1851 - 1926 (74 years)
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Name |
Aretas (1st Viscount Chilston, 1st Baron Douglas of Baads) Akers-Douglas |
Prefix |
Viscount |
Birth |
21 Oct 1851 |
Hayes, Kent, England |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
15 Jan 1926 |
34 Lower Belgrave Street, London, England |
Burial |
19 Jan 1926 |
Boughton Malherbe, Kent, England. |
Person ID |
I146846 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
17 Nov 2020 |
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Notes |
- Aretas Akers-Douglas, 1st Viscount Chilston was baptised with the name of Aretas Akers.
He was educated between 1863 and 1866 at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.
He was educated in 1870 at University College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.
He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1874 entitled to practice as a barrister.
On 20 May 1875 his name was legally changed to Aretas Akers-Douglas of Baads by Royal Licence.
He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Kent, Eastern Division between 1880 and 1885. He held the office of Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury between 1885 and 1892. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Kent, St. Augustine's Division between 1885 and 1911. He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 23 June 1891. He held the office of First Commissioner of Works between 1895 and 1902. He held the office of Home Secretary between 1902 and 1905.
He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.). He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.).
He was created 1st Baron Douglas of Baads, co. Midlothian [U.K.] on 6 July 1911. He was created 1st Viscount Chilston, of Boughton Malherbe, co. Kent [U.K.] on 6 July 1911. He was invested as a Knight of Grace, Order of St. John of Jerusalem (K.G.St.J.). He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.) in 1920.
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