STATESMEN. No. 321.

COLONEL ROBERT NIGEL FITZHARDINGE KINGSCOTE, M.P.

THE Kingscotes of Kingscote gave a worthy and fortunate boy to this world fifty years ago in the present head of the family. He went into the Scots Guards at seventeen, married at twenty-one, at twenty-four was made Aide-de-Camp to Lord Raglan, with whom he served in the Crimean War, married a second time at twenty-six Lady Emily the daughter of Lord Howe, retired from the Army at twenty-seven, was made a groom-in-waiting to the Queen, and subsequently became Equerry to the Prince of Wales and a special favourite at Court. Like several of the men who have attained that last and greatest distinction, Colonel Kingscote does credit to it. He is a man of excellent manners, he bears a considerable resemblance to his relative the Duke of Beaufort, he rides well to hounds, he has bred shorthorns and been President of the Agricultural Society with great success, and he is a member of the Commons House of Parliament. In his county his name is one of power; in London he is very well known and highly popular; and altogether he is an admirable specimen of the English gentleman of the proper and precise old school. Also he is prudent. Yet he is a Liberal.