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{{about||the British forester, businessman and landowner|Henry William Studholme}}
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|office2 = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] <br /> for [[Tavistock (UK Parliament constituency)|Tavistock]]
|term_start2 = 2 April 1942
|term_start2 = 2 April 1942
|term_end2 = 31 March 1966
|term_end2 = 10 March 1966
|predecessor2 = [[Colin Patrick]]
|predecessor2 = [[Colin Patrick]]
|successor2 = [[Michael Heseltine]]
|successor2 = [[Michael Heseltine]]
| birth_name = Henry Gray Studholme
| birth_place = [[Exeter]], Devon, England
| birth_place = [[Exeter]], Devon, England
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1987|10|9|1899|6|13|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1987|10|9|1899|6|13|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Plymouth]], Devon, England
| spouse = {{marriage|Judith Joan Mary Whitbread|1926}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Judith Joan Mary Whitbread|1926}}
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'''Sir Henry Gray Studholme, 1st Baronet''' [[Royal Victorian Order|CVO]] [[Deputy lieutenant|DL]] (13 June 1899 – 9 October 1987) was a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician.
'''Sir Henry Gray Studholme, 1st Baronet''' [[Royal Victorian Order|CVO]] [[Deputy lieutenant|DL]] (13 June 1899 – 9 October 1987) was a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician who was the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]] for [[Tavistock (UK Parliament constituency)|Tavistock]] from 1942 to 1966.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Studholme was the son of landowner [[William Paul Studholme]] and a grandson of New Zealand pioneer and politician [[John Studholme]]. He was educated at [[Eton College]] and [[Magdalen College, Oxford]] and served as an officer in the [[Scots Guards]].<ref>Crick 1997, p118</ref>
Studholme was the son of landowner [[William Paul Studholme]] and a grandson of New Zealand pioneer and politician [[John Studholme]]. He was educated at [[Eton College]] and [[Magdalen College, Oxford]] and served as an officer in the [[Scots Guards]].<ref name = Crick>Crick 1997, p118</ref>


[[Image:The Uffizi Society, Oxford.jpg|thumb|left|250px| The Uffizi Society Oxford, ca. 1920. First row standing: Henry Studholme, later Sir Henry Studholme, baronet (5th from left). Seated: Lord Balniel, later 28th Earl of Crawford (2nd from left); Ralph Dutton, later 8th Baron Sherborne (3rd from left); Anthony Eden, later Earl of Avon (4th from left); Lord David Cecil (5th from left).]]
[[Image:The Uffizi Society, Oxford.jpg|thumb|left|250px| The Uffizi Society Oxford, ca. 1920. First row standing: Henry Studholme, later Sir Henry Studholme, baronet (5th from left). Seated: Lord Balniel, later 28th Earl of Crawford (2nd from left); Ralph Dutton, later 8th Baron Sherborne (3rd from left); Anthony Eden, later Earl of Avon (4th from left); Lord David Cecil (5th from left).]]
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Studholme was [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Tavistock (UK Parliament constituency)|Tavistock]] from [[1942 Tavistock by-election|a 1942 by-election]] until his retirement in 1966, when he was succeeded by [[Michael Heseltine]]. He served under [[Winston Churchill]] and then [[Anthony Eden]] as [[Vice-Chamberlain of the Household]] (i.e. a whip) from 1951 to 1956. In 1956, he was created a [[Baronet]] of Perridge in the County of Devon. He was Joint Honorary Treasury of the Conservative Party from 1956 to 1962.
Studholme was [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Tavistock (UK Parliament constituency)|Tavistock]] from [[1942 Tavistock by-election|a 1942 by-election]] until his retirement in 1966, when he was succeeded by [[Michael Heseltine]]. He served under [[Winston Churchill]] and then [[Anthony Eden]] as [[Vice-Chamberlain of the Household]] (i.e. a whip) from 1951 to 1956. In 1956, he was created a [[Baronet]] of Perridge in the County of Devon. He was Joint Honorary Treasury of the Conservative Party from 1956 to 1962.


Michael Crick comments that his position as a whip suited him as he was "an appalling speaker" (whips by convention seldom speak in debates in the Commons), although he was considered a diligent constituency MP.<ref>Crick 1997, p118</ref>
[[Michael Crick]] wrote that Studholme was a diligent constituency MP but an "appalling speaker", and he thus benefitted from serving as a whip, as they seldom speak during debates.<ref name = Crick/>


==Family==
==Family==
Studholme married Judith Joan Mary Whitbread, daughter of Henry William Whitbread and granddaughter of [[Samuel Whitbread (1830–1915)|Samuel Whitbread]], in 1929. He died in October 1987, aged 88, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son [[Sir Paul Studholme, 2nd Baronet|Paul]].
Studholme married Judith Joan Mary Whitbread, daughter of Henry William Whitbread and granddaughter of [[Samuel Whitbread (1830–1915)|Samuel Whitbread]], in 1929. They had two sons and a daughter.<ref name = Times>{{cite news|title = Sir Henry Studholme Bt|newspaper = [[The Times]]|date = 12 October 1987|page = 18}}</ref>


Studholme later served as a [[deputy lieutenant]] of [[Devon]] in 1969. He died in [[Plymouth]] on 9 October 1987, aged 88.<ref name = Times/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=g46fTdkkszGvaCxLaGqCFQ&scan=1|title=Index entry|access-date=25 July 2023|work=FreeBMD|publisher=ONS}}</ref> He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son [[Sir Paul Studholme, 2nd Baronet|Paul]].
He later served as a [[deputy lieutenant]] of [[Devon]] in 1969.


==References==
==References==
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*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, {{Page needed |date=February 2013}}
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, {{Page needed |date=February 2013}}
*{{cite web |last=Lundy |first=Darryl |url=http://www.thepeerage.com/info.htm |title=FAQ |publisher= The Peerage}}{{Unreliable source?|failed=y |date=February 2013}}<!--Lundy is not a reliable source so cite Lundy's reliable source See [[WP:SAYWHEREYOUREADIT]]-->
* Michael Crick, ''Michael Heseltine: A Biography'', Hamish Hamilton, 1997, {{ISBN|0-241-13691-1}}.
* Michael Crick, ''Michael Heseltine: A Biography'', Hamish Hamilton, 1997, {{ISBN|0-241-13691-1}}.
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Latest revision as of 07:13, 13 August 2024

For the British forester, businessman and landowner, see Henry William Studholme.

The Right Honourable
Sir Henry Studholme
Bt CVO DL
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
In office
1951–1956
MonarchsGeorge VI
Elizabeth II
Prime MinisterWinston Churchill
Anthony Eden
Preceded byErnest Popplewell
Succeeded bySir Richard Thompson Bart.
Member of Parliament
for Tavistock
In office
2 April 1942 – 10 March 1966
Preceded byColin Patrick
Succeeded byMichael Heseltine
Personal details
Born
Henry Gray Studholme

(1899-06-13)13 June 1899
Exeter, Devon, England
Died9 October 1987(1987-10-09) (aged 88)
Plymouth, Devon, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Judith Joan Mary Whitbread
​
​
(m. 1926)​
Children3, including Paul
Alma materMagdalen College, Oxford

Sir Henry Gray Studholme, 1st Baronet CVO DL (13 June 1899 – 9 October 1987) was a British Conservative Party politician who was the MP for Tavistock from 1942 to 1966.

Early life

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Studholme was the son of landowner William Paul Studholme and a grandson of New Zealand pioneer and politician John Studholme. He was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford and served as an officer in the Scots Guards.[1]

The Uffizi Society Oxford, ca. 1920. First row standing: Henry Studholme, later Sir Henry Studholme, baronet (5th from left). Seated: Lord Balniel, later 28th Earl of Crawford (2nd from left); Ralph Dutton, later 8th Baron Sherborne (3rd from left); Anthony Eden, later Earl of Avon (4th from left); Lord David Cecil (5th from left).

Parliament

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Studholme was Member of Parliament (MP) for Tavistock from a 1942 by-election until his retirement in 1966, when he was succeeded by Michael Heseltine. He served under Winston Churchill and then Anthony Eden as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household (i.e. a whip) from 1951 to 1956. In 1956, he was created a Baronet of Perridge in the County of Devon. He was Joint Honorary Treasury of the Conservative Party from 1956 to 1962.

Michael Crick wrote that Studholme was a diligent constituency MP but an "appalling speaker", and he thus benefitted from serving as a whip, as they seldom speak during debates.[1]

Family

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Studholme married Judith Joan Mary Whitbread, daughter of Henry William Whitbread and granddaughter of Samuel Whitbread, in 1929. They had two sons and a daughter.[2]

Studholme later served as a deputy lieutenant of Devon in 1969. He died in Plymouth on 9 October 1987, aged 88.[2][3] He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Paul.

References

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  • Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
  • Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
  • Michael Crick, Michael Heseltine: A Biography, Hamish Hamilton, 1997, ISBN 0-241-13691-1.
  1. ^ a b Crick 1997, p118
  2. ^ a b "Sir Henry Studholme Bt". The Times. 12 October 1987. p. 18.
  3. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
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Preceded by Member of Parliament for Tavistock
1942–1966 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
1951–1956 		Succeeded by
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Perridge)
1956–1987 		Succeeded by


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