William Orde-Powlett, 5th Baron Bolton, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

William Orde-Powlett, 5th Baron Bolton

British politician

Date of Birth: 21-Aug-1869

Date of Death: 11-Dec-1944

Profession: politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About William Orde-Powlett, 5th Baron Bolton

  • William George Algar Orde-Powlett, 5th Baron Bolton JP DL (21 August 1869 – 11 December 1944) was a British peer and Conservative Party politician. He was educated at Eton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
  • He was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Yorkshire Hussars, but resigned the commission in April 1902.
  • The following month he was on 28 May appointed major of the 1st Volunteer Battalion, the Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment).
  • He later served with the Yorkshire Regiment during the First World War and retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
  • From 1910 to 1918 he was MP for Richmond.
  • From 1935 to 1944 he was Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire

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