Reginald Earle Welby PC GCB (1832 - 1915)

Born 3 Aug 1832 in Harston, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 29 Oct 1915 at age 83 in Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Reginald Welby PC GCB was born in Harston, Leicestershire, England.

Reginald Welby PC GCB is Notable.

Reginald Earle Welby was born on the 3rd August 1832 at Harston, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom. ^[1]
He was the son of the Rev. John Earle Welby and Felicia Elizabetha Hole.

Reginald Welby was first educated at Eton College, where among other things he excelled in football.
He then went up to Trinity College, Cambridge, hoping for a career as a barrister following graduation, although his hopes were never realised. Instead he entered the Civil Service as a clerk in the Treasury in 1856 having graduated from Cambridge in 1855. ^[2]

An English civil servant who became Permanent Secretary to the Treasury and President of the Royal Statistical Society.^[3] .. ^[4]

Offices and Positions Held
Following his retirement, he was raised to the peerage as Baron Welby, of Allington in the County of Lincoln, on 16 April 1894, although he did not play a great part in debates in the House of Lords.
He was also appointed a member of the Privy Council in 1913.
Then Lord Welby became an alderman of London County Council, eventually becoming its Chairman, and served as President of the International Free Trade Congress.

Rt. Hon. The Lord Welby remained a bachelor throughout his life, so his barony expired upon his death.

Death

Rt. Hon. The Lord Welby, PC GCB passed away on the 29th October, 1932 at the New Forest, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. ^[5]
He is buried in the Holy Trinity Churchyard, Allington, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Birth/Baptism Entry" Reginald Earle Welby was born on 3 Aug 1832 at Harston, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom. Citing this Record: "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP4S-TZ9W : 6 June 2018), Reginald Earle Welby, Aug 1832; records extracted by findmypast, images digitized by FamilySearch; citing Baptism, Harston, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, page 18, Citing the Record Office of Leicestershire, Leicester, and Rutland, Wigston, UK.
2. ↑ Wikipedia [1] accessed 20 October 2018
3. ↑ Maurice Wright, ‘Welby, Reginald Earle, Baron Welby (1832–1915)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2011 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/36821 (subscription required) accessed 18 Nov 2015
4. ↑ ‘Welby’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, April 2014 http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U192097 (subscription required) accessed 18 Nov 2015
5. ↑ "Death Entry" Reginald Earle Welby died 30 Oct 1932 at New Forest, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. Citing this Record: "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JWJ-TPP : 31 December 2014), Reginald E Welby, 1915; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, New Forest, Hampshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England. Accessed 22 Mar 2021
6. ↑ "FaG" Burial Record: Reginald Earle Welby. Citing this Record: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com), memorial page for Reginald Earle Welby (3 Aug 1832–29 Oct 1915), Find a Grave Memorial no. 199673892, citing Holy Trinity Churchyard, Allington, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England; accessed 23 March 2021

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