Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster
Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster, GCVO, DSO (19 March 1879 – 19 July 1953) was a British landowner and one of the wealthiest men in the world.
The Duke of Westminster GCVO DSO | |
|---|---|
The Duke in the early 1900s | |
| Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire Custos Rotulorum of Cheshire | |
| In office 19 December 1905 – 15 April 1920 | |
| Monarchs | Edward VII George V |
| Preceded by | Earl Egerton |
| Succeeded by | Sir William Bromley-Davenport |
| Member of the House of Lords as Duke of Westminster | |
| In office 20 March 1900 – 19 July 1953 | |
| Preceded by | The 1st Duke of Westminster |
| Succeeded by | The 3rd Duke of Westminster |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor 19 March 1879 |
| Died | 19 July 1953 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouses | Violet Nelson
(m. 1920; div. 1926)Loelia Ponsonby
(m. 1930; div. 1947) |
| Children | Lady Ursula Vernon Edward Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor Lady Mary Grosvenor |
| Parent(s) | Victor Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor Lady Sibell Lumley |
He was the son of Victor Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor, son of the 1st Duke of Westminster, and Lady Sibell Lumley, the daughter of the 9th Earl of Scarborough. Through his mother's subsequent marriage after his father's death, he was the stepson of George Wyndham.
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