Monday 24 June 2013
188 Sir Gilbert Heathcote
Constituency : Boston 1852-6 , Rutland 1856-67
Gilbert was the son of a wealthy baronet who had been a previous MP for Boston. He was educated at Harrow and Cambridge. He switched to Rutland in 1856 to succeed his father who had been created Baron Aveland. He never spoke in the Commons.
Gilbert was a regular but inactive Adullamite who had voted for Derby's reform bill in 1859.
In 1867 Gilbert succeeded his father as Baron Aveland. The seat was captured by the Conservatives in the by-election and never recovered. In 1871 he became Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain and held the post for 30 years. In 1872 he acquired by royal licence the additional surnames Willoughby and Drummond from his mother. On her death in 1888 he also became Baron Willoughby de Estreby and in 1892 moved up the hierarchy by being created Earl of Ancaster , a revived title also from his mother's side.
He died in 1910 aged 80 having seen his son Claud elected as a Conservative earlier in the year.
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