William Eden
Sir William Eden, 7th Baronet (born April 4, 1849 in Windlestone Hall , † February 20, 1915 in London ) was a British nobleman.
He was the son of Sir William Eden, 6th Baronet (1803-1873) and his wife Elfrida Iremonger († 1882) and was born on the seat of his family, Windlestone Hall near Rushyford in County Durham . On the death of his father in 1873 he inherited the title of nobility 7th Baronet , of West Auckland in the County of Durham, awarded in 1672 in the Baronetage of England , and the title of 5th Baronet, of Maryland, awarded in the Baronage of Great Britain in 1776 .
He served in the British military and achieved the rank of lieutenant with the 8th Hussars, as well as the rank of Honorary Colonel with the 6th Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry. He was awarded the Territorial Decoration . At times he held the post of Deputy Lieutenant of County Durham and Justice of the Peace for County Durham.
Eden was active as an athlete and artist. His paintings have been exhibited in numerous English galleries.
In 1896 he was involved in a lawsuit with the painter James McNeill Whistler .
From his 1886 marriage with Sybil Frances Gray († 1945), he had six children, including his heir to the title, Timothy Calvert Eden (1893-1963), and the future British Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden (1897-1977).
Individual evidence
Web links
- Sir William Eden, 5th / 7th Bt. On thepeerage.com
- Biography in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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| SURNAME | Eden, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eden, Sir William, 7th Baronet (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British baronet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4, 1849 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Windlestone Hall |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 20, 1915 |
| Place of death | London |