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George "1st Baron Ashcombe" Cubitt MP PC

Born 4 Jun 1828 in Clapham, Surrey, England

Ancestors

Son of Thomas Cubitt and Mary Anne (Warner) Cubitt

Brother of Anne Cubitt, Emily Cubitt, Sophia Cubitt, Fanny Cubitt, William Cubitt, Lucy Cubitt, Caroline Cubitt and Arthur Cubitt

Husband of Laura (Joyce) Cubitt — married about 4 Jun 1853 in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Father of Geoffrey George Cubitt, Helen Laura Cubitt, Mary Agnes (Cubitt) Chichester, Adelaide Laura (Cubitt) Fuller Maitland, Henry Edward Cubitt CB and Beatrice Hayward (Cubitt) Calvert

Died 26 Feb 1917 at age 88 in 17 Prince's Gate, Kensington, London, England

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Biography

George Cubitt was a member of the aristocracy in England.

George Cubitt, 1st Baron Ashcombe, was born on 4 June 1828 at Clapham Common, London.^[1] He was baptised at St. Peter's Church, Eaton Square, Belgravia, London.
He was the son of Thomas Cubitt and Mary Anne Warner.

Education

He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, in 1851 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA). He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, in 1854 with a Master of Arts (MA).

Career

He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for West Surrey between 1860 and 1885.
He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 24 March 1880.
He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Mid Surrey (Epsom) between 1885 and 1892.
He was created 1st Baron Ashcombe, of Dorking, Surrey and of Bodiam Castle, Sussex on 22 August 1892.
He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Surrey and Middlesex.
He was Honorary Colonel of the 5th Battalion, Royal West Surrey Regiment.

Marriage and family

He married Laura Joyce, daughter of Rev James Joyce and Sarah Brakspear, on 14 June 1853 at Dorking, Surrey.

Death and burial

He died on 26 February 1917 at age 88 at 17 Prince's Gate, London. He was buried on 2 March 1917 at Ranmore, Surrey.

Children

Children of George Cubitt, 1st Baron Ashcombe and Laura Joyce:

Hon. Helen Laura Cubitt d. 16 Aug 1939
Hon. Mary Agnes Cubitt d. 6 Feb 1944
Hon. Adelaide Laura Cubitt d. 3 Nov 1922
Hon. Mildred Sophia Cubitt d. 9 Mar 1930
Mabel Georgina Cubitt d. 5 Nov 1865
Hon. Beatrice Hayward Cubitt d. 12 Feb 1963
Geoffrey George Cubitt b. 31 May 1854, d. 6 Jun 1855
Thomas Edmund Wilfred Cubitt b. 5 Aug 1859, d. 17 May 1865
Henry Cubitt, 2nd Baron Ashcombe b. 14 Mar 1867, d. 27 Oct 1947

Legacy

He was an Ancestor of HM Queen Camilla, Queen Consort of King Charles III of the United Kingdom, formerly Mrs Andrew Parker Bowles, née Shand.

Sources

↑ The Peerage - George Cubitt, 1st Baron Ashcombe

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George Cubitt MP PC (1828 - 1917)

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