James Tynte Agg-Gardner (1846 - 1928)

Born 25 Nov 1846 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 9 Aug 1928 at age 81 in London, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

James was born in 1846, the eldest son of James Agg-Gardner of Hadley House, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire^[1] and his wife Emily Hopkyns Northey.^[2] He was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge.^[3]

James was a barrister and member of the Inner Temple (1873). He served as Justice of the Peace for Gloucestershire and Lord of the Manor for Cheltenham as well as serving as MP for Cheltenham (1874-1880).^[1]

In 1891 James was said to be a member of the Garrick Club, the Carlton Club and St Stephen's Club, and to be living at Evesham House in Cheltenham.

James passed away in 1928^[4] and was buried in Cheltenham.^[5] James was the oldest serving member of Parliament when he passed away in his rooms at the Carlton Club, London although his obituary noted that he not spoken on a bill for twenty five years before speaking prior to his death on the topic of the Hire Purchase Bill.^[6] Probate to James's estate was granted on 14 September 1848 to Arthur Agg-Gardner.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1890 Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes, database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: 1890 Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes. London, England: Kelly & Co.
2. ↑ "British Newspaper Archives, Obituaries," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q269-LS4T : 26 October 2019), Sir James Agg-Gardner, 10 Aug 1928; citing Obituary, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom, page , Records extracted by FindMyPast and images digitized by FamilySearch. The British Library, London; FHL microfilm 102,001,338.
3. ↑ The illustrated London News, 23 January 1886, accessed via Find My Past.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV4B-7MQF : 3 November 2021), James T Agg-Gardner, 1928.
5. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPRM-RTJZ : 12 January 2023), James Tynte Agg-Gardner, ; Burial, Cheltenham, Cheltenham Borough, Gloucestershire, England, Cheltenham Cemetery and Crematorium; citing record ID 190964061, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
6. ↑ Courier and Advertiser, 10 August 1928, accessed via Find My Past.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV4B-7MQF : 3 November 2021), James T Agg-Gardner, 1928.

See also:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Agg-Gardner