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Sir Arthur Mackworth, 6th Baronet

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Sir Arthur Mackworth, Bt
Born
Arthur William Mackworth

(1842-10-05)5 October 1842
Died8 March 1914(1914-03-08) (aged 71)
Spouse
Alice Kate Cubitt
(m. 1865)
Children12
Parent(s)Sir Digby Mackworth, 5th Baronet
Mathilde Eleanor Eliza Peddie

Sir Arthur William Mackworth, 6th Baronet DL JP CB (5 October 1842 – 8 March 1914) was a Welsh soldier.

Early life

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He was the son of Sir Digby Francis Mackworth, 5th Baronet and the former Mathilde Eleanor Eliza Peddie.[1] His paternal grandparents were Sir Digby Mackworth, 4th Baronet and the former Marie Alexandrine Ignatie Julie de Richepance (the daughter of General Baron de Antoine Richepanse). His second cousin was the poet Digby Mackworth Dolben.

Upon his father's death in 1857, fifteen year old Arthur succeeded as the 6th Baronet Mackworth, of The Gnoll, Glamorgan.[2]

Career

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Escutcheon of the Mackworth baronets of The Gnoll

Sir Arthur gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers in 1861, Captain in 1873, Major in 1881, and Lieutenant-Colonel in 1882. He participated in the Egyptian Campaign of 1882.[3] He was commander of the Royal Engineers, South Wales between 1883 and 1888, and gained the rank of Colonel in 1886. He was commander of the Royal Engineers, West Indies between 1888 and 1889 and served as commander of the Royal Engineers, Aldershot between 1894 and 1899.[2]

He held the office of Justice of the Peace for Monmouthshire, Deputy Lieutenant of Monmouthshire and was made a Companion, Order of the Bath in 1897.[2]

Personal life

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On 18 October 1865, Mackworth was married to Alice Kate Cubitt, daughter of Joseph Cubitt, at the British Embassy in Paris.[4] Together, they were the parents of:[2]

Sir Arthur died on 8 March 1914. Lady Mackworth died on 25 March 1915.[2]

Descendants

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Through his son Geoffrey, he was the grandfather of aviator Sir David Arthur Geoffrey Mackworth, 9th Baronet (1912–1998).[16]

References

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  1. ^ Townend, Peter. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 105th edition. London, U.K.: Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1970, page 1711.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
  3. ^ Dunn, Steve (31 January 2020). Battle in the Baltic: The Royal Navy and the Fight to Save Estonia and Latvia, 1918–1920. Seaforth Publishing. pp. 129, 300. ISBN 978-1-5267-4276-6. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  4. ^ Debrett's illustrated baronetage and knightage (and companionage) of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 1880. p. 287. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  5. ^ College, Haileybury (1891). Haileybury Register, 1862-1891. Stephen Austin and Sons. p. 227. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  6. ^ a b Clutterbuck, L. A. (1914). The Bond of Sacrifice: A Biographical Record of All British Officers who Fell in the Great War. Anglo-African Pub. Contractors. p. 249. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  7. ^ King, Greg; Wilson, Penny (24 February 2015). Lusitania: Triumph, Tragedy, and the End of the Edwardian Age. St. Martin's Publishing Group. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-4668-7637-8. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  8. ^ "LORD RHONDDA'S DAUGHTER INHERITS HIS VISCOUNTY". The Washington Post. 18 July 1918. p. 6. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  9. ^ TIMES, Special Cable to THE NEW YORK (22 December 1922). "LADY RHONDDA WINS DIVORCE IN LONDON; Obtains Decree Against Sir Humphry Mackworth for Desertion and Misconduct. DECREE FOR LADY FRASER Miss Helena Normanton the First Woman Barrister Heard in a London High Court". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  10. ^ Woodward, Kathleen (25 May 1924). "Lady Rhondda Besets The House of Lords; Peeress in Her Own Right, Britain's "Queen of Commerce "Is Determined to Sit With the Peers in Parliament and May Have Her Way". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  11. ^ "DIVORCED HUSBAND OF LADY RHONDDA TAKES NEW MATE". Star-Gazette. 8 December 1923. p. 11. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Major Francis Julian Audley Mackworth". www.iwm.org.uk. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Franklin Sievright Peterson". monumentaustralia.org.au. Monument Australia. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  14. ^ "H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood: Crew Information - Biography of VADM Geoffrey Mackworth, C.M.G., D.S.O." www.hmshood.com. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Mackworth, John Dolben Date of Birth: 26 June 1887". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. The National Archives. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Sir Digby Mackworth obituary: Obsessive aviator who flew helicopters in Vietnam". The Times. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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Baronetage of Great Britain
Preceded by Baronet
(of The Gnoll)
1857–1914
Succeeded by