The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-09
For Four Years Member of
Parliament for Division of
Native County of Norfolk.
By La MARQUISE DE FONrENOY.

LA hhtQUlSE DE FONTEENOH.
ORD WODEHouSE, who is now in
New York as one OF the English
polo team. that has crossed the
Atlantic for the purpose OF ATTEMPT
ing to recover the international chat
lcnge cup, was for four years Radical
Member of Parliament for one of the
divisions of his native county of Nor
iolk' "hefe he is extremely popular,
having won golden opinions by his en-
ersy and resourcefulncss during the
great hoods which wrought such havoc
In that part Of the kingdom last year.
he was brought up at Elton, with
trlnce Arthur of ConnauSht. was the
iatters principal chu.n, and as such
was frequently invited by the Duke
ana Duchess of Connaught to spend
MS holidays with them ut their coun-
try place at Bagshot He is unmarried
mas TWO younger brothers. and n very
pretty sister Lady Isabel Wodehouse
VINO is one of the best horsewomen
and riders to hounds in England.
Lord Wodehouse is the eldest son
and heir of the Earl of Kimberley. and
scion of a family which has always
been renowned for its radicalisnr. and
TOT It's independence towards the crown
lndeeu. IT Is on record that John Wode-
house, one of the ancestors of Lord
Wodehouse. was subjected to heavy
me by Henry Y. for declining the
hands. Johns father so distinguished
himself at the battle of AEincourt that
he received from King Henry the right
10 use the word Agincourt i'm conncc-
ton with the arnorial devices of his
house, and in addition to the family
motto OF "Frappe fort" (Stlikc hardy.
The Warehouses; may be said To 1.-Two
up to their motto not only on the nolo
held. as shown by Lord Wodehouse
since his arrival in this country. but
also in social and political relations.
mus, the present Earl of Kimberley.
prior to his fathers death. was SO
apt TO make free use of his fists in
setting his political differences that
ne was frequently arrested and fined.
On one occasion during the course of
a parliamentary election in 1893 he
routed quite number of the adherents
or the Conservative candidate one of
his victims being the novelist. Sir
Rider Haggard. who was Knocked down
and out by Enthusiastically Wode-
house blow on the jaw. AS Lord Kim
berley-thcn Lord Wodehouse-was a
Justice of the peace at the time the
Lord High Chancellor took the ground
mat he was unified by temperament
Tor the office. and deprived him thereof:
piece of news which the ey-mapis
trate announced cheerfully and with
much gusto at meeting held to cele-
brate the election of his own Radical
candidate.
Since succeeding to the earIdom. Lord
kimberley attracted attention by chal-
longing fellow member of the county
council of Norfolk TO cross over r.
France with him, and to settle their
political differences there by means of
pistols for two and coffee for four
an oHer which was not accepted. It
is just this pugnacity. and this readi-
ness TO fight everybody and everything.
that renders Lord Kimberley so gem
orally liked
The ancestral home OF the Wode-
houses Kimberley House, is q grand
old place, with towers at the angles.
built some four centuries ago: among
the many historical treasures being
the bedroom furniture used by Queen
Elizabeth during her several stays
there. 1t is situated in the heart OF
an immense park. famous for the age
and size of the timber. The parish OF
Kimberley, together with the adjon-