William Waldegrave, 9th Earl Waldegrave
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William Frederick Waldegrave, 9th Earl Waldegrave VD PC (2 March 1851–12 August 1930) was a British Conservative politician.
The eldest son of William Waldegrave, Viscount Chewton, Waldegrave was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. After succeeding to his grandfather's titles at the age of nine, Lord Waldegrave served as a volunteer in the British Army and later retired as a Lieutenant-Colonel.
On 5 August 1874, he married Lady Mary Dorothea Palmer, a daughter of the 1st Earl of Selborne and was a Lord-in-Waiting from 1886-92 and 1895-96 in both of Salisbury's terms.
He was later Chief Whip of the House of Lords from 1896-1911 and Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard from 1896-1905. Lord Waldegrave died in 1930, aged 78 and was succeeded by his eldest son, William.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by The Earl of Limerick |
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard 1896–1908 |
Succeeded by The Lord Allendale |
| Chief Whip of the House of Lords 1896–1911 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Craven |
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| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by William Waldegrave |
Earl Waldegrave 1859–1930 |
Succeeded by William Waldegrave |
