Peerage Record – 6166

     Harry Baker is the son of Charles Baker.¹ He married Lady Portia Caroline Agar, daughter of Shaun James Christian Welbore Ellis Agar, 6th Earl of Normanton and Victoria Susan Beard.¹

     Lady Caroline Annesley Gore was born in 1848. She was the daughter of Philip Yorke Gore, 4th Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands and Elizabeth Marianne Napier.¹ She married Walter James Hore-Ruthven, 9th Lord Ruthven of Freeland, son of William Hore and Dells Honoria Lowen, on 21 August 1869.¹ She died on 17 December 1914.¹
     From 21 August 1869, her married name became Hore-Ruthven.

     Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie was born on 6 July 1872 at Clewer, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was the son of Walter James Hore-Ruthven, 9th Lord Ruthven of Freeland and Lady Caroline Annesley Gore.² He married Zara Eileen Pollok, daughter of John Pollok, on 1 June 1908.³ He died on 2 May 1955 at age 82 at Shipton Moyne, Gloucestershire, England^G.^4,5 He was buried at St. John the Baptist, Shipton Moyne, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in 1891 in the 3rd Battalion, Highland Light Infantry.^6,3 He fought in the Sudan Campaign in 1898, where he was mentioned in despatches.^6,3 He was awarded the Victoria Cross (V.C.) on 28 February 1899, for his actions on 22 September 1898.⁷ He fought in the Somaliland Campaign between 1903 and 1904.³ He fought in the First World War, where he was severely wounded.³ He gained the rank of Colonel in the Welsh Guards.³ He was awarded the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1916 and bar (1919.)^1,3 He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1918.⁷ He was awarded the Croix de Guerre.³ He was awarded the Croix de Guerre Belgian.³ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1919.⁷ He gained the rank of Honorary Brigadier-General in the Welsh Guards.³ He was commanding offier of the 1st Guards Brigade, Aldershot between 1925 and 1928.³ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1928.⁷ He held the office of Governor of South Australia between 1928 and 1934.⁷ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1935.⁷ He held the office of Governor of New South Wales between 1935 and 1936.⁷ He was created 1st Baron Gowrie, of Canberra, Australia and of Dirleton, co. East Lothian [U.K.] on 20 December 1935.⁷ He held the office of Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of Australia between 22 January 1936 and 10 September 1944.^7,5 He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 28 May 1937.⁷ He was appointed Knight of Grace, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.G.St.J.)³ He graduated from Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.)³ He graduated from University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G, with a Doctor of Law (LL.D.)³ He held the office of Lieutenant-Governor and Deputy Governor of Windsor Castle between 1945 and 1952.³ He was created 1st Earl of Gowrie [U.K.] on 8 May 1945.⁴ He was created 1st Viscount Ruthven of Canberra [U.K.] on 8 May 1945.³

     Thomas Walker Hobart Inskip, 1st Viscount Caldecote was born on 5 March 1876.² He was the son of James Inskip and Constance Sophia Louisa Hampden.² He married Lady Augusta Helen Elizabeth Boyle, daughter of David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow and Dorothea Elizabeth Thomasina Hunter Blair, on 30 July 1914.² He died on 11 October 1947 at age 71.²
     He was educated at Clifton College, Clifton, Bristol, England^G.² He graduated from King’s College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1899 entitled to practise as a barrister.² He was appointed King’s Counsel (K.C.) in 1914.² He was a member of the Naval Intelligence Department, Admiralty between 1915 and 1917.² He was head of the Naval Law Branch, Admiralty between 1917 and 1919.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Bristol Central between 1918 and 1929.² He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1920.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Wigtownshire.² He held the office of Bencher of the Inner Temple in 1922.² He was appointed Knight in 1922.² He held the office of Solicitor-General between 1922 and 1924.² He held the office of Solicitor-General between November 1924 and 1928.² He held the office of Attorney-General between 1928 and 1929.² He held the office of Recorder of Kingston-on-Thames between 1928 and 1939.² He held the office of Solicitor-General between 1931 and 1932.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Fareham between 1931 and 1939.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1932.² He held the office of Attorney-General between 1932 and 1936.² He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Bristol University, Bristol, England^G, in 1933.² He held the office of Minister for the Coordination of Defence between 1936 and 1939.² He held the office of Lord Chancellor between 1939 and 1940.² He held the office of Secretary of State, Dominion Affairs between January 1939 and September 1939.² He was created 1st Viscount Caldecote, of Bristol, co. Gloucester [U.K.] on 6 September 1939.¹ He held the office of Lord Chief Justice between 1940 and 1946.² He held the office of Secretary of State, Dominion Affairs between May 1940 and October 1940.² He held the office of Leader of the House of Lords between May 1940 and October 1940.² He held the office of Treasurer of the Inner Temple in 1943.² He held the office of High Steward of Kingston-on-Thames between 1943 and 1947.²

     Sir Edward Bagot, 2nd Bt. was born on 23 May 1616.¹ He was the son of Sir Hervey Bagot, 1st Bt. and Katherine Aldersley.¹ He married Mary Lampard, daughter of William Lampard, on 9 May 1641.¹ He died on 30 May 1673 at age 57.¹ He was buried at Blithfield, Staffordshire, England^G.²
     He was admitted to Middle Temple in 1635.² He matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 20 February 1634/35.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Staffordshire in 1660.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Bagot, of Blithfield, co. Stafford [E., 1627] on 27 December 1660.¹

     General Sir Charles Fergusson of Kilkerran, 7th Bt. was born on 7 January 1865.² He was the son of Rt. Hon. Sir James Fergusson of Kilkerran, 6th Bt. and Lady Edith Christian Ramsay.² He married Lady Alice Mary Boyle, daughter of David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow and Dorothea Elizabeth Thomasina Hunter Blair, on 18 July 1901.¹ He died on 20 February 1951 at age 86.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He was commissioned in 1883, in the service of the Grenadier Guards.² He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.² He was he was attached to the Egyptian Army between 1895 and 1903.² He fought in the Dongola Expedition in 1896, where he was mentioned in despatches.² He fought in the Nile Expedition between 1897 and 1899, where he was mentioned in despatches four times and was wounded.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1898.² He gained the rank of Brevet-Colonel in 1900.² He was commander of the 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards between 1904 and 1907.² He was appointed Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) in 1906.² He gained the rank of Colonel in 1907.² He was Brigadier-General of the General Staff, Irish Command between 1907 and 1908.² He succeeded as the 7th Baronet Fergusson, of Kilkerran [N.S., 1703] on 14 January 1907.² He gained the rank of Major-General in 1908.² He was Inspector of Infantry between 1909 and 1912.² He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1911.² He was GOC of the 5th Division, Irish Command between 1913 and 1914.² He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches seven times.² He was GOC of the 5th Division, British Expeditionary Force in 1914.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1914.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1915.² He was GOC of the 2nd Army Corps between 1915 and 1916.² He was GOC of the 17th Army Corps between 1916 and 1918.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1918.² He was Military Governor of Occupied Gemran Territory between 1918 and 1919.² He gained the rank of General in 1921.² He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1924.² He held the office of Govenor-General and Commander-in-Chief of New Zealand between 1924 and 1930.² He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in 1932.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)² He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Ayrshire between 1937 and 1950.²

     Zofia Cecilia Jaxa-Chamiec was born on 17 September 1919.² She was the daughter of Zygmunt Jaxa-Chamiec and Zofia Ciecierska.¹ She married, firstly, Count Stanislaw Tarnowski, son of Count Hieronim Tarnowski and Countess Wanda Zamoyska.³ She married, secondly, Major Malcolm Victor Alexander Wolfe Murray, son of Brig.-Gen. Arthur Alexander Wolfe Murray and Evelyn Mary Hay Mackenzie, on 10 June 1947.³ She died on 26 July 1968 at age 48.⁴
     Her married name became Wolfe Murray.

     Zygmunt Jaxa-Chamiec was born on 18 November 1863.² He married Zofia Ciecierska, daughter of Stefan Ciecierski and Maria Doria-Dernalowicz. He died on 30 December 1948 at age 85 at Warsaw, Poland.²
     He lived at Warsaw, Poland^G.

     Lt.-Col. Hon. Lewis Rayan Dawnay was born on 1 April 1846.¹ He was the son of William Henry Dawnay, 7th Viscount Downe and Mary Isabel Bagot.¹ He married Lady Victoria Alexandrina Elizabeth Grey, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Hon. Charles Grey and Caroline Eliza Farquhar, on 6 June 1877.² He died on 30 July 1910 at age 64.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Thirsk and Malton between 1880 and 1893.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for the North Riding, Yorkshire.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Coldstream Guards.¹

     Lady Victoria Alexandrina Elizabeth Grey was the daughter of Lt.-Gen. Hon. Charles Grey and Caroline Eliza Farquhar.² She married Lt.-Col. Hon. Lewis Rayan Dawnay, son of William Henry Dawnay, 7th Viscount Downe and Mary Isabel Bagot, on 6 June 1877.¹ She died on 15 January 1922.¹
     From 6 June 1877, her married name became Dawnay. On 16 April 1895 she was granted the rank of an earl’s daughter.¹