Peerage Record – 13908

     Sir Ernest John Pickstone Benn, 2nd Bt. was born on 25 June 1875.¹ He was the son of Sir John Williams Benn, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Pickston.¹ He married Gwendolen Dorothy Andrews, daughter of Frederick May Andrews, on 3 January 1903.¹ He died in 1954.¹
     He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1918.¹ He was Chairman of Benn Brothers, Publishers.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Benn, of Old Knoll, Lewisham [U.K., 1914] on 10 April 1922.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of London in 1932.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.²
     

     William Wedgwood Benn, 1st Viscount Stansgate was born on 10 May 1877.² He is the son of Sir John Williams Benn, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Pickston.¹ He married Margaret Eadie Holmes, daughter of Daniel Turner Holmes, on 17 November 1920.² He died on 17 November 1960 at age 83.²
     He was educated at Paris, France.² He graduated from University College London, London, England, in 1903 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for St. George Division, Tower Hamlets between 1906 and 1918.² He held the office of Junior Lord of Treasury between 1910 and 1915.² He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in dispatches twice.² He gained the rank of Captain in the Yeomanry.² He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Flying Corps.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1917.² He was awarded the Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur.² He was awarded the Croix de Guerre.² He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (D.F.C.) in 1918.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Leith between 1918 and 1927.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Labour) for North Aberdeen between 1928 and 1931.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1929.² He held the office of Secretary of State, India between 1929 and 1931.² He gained the rank of Air Commodore in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Labour) for Manchester Gordon between 1937 and 1941.² He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in dispatches.² He was created 1st Viscount Stansgate, of Stansgate, co. Essex [U.K.] on 12 June 1942.¹ He held the office of Secretary of State, Air between 1945 and 1946.² He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.³
     

     Christopher Julius Benn was born on 27 November 1878.¹ He was the son of Sir John Williams Benn, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Pickston.¹ He died on 29 December 1879 at age 1.¹

     Captain Oliver Williams Benn was born on 11 July 1887.¹ He was the son of Sir John Williams Benn, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Pickston.¹ He died on 6 June 1915 at age 27, killed in action.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the 9th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry.¹ He fought in the First World War.

     Lilian Margaret Benn was born on 7 December 1880.¹ She was the daughter of Sir John Williams Benn, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Pickston.¹ She married Cecil Eldred Hughes, son of Augustus Eldred Hughes, on 3 June 1905.^2,3 She died on 27 September 1953 at age 72.¹
     From 3 June 1905, her married name became Hughes.¹

     Cecil Eldred Hughes is the son of Augustus Eldred Hughes.¹ He married Lilian Margaret Benn, daughter of Sir John Williams Benn, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Pickston, on 3 June 1905.^2,3
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force.¹

     Augustus Eldred Hughes lived at Lamarsh House, Richmond, Surrey, England^G.¹

     Eliza Irene Benn was born on 26 February 1882.¹ She was the daughter of Sir John Williams Benn, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Pickston.¹ She married, firstly, Arthur Richard Pain, son of Arthur Cadlick Pain, on 7 December 1912.¹ She married Dr. Theodore Craig, son of Rev. Dr. Robert C. Craig, on 29 December 1956.¹ She died in 1974.¹
     From 7 December 1912, her married name became Pain.¹ From 29 December 1956, her married name became Craig.¹

     Arthur Richard Pain was the son of Arthur Cadlick Pain.¹ He married Eliza Irene Benn, daughter of Sir John Williams Benn, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Pickston, on 7 December 1912.¹ He died on 24 December 1940.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 9th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry.¹

     Arthur Cadlick Pain lived at St. Catherine’s, Frimley, Surrey, England^G.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹