu Watson Armstrong Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Watson Armstrong 1st Baron Armstrong amp oldid 1191527999, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
