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- Robert Yerburgh
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Robert Armstrong Yerburgh DL JP (17 January 1853-18 December 1916), was a British Conservative politician.
Yerburgh was the son of Reverend Richard Yerburgh and Susan Higgin, and was educated at Rossall and then University College, Oxford. He was elected to the House of Commons for Chester in 1886, a seat he held until 1906 and again from 1910 to 1916. Yerburgh was also a Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire and a Justice of the Peace for Kirkcudbrightshire. He was intended for a peerage in 1916 but died in December of the same year, before the patent had been completed, aged 63.
Yerburgh married Elma Amy, daughter of Daniel Thwaites, in 1888. They had two sons. Their second son Robert, also became a Conservative politician and was elevated to the peerage as Baron Alvingham in 1929. Elma Amy Yerburgh died in 1946.
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Robert Armstrong Yerburgh1
M, #6018, b. 17 January 1853, d. 18 December 1916
http://www.thepeerage.com/p602.htm#i6018
Last Edited=15 Jul 2003
Robert Armstrong Yerburgh was born on 17 January 1853.2 He was the son of Reverend Richard Yerburgh and Susan Higgin.1 He married Elma Amy Thwaites, daughter of Daniel Thwaites, on 8 August 1888.2 He died on 18 December 1916 at age 63.2
Robert Armstrong Yerburgh was educated at University College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.2 He was admitted to Middle Temple in 1880 entitled to practice as a Barrister-at-Law.2 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Chester between 1886 and 1906.2 He gained the rank of Major in the service of the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, Cheshire Regiment.2 He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Lancashire.2 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Kirkcudbright.2 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Chester between 1910 and 1916.2 Although royal approval had ben given to ennoble him, he died before latters patent were issued.2 He lived at Woodfold Park, Blackburn, Caythorpe Court, Lincolnshire, England.1
Children of Robert Armstrong Yerburgh and Elma Amy Thwaites
Major Richard Guy Cecil Yerburgh+ b. 5 Nov 1882, d. 13 Mar 19262
Robert Daniel Thwaites Yerburgh, 1st Baron Alvingham+ b. 10 Dec 1889, d. 27 Nov 19552
Citations
[S8] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 66. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.
[S8] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, volume 1, page 67.
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Robert Armstrong Yerburgh
M, #105171, b. 17 Jan 1853, d. 18 Dec 1916
Parents
Father Rev Richard Yerburgh (b. 1817, d. 29 Aug 1886)
Mother Susan Higgin (b. 1822, d. Mar 1860)
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Family: Elma Amy Thwaites (b. 1864, d. 6 Dec 1946)
Son Maj Richard Guy Cecil Yerburgh+ (b. 5 Nov 1882, d. 13 Mar 1926)
Son Robert Daniel Thwaites Yerburgh+ (b. 10 Dec 1889, d. 27 Nov 1955)
Robert Armstrong Yerburgh was born on 17 Jan 1853 in Sleaford. He and Elma Amy Thwaites were married in Sep 1888 in Kensington. He died on 18 Dec 1916, at age 63, in St George Hanover Square, London.
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