Peerage Record – 1462

     Brig.-Gen. Hon. Arthur Melland Asquith was born on 24 April 1883.² He was the son of Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith and Helen Kelsall Melland.² He married Hon. Betty Constance Manners, daughter of John Thomas Manners, 3rd Baron Manners of Foston and Constance Edwina Adeline Hamlyn-Fane, on 30 April 1918.² He died on 25 August 1939 at age 56.²
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England.² He was educated at New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.² He was with the Sudan Civil Service between 1906 and 1911.² He fought in the First World War, where he was wounded and was mentioned in despatches.² He gained the rank of Commander in 1914 in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.² He gained the rank of Commander in the Royal Naval Division.² He was awarded the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1917 and bar (1918.)¹ He was Controller of the Appointments Department.² He was awarded the Croix de Guerre.² He was member of the Council of the Ministry of Labour between 1918 and 1920.² He was chairman of Kinsala Cotton Company.² He was director of Wesminster Bank.² He lived at Clovelly Court, Devon, England^G.¹

     Hon. Maud Evelyn Wyndham was born on 1 September 1874.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Wyndham, 2nd Baron Leconfield of Leconfield and Lady Constance Evelyn Primrose.² She married Vincent Wodehouse Yorke, son of John Reginald Yorke and Sophia Matilde Henriëtte Bilitonia Barones van Tuyll van Serooskerken, on 24 August 1899.² She died on 22 July 1963 at age 88.²
     Her married name became Yorke.

     Rt. Rev. Hon. James Yorke was born on 9 March 1730.¹ He was the son of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke and Margaret Cocks.¹ He married Mary Madocks, daughter of Rt. Rev. Isaac Maddocks, on 29 June 1762.¹ He died on 26 August 1808 at age 78.¹
     He graduated with a Doctor of Divinity (D.D.)¹ He held the office of Bishop of Ely.¹

     Spencer Clive Lyttelton was born on 26 March 1939.¹ He was the son of Hon. Richard Glynne Lyttelton and Judith Clive.¹ He died on 27 August 1996 at age 57.¹
     He was educated at Highgate School, Highgate, London, England^G.¹ He was with GKN.¹

     Thomas Glynne Lyttelton was born on 29 April 1940.¹ He is the son of Hon. Richard Glynne Lyttelton and Judith Clive.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He was the Assistant Master between 1968 and 1994 at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He lived in 2003 at 7 The Grove, Highgate Village, London, England^G.¹

     Hugh Archibald Wyndham, 4th Bacon Leconfield of Leconfield was born on 4 October 1877.¹ He was the son of Henry Wyndham, 2nd Baron Leconfield of Leconfield and Lady Constance Evelyn Primrose.² He married Hon. Maud Mary Lyttelton, daughter of Charles George Lyttelton, 8th Viscount Cobham and Hon. Mary Susan Caroline Cavendish, on 25 February 1908.² He died on 6 July 1963 at age 85, without issue.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He fought in the First World War, with the South African Forces, and was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was awarded the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity 2nd Class.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.)¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Historical Society (F.R.Hist.S.)¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Leconfield of Leconfield, in the East Riding of co. York [U.K., 1859] on 17 April 1952.¹

     Hon. Christian Henry Charles Guest was born on 15 February 1874.² He was the son of Ivor Bertie Guest, 1st Baron Wimborne and Lady Cornelia Henrietta Maria Spencer-Churchill.^1,2 He married Hon. Frances Henrietta Lyttelton, daughter of Charles George Lyttelton, 8th Viscount Cobham and Hon. Mary Susan Caroline Cavendish, on 12 July 1911.² He died on 9 October 1957 at age 83.²
     Hon. Christian Henry Charles Guest usually went by his middle name of Henry.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1902.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for East Dorset between June 1910 and December 1910.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Pembroke and Haverfordwest between December 1910 and November 1918.² He fought in the First World War.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 1st Dragoons.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for North Bristol between November 1922 and November 1923.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Plymouth Drake between June 1937 and June 1945.¹

     Hon. Mary Emma Jeronima Dewar was born on 1 June 1965.¹ She is the daughter of John James Evelyn Dewar, 4th Baron Forteviot and Lady Elizabeth Jeronima Waldegrave.¹ She married Adam Humphrey Drummond, 17th Baron Strange, son of Humphrey Drummond of Megginch and Jean Cherry Drummond, 11th of Megginch, Baroness Strange, in 1988.¹
     From 1988, her married name became Drummond.¹

     Humphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton was born on 23 May 1921.¹ He was the son of Hon. George William Lyttelton and Pamela Marie Adeane.¹ He married, firstly, Patricia Mary Braithwaite Gaskell, daughter of J. Wellesley Gaskell, on 19 August 1948.¹ He and Patricia Mary Braithwaite Gaskell were divorced in 1952.¹ He married, secondly, Elizabeth Hill Richardson, daughter of Albert E. Richardson, on 1 November 1952.¹ He died on 25 April 2008 at age 86.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Camberwell School of Art, London, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of officer in the Grenadier Guards.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He was a jazz musician, composer and journalist.¹ He wrote the book Take It From the Top, published 1975 (ASIN: B009AB8G24.)¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.) by Warwick University, Warwick, Warwickshire, England^G, in 1987.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.) by Loughborough University of Technology, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England^G, in 1988.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Music (D.Mus.) by Durham University, Durham, County Durham, England^G, in 1989.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Music (D.Mus.) by Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, England^G, in 1992.¹ He lived in 2003 at Alyn Close, Barnet Road, Arkley, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹

     Diana Maud Lyttelton was born in 1920.² She was the daughter of Hon. George William Lyttelton and Pamela Marie Adeane.¹ She married Alexander Lambert Hood, 7th Viscount Hood of Whitley, son of Rear Admiral Hon. Horace Lambert Alexander Hood and Ellen Touzalin, on 30 April 1957.¹ She died on 15 March 2008.²
     She was Assistant Secretary to HM King George VI and HM Queen Elizabeth II between 1947 and 1952.¹ She was appointed Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) in 1952.¹ She was appointed Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in 1957.¹ Her married name became Hood. After her marriage, Diana Maud Lyttelton was styled as Viscountess Hood of Whitley on 13 October 1981. She lived in 2003 at Loders Court, Bridport, Dorset, England.³