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Edward Strutt, 1st Baron Belper

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The Right Honourable
The Lord Belper
PC FRS
Arms of Baron Belper
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office
3 January 1853 – 21 June 1854
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterThe Earl of Aberdeen
Preceded byRobert Adam Christopher
Succeeded byThe Earl Granville
Personal details
Born26 October 1801 (1801-10-26)
Derby, Derbyshire
Died30 June 1880 (1880-07-01) (aged 78)
Eaton Square, Belgravia, London
NationalityBritish
Political partyWhig Party
Spouse
Amelia Otter
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(m. 1837)​
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge

Edward Strutt, 1st Baron Belper PC FRS (26 October 1801 – 30 June 1880), was a British Whig Party politician. He served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1852 to 1854 under Lord Aberdeen.

Background and education

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Born at St Helen's House Derby, Strutt was the only son of William Strutt, of St Helen's House, Derbyshire, and the grandson of Jedediah Strutt. His mother was Barbara, daughter of Thomas Evans.

He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was President of the Cambridge Union in 1821. Strutt graduated as a Bachelor of Arts in 1823, promoted to Master of Arts three years later.[1][2]

Political career

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Strutt entered the British House of Commons in 1830, sitting as Member of Parliament for Derby until 1848, when he was unseated on petition.[3] He represented Arundel from 1851 to 1852[4] and Nottingham from 1852 to 1856.[5] He was Chief Commissioner of Railways between 1846 and 1848 and served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1853 to 1854 in Lord Aberdeen's coalition government.[2][6] He was sworn of the Privy Council in 1846[7] and in 1856 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Belper, of Belper, in the County of Derby.[8]

Strutt also held the honorary posts of High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1850[2] and Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire between 1864 and 1880, having been previously a Deputy Lieutenant.[6] In 1860 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society[9] and between 1871 and 1879, he was President of University College, London.

Family

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Memorial window to Lord Belper in the chancel of St Mary's Church, Nottingham. His coat of arms can be seen in the left hand light of the second tier.

Lord Belper married Amelia Harriet Otter, daughter of the Right Reverend William Otter, Bishop of Chichester, on 28 March 1837. They had several children. They were the parents of Henry Strutt, 2nd Baron Belper.

Children from the marriage were:

He built his family seat, Kingston Hall, Nottinghamshire and moved in 1846.

Lord Belper died at Eaton Square, Belgravia, London, in June 1880, aged 78, and was succeeded in the barony by his second but eldest surviving son, Henry. A stained glass window was erected in the north side of the chancel in St. Mary's Church, Nottingham in his memory.[citation needed] Lady Belper died in December 1890.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Derby
1830–1848
With: Henry Cavendish 1830–1835
John Ponsonby 1835–1847
Frederick Leveson-Gower 1847–1848 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Arundel
1851–1852 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Nottingham
1852–1856 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
1853–1854 		Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire
1864–1880 		Succeeded by
Preceded by High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire
1850 		Succeeded by
John Francklin
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baron Belper
1856–1880 		Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "Strutt, Edward (STRT819E)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ^ a b c Dod, Robert P. (1860). The Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Whitaker and Co. p. 114.
  3. ^ "The House of Commons constituencies beginning with 'D'". Leigh Rayment. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  4. ^ "The House of Commons constituencies beginning with 'A'". Leigh Rayment. Archived from the original on 20 December 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  5. ^ "The House of Commons constituencies beginning with 'N'". Leigh Rayment. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Peerage: Basset de Sapcote to Benson". Leigh Rayment. Archived from the original on 8 June 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  7. ^ "No. 20656". The London Gazette. 3 November 1846. p. 3835.
  8. ^ "No. 21915". The London Gazette. 22 August 1856. p. 2868.
  9. ^ "Fellows 1660–2007" (PDF). Royal Society. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
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