Gilbert Acland-Troyte
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Gilbert John Acland-Troyte (4 September 1876 – 27 April 1964)[1] CMG, DSO, JP of Huntsham Court, near Tiverton, Devon, was a British soldier and Conservative Party politician.
Contents
Background
He was the third son of Colonel Charles Arthur William Troyte of Huntsham Court, by his wife Katherine Mary Walrond, daughter of Sir John Walrond, 1st Baronet[2] of Bradfield House, Uffculme, Devon. Acland-Troyte was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge[3]
Career
Military
In 1896 Acland-Troyte served as 2nd Lieutenant in the 3rd Volunteer Battalion, Devonshire Regiment[4] He was transferred to the King's Royal Rifle Corps in 1899[5] and fought in the Second Boer War one year later, where he was dangerously wounded.[6] He was with his regiment in Somaliland between 1903 and 1904 and was afterwards promoted to lieutenant.[7] He rose to captain by 1905, for services to the Colonial Office.[8]
During the First World War, Acland-Troyte was mentioned in despatches seven times.[9] He was appointed Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster-General in the beginning of 1915[10] and was promoted to major in September.[11] In 1916 Acland-Troyte was decorated with the Distinguished Service Order[12] and in 1917 was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG).[13] After the war he received the French Croix de Guerre in January 1919[14] and retired as brevet lieutenant-colonel a few months later.[15] At the outbreak of the Second World War he was reactivated and in 1940 joined the Home Guard.[16]
Political
Acland-Troyte contested unsuccessfully the parliamentary seat of Tiverton in a by-election in 1923.[16] He was however successful the next year and was elected MP for Tiverton in 1924, which seat he held until 1945.[1]
Retirement
Following his retirement from politics he was knighted[17] and in 1946 accepted the office of Master of the Tiverton Foxhounds which he fulfilled until 1950.[6] He was a Justice of the Peace and alderman of Tiverton.[2] In 1937 he was elected president of the Country Landowners Association, which post he left after two years.[16]
Marriage
On 12 October 1909 he married Gwladys Eleanor Quicke (d.1968), daughter of Ernest Henry Godolphin Quicke[6] of Newton House, Newton St Cyres, Devon.[18]
Death
Acland-Troyte died in 1964, childless and was survived by his wife for four years.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26801. p. 7233. 8 December 1896. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27049. p. 793. 7 February 1899. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27674. p. 2926. 6 May 1904. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27801. p. 4033. 6 June 1905. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29041. p. 486. 15 January 1915. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29284. p. 8809. 3 September 1915. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29438. p. 571. 11 January 1916. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30111. p. 5459. 1 June 1917. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31109. p. 312. 3 January 1919. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31357. p. 6465. 23 May 1919. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 36943. p. 943. 16 February 1945. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
- ↑ Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 15th Edition, ed. Pirie-Gordon, H., London, 1937, pp.2290-1, pedigree of Acland-Troyte of Huntsham Court; pp.1875-6, pedigree of Quicke of Newton St Cyres
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Gilbert Acland-Troyte
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
---|---|---|
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Tiverton 1924 – 1945 |
Succeeded by Derick Heathcoat Amory |
- Use dmy dates from November 2014
- Use British English from November 2014
- 1876 births
- 1964 deaths
- Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
- British Army personnel of the Second Boer War
- British Army personnel of World War I
- British military personnel of the Third Somaliland Expedition
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs
- Recipients of the Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France)
- King's Royal Rifle Corps officers
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- People educated at Eton College
- UK MPs 1924–29
- UK MPs 1929–31
- UK MPs 1931–35
- UK MPs 1935–45