The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-15
LORD DE LA WAR; IN
BANKRUPTCY COURT

i'AiHeT Dy ms undue haste In assuming
his dead brothers courtesy title OF
Viscount Cantelupe, before it was
known whether the widowed viscoun-
tess would give birth to an heir or not
In fact 1t was only just before his
'athers death that he became recon-
ciled to him.
y year after becoming Lord Can
teiupe he married Lord Brassey's
daughter Muriel. who figures SO fire.
quently and SO pleasantly in the popu-
lar book entitled The Voyage OF the
Sunbeam" written BY her mother. the
late Lady Brassey. This union was
brought to close ten years ago when
she divorced him. But while il lasted
her own wealth ana the financial pres
tgc or being the son-in-law OF the
, enormously rich Lord Brasscy. enabled
MN 10 launch into all sorts OF under
takinSS. some OF which were success
| ful. especially Bexhill-on the Sea. for
inerly ~ mere village. but now, thanks
to his enterprise, one Of She most -four
| ishinE seaside resorts on the south
coast oil England. the entire town be-
ing situated on his property
Lord dc La War; has also been man
aging director and financial hacker of
Ginnetts Circus. chairman and dircc-
| Tor OF railroads, mining and Industrial
! concerns. Mayor of BeNhill. master OF
1 the BeNhill hounds, chief OF a fire bril-
Eade. war correspondent Of the Lon
( don Globe during the Boer War before
the end Of which he abandoned jour
naiism Tor captaincy in Bethuncs
! Corps OF irregular cavalry, returning
TO England with n severe wound re-
celNeu III action. and several medals
\ very foolish thing which he did
In a business way. however. was his
| association with the notorious pro-
moter. Hooley. and 1t cannot be said
| that he showed up very creditably in
/ that extraordinary individuals bank
i ruptcy proceedings. Indeed the earl
was severely scored from the bench
by the presiding judge for having not
only lent his name 20 several of the
wildcat undertakings OF Hooley but
likewise for having furnished him with
| n certain amount OF social backing.
! especially in connection with the mans
! endeavors to secure election to certain
I London clubs.
In 1908 Lord do In War; contracted
second marriage with the daughter
/ OF Colonel LennoX rredcroft, OF Glen
ancrum. near Guiflford. and by which
there is no issue. She is now suing
| him, on the ground of desertion. with
| the object or securing n dissolution OF
The union. BY his first wife he has
| three children. whose custody was
awarded to her by the divorce court
! two girls. the eldest now twenty wears
Of age. and boy. who bears the title
| oil Lord Bnckhurst. and who is thir-
teen.
The house OF West, OF which the earl
| is the chief. was founded In the reign
! OF Edward H.. by Sir Thomas West.
created by him Lord West: while the
DE La War; family. which the earl
| represents in the female line was
Z 1a1 Trl,,
/ ceived the Lordship OF Bristolton. in
Worcestershire. from King John. in
| the eighth year or that monarch's
I reign. On the death of the NTH Lord
| &c La War;. In the reign OF Henry ",
/ his honors and estates devolved upon
| his sisters sou Reginald, n.th Lord
| West.
Thomas Lord de La War;. his
Erandson. was Governor and Captain
General Of the American Colony Of
| virginia, in the reign or james L. and
/ was buried In this country. l believe
/ at Richmond. The NTH Earl de La
! war; married the daughter and heiress
/ OF the last of the Sackville Dukes CT
1 Dorset. and was obliged. IN compli
| ancc with the terms Of the dukes
VIII. to take the name of Sackville, and
10 quarter the arms of Sackrille with
| his own.
only son OF the present Lord de La
WAR;, his earldom would go at his
death to his first cousin. the present
Lord Sackville. owner or knola Park
and husband or that lady who beno-
| fitted so largely under the will OF Sir
John Murray Scott: not. however with.
out sensational lawsuit, which took
mace last summer in London.
4 A.,
TO succeed Alfred Mitchell lines. as
councillor OF the British embassy Mt
Washington. is n younger brother and
| second heir of Sir David Barclay, OF
Pierston. Ayrshire. twelfth baronet OF
his line. The baronetcy was crea rad
nv Charles H.. n few years after his
restoration. In favor OF Robert Bar
clay. Baltic OF Edinburgh, and the
family was founded by David Barclay
who held the estate of Pierston. in
| Ayrshire, by charter from King Rob
ert Bruce, bearing the date OF 1888.
Colville Barclay Is connected with
tho old French families OF tho Island
or Mauritius. through his mother. a
! celebrated beauty In her day, and Is
Indebted for his unusual second Chris
| tian name Of De Rune 70 the fact that
his tpaternaD grandmother was n
! daughter OF Charles Malo, Marquis de
Rune. ono OF tho great territorial
mobiles OF Picardy He Is forty-hve
years OF age. Is decorated with the
| Victorian Order. which he received from
King Edward on the occa.ion
OF the latter's first state visit
| to Paris, and has been connected
in turn with tho British embassy there
| and with tho legations at Rio, Bel.
grade and Bucharest.
tTe is bachelor. and in no way re-
| lated to Sir George Barclay minister
plenipotentiary ut Bucharest. and who
has an American wife In the person
| OF the dauehter of Henry .. Chapman
| OF New York, granddaughter OF tho lato
John Jay.
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