Humphrey Sturt, 2nd Baron Alington

The Right Honourable The Lord Alington KCVO
"East Dorsetshire". Caricature by Spy published in Vanity Fair in 1892.
Member of Parliament for East Dorset
In office 1891–1904
Preceded by	George Hawkesworth Bond
Succeeded by	Charles Henry Lyell
Majority	4,776 (50.5%)
Personal details
Born	Humphrey Napier Sturt (1859-08-20)20 August 1859
Died	30 July 1919(1919-07-30) (aged 59)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Feodorowna Yorke ​ (m. 1883)​
Children	Lois Morgan, Viscountess Tredegar Diana Brougham Sylvia Sturt Gerard Sturt Napier Sturt, 3rd Baron Alington
Parents	Henry Sturt, 1st Baron Alington Augusta Bingham
Occupation	Politician

Humphrey Napier Sturt, 2nd Baron Alington, KCVO (20 August 1859 – 30 July 1919) was a British peer and Conservative politician.

Career

Sturt was the son of Henry Sturt, 1st Baron Alington. He was elected a Member of Parliament for the East Dorset division in an 1891 by-election. In late 1902 he indicated his intention not to seek re-election,[1] but he succeeded to the barony in February 1904 and automatically triggered another by-election.[2]

Family

Sturt married on 25 June 1883 Lady Féodorovna Yorke, daughter of Charles Philip Yorke, 5th Earl of Hardwicke. In 1897, she was one of the guests at the Duchess of Devonshire's Diamond Jubilee Costume Ball.[3]

They had six children.

• Lois Sturt (born 25 August 1900 – 1937)
• Diana Isabel Sturt (born 3 April 1884)
• Sylvia Sturt (born and died 1886)
• Olivia Sturt (born 11 February 1899 and died 20 February 1899)
• Captain Gerard Philip Montagu Napier Sturt (1893–1918) (died of wounds)
• Napier George Henry Sturt, 3rd Baron Alington (1896–1940) (died of illness serving with the RAF)

Death

He died on Wednesday, 30th July 1919.[4]

References

1. "Election intelligence". The Times. No. 36942. 4 December 1902. p. 11.
2. General and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the British empire. Burke's Peerage Limited. 1914. p. 86. Humphrey Sturt, 2nd Baron Alington.
3. Walker, Dave. "Costume Ball 4: Ladies only". Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
4. "Lord Alington Dead — Ex-M.P. for East Dorset". Bournemouth Guardian. 2 August 1919. p. 4. Retrieved 18 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by George Hawkesworth Bond	Member of Parliament for East Dorset 1891–1904	Succeeded by Charles Henry Lyell
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Henry Sturt	Baron Alington 1904–1919	Succeeded by Napier Sturt