William Gervase Beckett Bt, MP (1866 - 1937)

Born 14 Jan 1866 in Meanwood, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mabel Theresa (Duncombe) Beckett — married 12 Feb 1896 in London, England

Descendants

Died 24 Aug 1937 at age 71 in London, England

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Biography

Sir William Gervase Beckett, 1st Bt. was born on 14 January 1866. He was the son of William Beckett-Denison and Hon. Helen Duncombe. He married, firstly, Hon. Mabel Theresa Duncombe, daughter of William Reginald Duncombe, Viscount Helmsley and Lady Muriel Frances Louisa Chetwynd-Talbot, on 12 February 1896.^[1] He married, secondly, Lady Marjorie Blanche Eva Greville, daughter of Francis Richard Charles Guy Greville, 5th Earl of Warwick and Frances Evelyn Maynard, on 1 November 1917. He died on 24 August 1937 at age 71.^[2]

Sir William Gervase Beckett, 1st Bt. usually went by his middle name of Gervase. He was principal proprietor and editor-in-chief of Saturday Review. He was a director of Westminster Bank. He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Yorkshire Hussars. On 17 July 1905 he was granted the rank of a baron's son. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Whitby between 1906 and 1918. He was Assistant Military Secretary of the Northen Command between 1914 and 1916. He was Assistant Director of the War and Trade Department between 1918 and 1919. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Scarborough and Whitby between 1918 and 1922. He was created 1st Baronet Beckett, of Kirkdale, co. York [U.K.] on 28 June 1921. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Leeds North between 1923 and 1929.

Children of Sir William Gervase Beckett, 1st Bt. and Hon. Mabel Theresa Duncombe: 1.Marion Frances Theresa Beckett b. 8 Nov 1896, d. 2 Feb 1972 2.Cynthia Maud Beckett b. 15 Dec 1900, d. 25 Dec 1969 3.Beatrice Helen Beckett b. 26 Jul 1905, d. 29 Jun 1957 4.Ann Prunella Beckett b. 16 Sep 1907, d. 17 Mar 2001

Child of Sir William Gervase Beckett, 1st Bt. and Lady Marjorie Blanche Eva Greville:

1.Sir Martyn Gervase Beckett, 2nd Bt. b. 6 Nov 1918, d. 5 Aug 2001

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2D15-Z67 : 13 December 2014), William Gervase Beckett, 1896; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1896, quarter 1, vol. 1A, p. 592, St. George Hanover Square, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPLN-863K : 17 September 2018), William Gervase Beckett, 24 Aug 1937; citing Probate, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm .

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Acknowledgments

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