Henry Grayson

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Sir Henry Mulleneux Grayson, 1st Baronet , KBE , KStJ (born June 26, 1865 in Birkenhead , † October 27, 1951 ) was a British shipbuilder and politician .

Life

Grayson was born to Henry Holdrege Grayson and his wife Elizabeth Mulleneux. He was trained at Winchester College and played two first-class games for the Liverpool and District against Nottinghamshire (1889) and Yorkshire (1890). He scored 66 runs with an average of 16.50 and a maximum of 42. He was the brother of John Grayson , who also played first-class cricket.

He then joined the family-owned shipbuilding and repair company H. & C. Grayson Ltd. a. This was founded in 1760 on the River Mersey . His father was the company's managing director. After the death of his father in 1904 he succeeded as managing director and became managing director of Garston Graving Dock & Shipbuilding Co Ltd.

In 1914 he became a member of the advisory committee of shipbuilders of the Admiralty . From 1916 to 1919 he was Director of Ship Repairs (Home), a commission of the Royal Marines . For this work he was named Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1920 . In the same year he was knighted as Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE). In the 1922 New Year Honors, he was raised to Hereditary Baronet , of Ravenspoint in the County of Angelsey. He was honored with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Marines .

In 1918 he was elected to the House of Commons as the first MP for the Conservative Party in the newly formed constituency of Birkenhead West . He held this mandate until 1922.

He lived on Anglesey . There he was also high sheriff in 1917 .

Private life

He was married twice. In his first marriage he was married to Dora Beatrice Harrington, daughter of Frederick Harrington, since April 16, 1891. The divorce took place in 1927 and they had twelve children:

  • Monica Sheila Harrington Grayson († 1958), ⚭ (1) 1915 Edward FitzClarence, 6th Earl of Munster , ⚭ (2) 1949 Robert W. Symonds;
  • Alisa Margaret Harrington Grayson, ⚭ 1916 Lt.-Col. Arthur Richard Rawlinson; Mother of Peter Rawlinson, Baron Rawlinson of Ewell ;
  • Nancy Doreen Harrington Grayson (1899–1962), ⚭ 1919 Louis Clapier Norris Drexel;
  • Auriol Dora Harrington Grayson, ⚭ 1927 Walter Bruce Harvie;
  • Meryl Loraine Harrington Grayson;
  • Angela Decima Harrington Grayson, ⚭ (1) 1934-1946 Vincent Luis Dominguez, ⚭ (2) 1946 C. Mathews Dick;
  • Sir Denys Henry Harrington Grayson, 2nd Baronet (1892-1955), ⚭ (1) 1916-1927 Elsie May Jones, ⚭ (2) 1927-1937 Sylvia Ironside Keown-Boyd, ⚭ (3) 1951 Jeannette Glen; Father of Sir Ronald Grayson, 3rd Baronet ;
  • Sir Rupert Stanley Harrington Grayson, 4th Baronet (1897–1991), writer and composer, ⚭ (1) 1919 Victoria Florence Banks, ⚭ (2) 1919 Vari Colette O'Shea;
  • Brian Harrington Grayson (1900–1989), ⚭ (1) 1930–1946 Sofia Buchanan, ⚭ (2) 1949 Ruth Anders; Father of Sir Jeremy Grayson, 5th Baronet ;
  • Tristram Hugh Harrington Grayson (1902–1984), ⚭ 1928 Barbara Finucane;
  • Ambrose Desmond Harrington Grayson (* 1913), a twin, ⚭ 1966 Lilian Potter;
  • Godfrey Ramsay Harrington Grayson (* 1913), a twin, ⚭ 1939 Ida Nannestad Hassing.

On December 20, 1927, he married Louise Mary Delany, daughter of Richard John Delaney.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Charles Mosley (ed.): Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage. Volume 2, Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, Wilmington 2003, p. 1646.
  2. ^ First-Class Matches played by Henry Grayson . CricketArchives. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  3. ^ First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Henry Grayson . CricketArchives. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  4. ^ Colburn's United Service Magazine and Naval and Military Journal . ( google.com [accessed June 4, 2019]).
  5. ↑ a b c Ravenspoint History . In: ravenspoint.org . Ravenspoint. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  6. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 31840, HMSO, London, March 30, 1920, p. 3765 ( PDF , English).
  7. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 31931, HMSO, London, June 4, 1920, p. 6318 ( PDF , English).
  8. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 32563, HMSO, London, December 30, 1921, p. 10710 ( PDF , English).
  9. ↑ London Gazette . No. 32668, HMSO, London, April 11, 1922, p. 2916 ( PDF , English).
  10. ↑ John Debrett (Ed.): Debrett's Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage . Dean & Son, limited, 1931 ( google.com [accessed June 4, 2019]).
  11. ↑ Louis Drexel, Formerly Miss Nancy Doreen Grayson, Whose Wedding Has Also Annoyed Her Titled Sister-in-Law . In: The Washington Times , April 27, 1919. Retrieved April 25, 2017. 
  12. ^ Obituary, The Times , Nov. 30, 1940

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predecessor title successor
New title created Baronet, of Ravenspoint
1922-1951 		Denys Grayson
personal data
SURNAME Grayson, Henry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Grayson, Sir Henry Mulleneux, 1st Baronet (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British shipbuilder and politician
DATE OF BIRTH June 26, 1865
PLACE OF BIRTH Birkenhead
DATE OF DEATH October 27, 1951