Henry Strutt, 2nd Baron Belper
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Henry Strutt, 2nd Baron Belper (born 20 May 1840, St Helen's House, Derby, England; died 26 July 1914, Kingston Hall, Derby, Nottinghamshire, England) was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom.
Strutt was the son of Edward Strutt, 1st Baron Belper and wife Amelia Harriet Otter. On 2 May 1874 at Holkham, Norfolk, he married Lady Margaret Coke (Holkham, Norfolk, 24 April 1852 – Swaffham Prior House, Cambridge, 2 August 1922), daughter of Sir Thomas William Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester.
He was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge, from which he held the degrees of LLB and MA.
[edit] Offices held
- Member of Parliament (Liberal) for East Derbyshire between 1868 and 1874
- Member of Parliament (Liberal) for Berwick-upon-Tweed between April 1880 and June 1880
- 2nd Baron Belper, 30 June 1880
- President of the cotton business W.G. & J. Strutt
- Yeomanry Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria, King Edward VII and King George V, 1894-1914
- Captain-Gentleman at Arms of the Royal Household, 1895-1906
- Privy Counsellor, 16 July 1895
- Justice of the Peace for Derbyshire
- Lieutenant-Colonel in the South Nottinghamshire Yeomanry
- Justice of the Peace for Leicestershire
- Justice of the Peace for Nottinghamshire
- Deputy Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by (new constituency) |
Member of Parliament for East Derbyshire with Francis Egerton 1868–1874 |
Succeeded by Francis Arkwright and Francis Egerton |
| Preceded by David Milne Home and Dudley Marjoribanks |
Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed with Dudley Marjoribanks April 1880–June 1880 |
Succeeded by David Milne Home and Dudley Marjoribanks |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Edward Strutt |
Baron Belper 1880–1914 |
Succeeded by Algernon Strutt |
Categories: Liberal MP (UK) stubs | 1840 births | 1914 deaths | Old Harrovians | Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge | Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom | Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies | Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom | Liberal MPs (UK) | UK MPs 1868-1874 | UK MPs 1880-1885 | Deputy Lieutenants of Nottinghamshire

