George Wyndham MP (1863 - 1913)

Born 29 Aug 1863 in St George Hanover Square, London, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Sibell Mary (Lumley) Wyndham — married 7 Feb 1887 in Private Chapel, Eaton Hall, Cheshire, England

Died 8 Jun 1913 at age 49 in Hotel Liverpool, Paris, Seine, France

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Biography

George was born in 1863^[1]. He was the son of Percy Scawen Wyndham and Madeline Caroline Frances Eden Campbell. George was baptised on 3 October 1863 at St Peter, Eaton Square, Pimlico, Middlesex.

In the 1871 census George (age 7) was recorded as the son of Percy Wyndham in Leicester, Skeffington, Leicestershire, England. His father was recorded as a Member of Parliament and landowner^[2].

He married young widow Sibell Mary Lumley on 7 February 1887 in the Private Chapel at Eaton Hall, Cheshire, England^[3].

They had one son:

1. Lieutenant Percy Lyulph Wyndham (b. 5 Dec 1887, d. 15 Sep 1914)

England and Wales Census, 1901: Living with his wife Sibell (46), his stepdaughter Lettice Grosvenor (24) and seven other individuals at Park Lane, St George Hanover Square, London, Middlesex, England. He was aged about 37 and Living on Own Means.

His father died in 1911.

George died in 1913 at the age of 49 in France. He was buried at St. Mary's Churchyard, East Knoyle, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England^[4].

Obituary

Cheltenham Examiner 12 June 1913, page 3:

MR. GEORGE WYNDHAM, M.P.

The death occurred suddenly at the Hotel Liverpool, Paris, on Sunday, of the Right Hon. George Wyndham, M.P. for Dover. Mr. Wyndham had a brilliant career as politician and author. A grandson of the first Lord Leconfield, and a great grandson of the Irish Martyr of 1798, Lord Edmond Fitzgerald, and of Pamela, the natural daughter of Louis Philippe "Egalite", he was educated at Eton, and passed into Sandhurst, receiving a commission in the Coldstream Guards before he was twenty one. He served at Suakin in 1885, but resigned the Service to enter political life as private secretary to Mr. A. J. Balfour, then Chief Secretary for Ireland, entering Parliament in 1889 as Conservative member for Dover. In 1887 he married the widowed Countess Grosvenor. Mr. Wyndham worked with Mr. Balfour until the Unionist Government went out in 1892. In 1898 he became Under-Secretary for War, and during the South African War he made a political reputation by his skilful defence of Lord Landsdowne and the War office from the attacks of the Opposition. In 1900 he became Chief Secretary for Ireland, and in 1902 entered the Cabinet. Of his earnest desire to secure the peace and well-being of Ireland there could be no doubt, and his selection as Under-Secretary of an Irishman who was a Liberal and Home Ruler in politics, and in religion a Roman Catholic - Sir Antony (now Lord) Macdonnell - marked a serious determination to grapple with the Irish question. The new alliance bore fruit in the Land Purchase Act of 1903 and in the semi-official support given to Lord Dunraven's scheme of devolution. Subsequently, however, largely owing to the Ulster wing of the Unionist party, who considered that he had shown dangerous leanings towards Home Rule, he found himself compelled to resign. Mr. Wyndham employed his leisure by returning to literature. In pre-Ministerial days he had published an edition of North's Plutarch, and he now produced some admirable translations from Ronsard and the other poets of the Pleiade. Mr. Wyndham was one of the handsomest and best-dressed men in the House of Commons. He leaves a son, Mr. Percy Wyndham, who was married only in April last to the Hon. Diana Lister. Lady Elcho is a sister of the deceased statesman, who is well remembered by local politicians, he having twice addressed Unionist mass meetings at the Cheltenham Town Hall.^[5]

His will was proved on 25 June 1913 to his son Percy Lyulph Wyndham lieutenant Coldstream Guards. Effects: £205584 3s. 8d.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 13 November 2021)
   Wyndham, George (Mother's maiden name: Campbell).
   GRO Reference: 1863 Oct-Nov-Dec in Saint George Hanover Square Volume 01A Page 240.
2. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 England Census"
   The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 3228; Folio: 12; Page: 2; GSU roll: 839269
   Ancestry uk Record 7619 #24314380 (accessed 13 November 2021)
   George Wyndham (7) son in household of Percy Scarven Wyndham (36) in Billesdon registration district. Born in London England.
3. ↑ England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F354-MPX : 12 February 2018), George Wyndham and Sibell Mary Grosvenor, 07 Feb 1887, Marriage; citing item 11, , Eccleston, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 2,093,489.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203067405/george-wyndham : accessed 06 December 2021), memorial page for George Wyndham (29 Aug 1863–8 Jun 1913), Find A Grave: Memorial #203067405, citing St. Mary's Churchyard, East Knoyle, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England ; Maintained by Todd Whitesides (contributor 47553735)
5. ↑ Cheltenham Examiner 12 June 1913, page 3 https://search.findmypast.co.uk/ (requires subscription).

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4VD1-BN2 : 22 February 2021), George Wyndham in household of Percy Wyndham, Honourable, East Knoyle, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Wiltshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9HV-WGD : 8 April 2016), George Wyndham, St George Hanover Square, London, Middlesex, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Mayfair And Knightsbridge subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

See also:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Wyndham