Peerage Record – 2946

     Joan Esther Sybilla Pakenham was born on 2 February 1904.¹ She was the daughter of Colonel Hercules Arthur Pakenham and Lillian Blanche Georgiana Ashley.^1,2 She married Hon. Angus Dudley Campbell, son of Colin Frederick Campbell, 1st Baron Colgrain and Lady Angela Mary Alice Ryder, on 30 June 1926.² She died in 1998.²
     Her married name became Campbell. She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Cheshire in 1949.²

     Herbrand Edward Dundonald Brassey Sackville, 9th Earl De La Warr was born on 20 June 1900.¹ He was the son of Gilbert George Reginald Sackville, 8th Earl De La Warr and Lady Muriel Agnes Brassey.¹ He was rebaptized at Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He married, firstly, Diana Helena Leigh, daughter of Captain Henry Gerard Leigh and Marion Lindsay Antrobus, on 30 December 1920.¹ He married, secondly, Sylvia Margaret Harrison, daughter of William Reginald Harrison and Edith Mary Carey, on 1 March 1968 at Caxton Hall Register Office, London, England^G.^1,2 He died on 28 January 1976 at age 75.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Buckhurst of Buckhurst, co. Sussex [U.K., 1864] on 16 December 1915.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Earl De La Warr [G.B., 1761] on 16 December 1915.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Viscount Cantelupe [G.B., 1761] on 16 December 1915.¹ He succeeded as the 15th Baron Delaware [E., 1570] on 16 December 1915.¹ He gained the rank of officer in the Royal Naval Reserve.¹ He held the office of Lord-in-Waiting to HM King George V in 1924.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Sussex in 1925.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, War Office between 1929 and 1930.¹ He held the office of Lord-in-Waiting to HM King George V between 1929 and 1931.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Agriculture between June 1930 and August 1931.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries between 1931 and 1935.¹ He held the office of Mayor of Bexhill between 1932 and 1934.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Board of Education between 1935 and 1946.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1936.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Colonial Office between 1936 and 1937.¹ He held the office of Lord Privy Seal between 1937 and 1938.¹ He held the office of President of the Board of Education between 1938 and 1940.¹ He held the office of First Commissioner of Works between April 1940 and May 1940.¹ He was awarded the Chevalier, Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur.¹ He held the office of Postmaster-General between 1951 and 1955.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Sussex in 1956.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.) in 1956.¹

     Hilda Mary Clavering Tredcroft was born in 1877 at Merrow, Surrey, England^G.² She was the daughter of Colonel Charles Lennox Tredcroft and Elizabeth Anderson Scott.^1,2 She married, firstly, Gilbert George Reginald Sackville, 8th Earl De La Warr, son of Reginald Windsor Sackville, 7th Earl De La Warr and Hon. Constance Mary Elizabeth Cochrane-Wishart-Baillie, on 20 September 1903.¹ She married, secondly, John William Dennis, son of William Dennis and Sarah Ann (?), on 18 April 1922.¹ She died in 1963.¹
     From 20 September 1903, her married name became Sackville. After her marriage, Hilda Mary Clavering Tredcroft was styled as Countess De La Warr on 20 September 1903. From 18 April 1922, her married name became Dennis.

     John Randall Hatfeild was born on 21 September 1873.² He was the son of John Hatfeild and Mariana Frances Davide.² He married Nest Hyde, daughter of William Hyde and Constance Wilson, on 23 October 1901 at Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England.²
     He lived at Thorpe Arch Hall, Yorkshire, England^G.¹

     John William Dennis was born on 16 May 1865 at Frieston, Lincolnshire, England.² He was the son of William Dennis and Sarah Ann (?)² He married, firstly, Rose Edith Rowe in 1899 at Lambeth, London, England.² He and Rose Edith Rowe were divorced on 7 December 1908.² He married, secondly, Betsy Onions in 1909 at The Strand, London, England.² He married, thirdly, Hilda Mary Clavering Tredcroft, daughter of Colonel Charles Lennox Tredcroft and Elizabeth Anderson Scott, on 18 April 1922.¹ He died on 4 August 1949 at age 84.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Birmingham between 1918 and 1922.²

     Frederick Charles Temple was born in 1875 at Kirton Skeldyke, Lincolnshire, England.¹ He married Flora Elizabeth Dennis, daughter of William Dennis and Sarah Ann (?), in 1898 at Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.¹

     Diana Helena Leigh was born on 25 February 1896.^2,3 She was the daughter of Captain Henry Gerard Leigh and Marion Lindsay Antrobus.^1,2 She married Herbrand Edward Dundonald Brassey Sackville, 9th Earl De La Warr, son of Gilbert George Reginald Sackville, 8th Earl De La Warr and Lady Muriel Agnes Brassey, on 30 December 1920.¹ She died on 29 March 1966 at age 70.¹
     From 30 December 1920, her married name became Sackville. After her marriage, Diana Helena Leigh was styled as Countess De La Warr on 30 December 1920.

     Captain Henry Gerard Leigh was born in September 1856.² He was the son of Henry Blundell Leigh and Henrietta Dorothy Hawkes.^1,2 He married Marion Lindsay Antrobus, daughter of Hugh Lindsay Antrobus and Mary Adam, on 25 October 1886.¹ He died on 7 January 1900 at age 43.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the 1st Life Guards.¹ He lived at Luton Hoo Park, Bedfordshire, England^G.²

     Robert Sydney, 4th Earl of Leicester was born in 1649.¹ He was the son of Philip Sydney, 3rd Earl of Leicester and Lady Catherine Cecil.¹ He married Lady Elizabeth Egerton, daughter of John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgwater and Lady Elizabeth Cavendish, in 1672.¹ He died on 11 November 1702.¹
     He was also known as Robert Sidney.² He succeeded as the 4th Baron Sydney of Penshurst, co. Kent [E., 1603] on 11 July 1689, in his father’s lifetime.¹ He gained the title of 4th Earl of Leicester [E., 1618] on 6 March 1698.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Viscount L’Isle [E., 1605] on 6 March 1698.¹

     Lady Elizabeth Egerton was born in 1653.² She was the daughter of John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgwater and Lady Elizabeth Cavendish.¹ She married Robert Sydney, 4th Earl of Leicester, son of Philip Sydney, 3rd Earl of Leicester and Lady Catherine Cecil, in 1672.¹ She died in 1709.¹
     Her married name became Sydney.