Thursday, 5 December 2013
339 Robert Kingscote
Constituency : Gloucestershire West 1852-85
Robert was the son of a colonel and through his mother a nephew of the Duke of Beaufort. He followed his father into the army namely the Scots Fusilier Guards. He was an aide-de-camp to his great-uncle Lord Raglan in the Crimean War and became a lieutenant-colonel. He was first elected in 1852 at the age of 22. He was a tall slim man with an aristocratic bearing.
In 1859 Robert became a Groom-in-Waiting to Queen Victoria, a position he held until 1866 when he resigned. He became an equerry to the Prince of Wales the following year. He went on to a number of positions in the Royal Household right up to his death.
In 1878 Robert served a term as President of the Royal Agricultural Society.
Robert opposed the Compensation for Disturbance Bill in 1880 believing it would drive capital out of Ireland and create more absentee landlords.
In 1885 Robert resigned his seat to become Commissioner of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues. The Conservatives won the by-election.
Robert resigned the position in 1895. He died in 1908 aged 78.
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