Godfrey Dalrymple Dalrymple-White MP (1866 - 1954)

Born 6 Jul 1866 in London, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine Mary (Cary) Dalrymple-White — married 3 Jun 1912 in St. George Hanover Square, London, England

Descendants

Died 1 Apr 1954 at age 87 in Dormer Cottage, Charlwood, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Lt Col Sir Godfrey Dalrymple-White MP served in the British Army in World War I
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Unit(s): 5th (Reserve) Battalion, Grenadier Guards
Service ended:

Godfrey Dalrymple Dalrymple-White was born on 6 July 1866. He was the son of General Sir Henry Dalrymple White and Alice Elizabeth Malcolm.

He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, England and at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.

He gained the rank of Ensign in 1885 in the service of the Grenadier Guards and the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Grenadier Guards. He was Aide-de-Camp to General Officer Commanding British North America between 1892 and 1893.

He was Aide-de-Camp to the General Officer Commanding Home District between 1899 and 1900. He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1902, where he was mentioned in despatches.

Godfrey married Hon. Catherine Mary Cary (daughter of Lt.-Col. Byron Plantagenet Cary, 12th Viscount Falkland and Mary Reade) on 3 June 1912 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England.^[1]

They had 2 children;

1- Merial Catherine Dalrymple Dalrymple-White (b. 14 Nov 1913, d. 25 Feb 1989)

2- Sir Henry Arthur Dalrymple Dalrymple-White, 2nd Bt. (b. 5 Nov 1917, d. 30 Jun 2006)

Godfrey held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Southport between 1910 and 1923, and from 1924 to 1931.

He fought in the First World War, and was mentioned in despatches three times. He was commander of the 5th (Reserve) Battalion, Grenadier Guards between 1914 and 1916; gained the rank of Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel in 1916.1

He was given the name of Godfrey Dalrymple White at birth. On 9 July 1926 his name was legally changed to Godfrey Dalrymple Dalrymple-White by Deed Poll.

He was created 1st Baronet Dalrymple-White, of High Mark, Wigtownshire [U.K.] on 28 July 1926.

He was invested as a Fellow, Zoological Society (F.Z.S.)

He held the office of Governor of Wellington College in 1936.

He died on 1 April 1954 at age 87.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26H6-551 : 13 December 2014), Godfrey D White and null, 1912; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,”
2. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVC6-CQK3 : 4 September 2014), Godfrey D Dalrymple-White, 1954; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006,"

• http://www.thepeerage.com/p18462.htm#i184613
• Wikipedia:Sir_Godfrey_Dalrymple-White,_1st_Baronet
• Wikidata: Item Q7526988