Edward Strutt PC (1801 - 1880)

Born 26 Oct 1801 in Derby, Derbyshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Amelia Harriet (Otter) Strutt — married 28 Mar 1837 in Westminster, Middlesex, England

Descendants

Died 30 Jun 1880 at age 78 in St George Hanover Square, London, England

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Biography

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Edward Strutt, 1st Baron Belper PC, FRS (26 October 1801 – 30 June 1880), was a British Liberal Party politician. Born at St Helen's House Derby, he was the only son of William Strutt, of St Helen's House, Derbyshire, and the grandson of Jedediah Strutt. His mother was Barbara, daughter of Thomas Evans. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1823 and a Master of Arts three years later.

Strutt entered the British House of Commons in 1830, sitting as Member of Parliament for Derby until 1848, when he was unseated on petition.He represented Arundel from 1851 to 1852 and Nottingham from 1852 to 1856. He was Chief Commissioner of Railways between 1846 and 1848 and served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1853 to 1854 in Lord Aberdeen's coalition government. He was sworn of the Privy Council in 1846 and in 1856 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Belper, of Belper, in the County of Derby.

Strutt also held the honorary posts of High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1850 and Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire between 1864 and 1880, having been previously a Deputy Lieutenant. In 1860 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society and between 1871 and 1879, he was President of University College, London.

Lord Belper married Amelia Harriet Otter, daughter of the Right Reverend William Otter, Bishop of Chichester, on 28 March 1837.^[1] Children from the marriage were:

1. William Strutt (7 May 1838 - 19 Jan 1856) died in Bonn, Germany.
2. Henry Strutt, 2nd Baron Belper (20 May 1840 - 26 Jul 1914)
3. Hon. Arthur Strutt (3 Mar 1842 - 6 Feb 1877) married Alice Mary Elizabeth March Phillipps de Lisle, daughter of Ambrose Lisle March Phillipps De Lisle and Laura Maria Clifford, on 22 April 1873.
4. Hon. Frederick Strutt (28 Nov 1843 - 12 Apr 1909) of Milford House, Derbyshire.
5. Hon. Sophia Strutt (d. 2 Dec 1928) married Sir Henry Denis Le Marchant, 2nd Baronet., son of Sir Denis Le Marchant, 1st Baronet, on 7 September 1869.
6. Hon. Caroline Strutt (d. 23 Jul 1926) married Sir Kenelm Edward Digby, son of Rev. Hon. Kenelm Henry Digby and Caroline Sheppard, on 30 August 1870.
7. Hon. Mary Emily Strutt (b. 2 May 1853) married Henry Mark Gale Coore at Kingston on 21 August 1872.
8. Hon. Ellen Strutt (d. 31 Dec 1940) married George Murray Smith the Younger on 22 October 1885.

He built his family seat, Kingston Hall, Nottinghamshire and moved in 1846.

Lord Belper died at Eaton Square, Belgravia, London, in June 1880, aged 78, and was succeeded in the barony by his second but eldest surviving son, Henry. A stained glass window was erected in the north side of the chancel in St. Mary's Church, Nottingham in his memory.

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Westminster, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2020. Original data: Westminster, Anglican Parish Registers, City of Westminster Archives Centre; London, England; Westminster Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: STG/PR/5/7. Ancestry uk Record 61867 #1949101

• "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NKNF-RBM : 10 February 2018), Edward Baron Belper Strutt and Amelia Harriet Otter, 28 Mar 1837; citing Saint James,Westminster,London,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,042,320.
• "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2JZR-HZX : 31 December 2014), Edward Strutt, 1880; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, St. George Hanover Square, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
• "British Newspaper Archives, Obituaries", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q26M-7BRV : 18 March 2018), Edward Strutt Or Belper, 1880.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Strutt,_1st_Baron_Belper