The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-24
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Iawley family is an ancient one. the
| "Peerages" and other works of ref
! erence commencing the lineage with
| Thomas Lawley, who succeeded TO the
estates of his cousin. the Lord Wenlock
Of his day, who was killed in the Wars
| OF the Roses. Although the family
! seat of the Lawleys. Escrick Park. Is
| situated IN Yorkshire. they hail orig
| irally from Shropshire. The hrst Lord
! Weniock was a LanCastrian who fought
at the battle OF st. Albums ana was
severely wounded. Having given nm
anctal assistance of Henry VI. ne
was created Knight OF tho
Garter. an unusual honor indeed.
/ lie seems TO nave been man If a
! rather changeable disposition. however,
! Tor he suddenly transferred his sword
( from the red rose OF Lancaster to
! the white one of York. lighting for
! the latter at Towton. HIS reward
came this time in the shape OF a
| srdnt of thu office of Lord Chief But
| Ter OF Ens.an and the pecrage OF
! Lord Wenlock of Wenlock. in Snrop-
shire. After serving Edward ".
| faithfully for while, he returned to
! the red rose, and joined Lord War
| wick in the attempt to restore Henry
| VI. but as a return for his versatility
was killed at the battle OF Tewkes-
/ bury by the Duke of Somerset for his
/ failure to come to the dukes help In
I
/ battle.
/ peerage became extinct. The second
| was conferred in 1881 upon the cid
/ est son OF that member OF the Lawley
family who married the heiress OF
| Escrick. lie died year later without
issue, and the pecrage again became
! extinct. His next brother also died.
and then the third brother was raised
/ TO the Wenlock pcerage in 1899. This
! peer was the grandfather of the Lord
| Wenlock who died in January last,
and who was succeeded by his cousin
the present peer. the uncle OF Miss
Ursula Lawley.
The Escrick property is magni-
f'cent heritage. extending over an area
| OF 10000 acres. The mansion Is d
stately, square-buiit house with a wing
| partly of El'zabethan design but with
| notifications that vera introduced by
| a predecessor of the present peer. while
| an artistic touch was added by the
| late Lord Wenlock and his consor;,
who both manifested therein their
fondness for oak and cedar paneling.
Altogether. Escrick House Is consid-
cred as one of the finest in York
shire for entertaining guests. The
winter garden. with It's stained glass
| background Is unique feature OF the
house. while the collection OF rare
| china thereiis famous, besides W hi CHI tho
| late peer made point OF filling the
I Is
| terest TO the tsman. the bibliophile
| and the art lovor. The corridors and
| billiard room were filled with trophies
OF his big game expeditions while
| Governor of Madras; the library, d de-
| lishtful apartment. contained rare
| books, and the work. of art included
paintings by Rembrandt. vandyke.
Gainsborough and Hoppner.
On the outskirts OF the park is Es-
| crick. the most picturesque and peace
| nj rod
! brick cottages, cath having an ample
! garden, and every modern convenience,
| thanks to the late Lord and Lady Wen
lock, who transformed the unsanitary
| dwellings that formerly stood in the
village into models of wholesomeness.
Tho late Lord Wenlock was. more
over, great lover of horse racing. and
used to relate an amusing story OF
the way in which he and his school
, mate. Lord Rosebery, when they We're
boys at Eton, played hockey" in order
TO attend their first Ascot meeting
without ti,ou,,, the ppeermission OF the sohoo
arrangements for their trip. includ ne
the hiring OF a carriage. and disguise
| involving false whiskers and mus
| taches. white high hats. and dust wells
and they had to run tho whole eigh,
| miles, witnessed one race. had a gooo
long drink. and ran all tho way back
to school again. without their escap-
ade being discovered by the masters
In later years when Lord Rosebery
had become Prime Minister and still
retained his love for horse racing, he
made that remark which drew upon
! him the wrath of the National Anti
Gambling League.
said Lord Rosetery. like oliver
Cromwell. whose official position was
| far greater than mine. and the strict
ness of whose principles can scarcely
| be questioned / possess n few race
| horses. and am glad when one OF
them happens to be good one"
Miss Ursula Lawlcy's father, Sir
Arthur. after leaving the Tenth Hus-
! sars. with whom he held the rank OF
captain and with whom he saw active
| service at Suakin, served from 1892 to
1896 as private secretary to the late
| Duke OF Westminster In 1896 he was
! appointed secretary to Earl Grey In
and 'Mashonaland. In 1895 ne was
chosen administrator of these terri
tories: was appointed Governor OF
| Western Australia in 1901; In 1902 he
became Governor OF the Transvaal.
while In 1906 he was made Gov
! ernor OF Madras. which post ne held
for the usual SIX years term. Sir
/ Arthur I,awley was one OF the best
liked men in Bulawaya. in a most diff
ficult position, In which Infinite tact
was needed in order to become popu-
lar with government and people alike
Yet he always managed to avoid fric-
tion and was much missed by the peo-
pie when he left
Miss Ursula Lawley is about twenty
four years of age. She has a sister
Margaret Cecilia who is a year young
in september, 1908.
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