Sir Robert Loder, 1st Baronet
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| Born | 7 August 1823 Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Died | 27 May 1888 Worthing, West Sussex, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Education | Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
| Occupation(s) | Landowner Magistrate Politician |
| Spouse | Maria Georgiana Busk |
| Parent(s) | Giles Loder Elizabeth Higgbotham |
| Relatives | Hans Busk (father-in-law) |
Sir Robert Loder, 1st Baronet, DL, JP (7 August 1823-May 1888) was an English landowner, magistrate and Conservative politician.
Biography
Early life
Robert Loder was born on 7 August 1823 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. His father was Giles Loder (1786-1871) of Wilsford near Salisbury in Wiltshire, and his mother, Elizabeth Higgbotham (unknown-1848), daughter of John Higgbotham, of Saint Petersburg. He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.[1]
Inheritance
He inherited a considerable fortune from his father and had extensive estates in Northamptonshire and Sussex as well as in Russia and Sweden.[2]
Career
He was a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant for Sussex and a JP for Northamptonshire. In 1877, he served as the High Sheriff of Sussex.[3]
At the 1880 general election, he was elected Member of Parliament for New Shoreham.[4] He held the seat until 1885.[5] In 1887 Loder was created a Baronet, of Whittlebury in the County of Northampton, and of High Beeches in Slaugham in the County of Sussex.[6]
Personal life
He married Maria Georgiana Busk (1826-1907), fourth daughter of Hans Busk (1772–1862), a Welsh poet. Sir Robert and Lady Loder had ten children:
- Sir Edmund Giles Loder, 2nd Baronet (1849–1920). He married Marion Hubbard. They had had two children:
- Patience Marion Loder (1882–1963). She married Walter William Otter (unknown-1940).
- Robert Egerton Loder (1887–1917). He married Muriel Rolls Hoare (1879–1955). They had one son:
- Sir Giles Rolls Loder, 3rd Baronet (1914–1999). He married Marie Violet Pamela Symons-Jeune (unknown-2005). They had two sons:
- Sir Edmund Jeune Loder, 4th Baronet (born 1941).
- Robert Reginald Loder (born 1943).
- Sir Giles Rolls Loder, 3rd Baronet (1914–1999). He married Marie Violet Pamela Symons-Jeune (unknown-2005). They had two sons:
- Wilfrid Hans Loder (1851–1902).
- Etheldreda Mary Loder (1853–1921). She married Sir Charles Raymond Burrell, 6th Baronet on 22 July 1872
- Lt.-Col. Alfred Basil Loder (1855–1905).
- Clare Robert Loder (1857–1857).
- Adela Maria Loder (1859–1915).
- Gerald Loder, 1st Baron Wakehurst (1861–1936). He married Lady Louise de Vere Beauclerk, eldest daughter of William Beauclerk, 10th Duke of St Albans, in 1890.[7]
- Reginald Bernhard Loder (1864–1931).
- Sydney Loder (1867–1944).
- Eustace Loder(1867–1914).
Sir Robert and Lady Loder had a number of homes, including Beach House in Worthing, West Sussex where Sir Robert died in May 1888, at the age of sixty-four, and was buried in the churchyard of Whittlebury, where he had restored the church.
Family inter-marriage
On 15 November 1907, "The Dowager Lady Loder" died. On 2 March 1905, she was a guest at the wedding of her granddaughter, Miss Mary Emma Burrell, daughter of the Sir Charles Raymond Burrell, 6th Baronet to Alan Cecil Lupton, a grandson of Lady Loder's first cousin, Anna Jane Lupton (née Busk, 1813-1888). Mr and Mrs Alan Cecil Lupton were third cousins, both being descended from Sir Wadsworth Busk, Sir Robert Loder's grandfather-in-law.[8][9][10]
References
- ^ "Loder, Robert (LDR843R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ How Sir Giles divided his fortune, The New York Times, 20 June 1888
- ^ Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
- ^ Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Robert Loder, Bt
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)
- ^ "No. 25723". The London Gazette. 22 July 1887. p. 4002.
- ^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 3461. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ^ "Mr. Mr Alan Cecil Lupton to Miss Mary Burrell and also FUNERAL OF LADY LODER". (1st article) Gentlewoman London, England 18 March 1905 also [2nd article] Northampton Mercury Northamptonshire, England 22 Nov 1907 ... 1905. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
...[Wedding (which was on 2nd March 1905) article]Mr. Mr Alan Cecil Lupton to Miss Mary Burrell...[gifts]...Dowager Lady Burrell, diamond crown, five flounces of Italian and Flemish lace; Dowager Lady Loder, diamond necklace; Sir Edmund Loder....[Funeral article, November 1907] - ...officiated at the graveside. The mourners were: The Dowager Lady Burrell, Lady Margaret Loder, Mrs. Lloyd Anstruther, Sir E. Loder, Mr. Gerald Loder, Mr. Reginald Loder, Major Eustace Loder, Mr. Sidney Loder, [Mr and Mrs Alan Cecil Lupton]...Lord Alfred Fitzroy... ..
- ^ "Ball". Leeds Intelligencer Yorkshire, England. 18 January 1845. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
...the ball being opened by Lieut. Col. Beckett and the Mayoress, Mrs. Darnton Lupton [nee Anna Jane Busk]. Amongst the gentry and military persons present we observed the Mayor...
- ^ "Mrs Robert Loder and Miss Loder (Maria Georgiana, Lady Loder (née Busk); Etheldreda Mary Loder)". National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 20 October 2021.