Edward Fellowes, 1st Baron de Ramsey

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De Ramsey was the son of William Henry Fellowes, of Ramsey Abbey in Huntingdonshire, and Emma Benyon. He was elected to the House of Commons for Huntingdonshire in 1837, a seat he held for 43 years, until 1880. In July 1887, only a month before his death, he was raised to the peerage as Baron de Ramsey, of Ramsey Abbey in the County of Huntingdon.

His seat was Haveringland Hall.[1]

Wall plaque to Edward Fellowes in the Church of St Thomas à Becket, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire indicating his burial
Wall plaque to Edward Fellowes in the Church of St Thomas à Becket, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire indicating his burial

Lord de Ramsey married, in 1845, Hon. Mary Julia Milles, daughter of George Milles, 4th Baron Sondes.[2] He died in August 1887, aged 78, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son William Henry Fellowes. The Dowager Lady de Ramsey died 10 April 1901.[3] Their younger son Ailwyn Fellowes was a Conservative politician, elevated to the peerage as Baron Ailwyn in 1921.

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Lady de Ramsey, 1850 lithograph

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  1. History of Haveringland, in Broadland and Norfolk | Map and description. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
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References

  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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