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The Right Honourable
The Earl of Clarendon
KG GCMG GCVO GCStJ PC DL
The Right Honourable The Earl of Clarendon KG GCMG GCVO GCStJ PC DL
5th Governor-General of South Africa
	In office; 26 January 1931 – 5 April 1937
Monarchs	George V; Edward VIII; George VI;
Prime Minister	J. B. M. Hertzog
Preceded by	The Earl of Athlone
Succeeded by	Sir Patrick Duncan
Personal details
Born	George Herbert Hyde Villiers; 7 June 1877
Died	13 December 1955 (aged 78)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Adeline Verena Isabel Cocks
Children	3
Parent(s)	Edward Villiers, 5th Earl of Clarendon; Lady Caroline Agar
Occupation	Politician, Colonial administrator

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George Herbert Hyde Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon, KG GCMG GCVO GCStJ PC DL (7 June 1877 – 13 December 1955), styled Lord Hyde from 1877 to 1914, was a British Conservative politician from the Villiers family. He served as Governor-General of the Union of South Africa from 1931 to 1937.

Background

Clarendon was the only son of Edward Hyde Villiers, 5th Earl of Clarendon and his wife Lady Caroline Elizabeth Agar, daughter of James Agar, 3rd Earl of Normanton. George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon, three times Foreign Secretary, was his grandfather.

Political career

Lord Hyde was in November 1902 appointed an extra aide-de-camp to the Earl of Dudley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.^[1]

Clarendon took his seat on the Conservative benches in the House of Lords on his father's death in 1914. When Bonar Law became Prime Minister in 1922 he appointed Clarendon Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (government chief whip in the House of Lords), a position he also held under Stanley Baldwin until January 1924, and again from December 1924 to 1925. He then served as the first Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs until 1927. In 1931 Clarendon was appointed Governor-General of South Africa, in which position he remained until 1937. During his tenure as Governor-General of South Africa, he also served as Chief Scout of South Africa.^[2] Clarendon High School for Girls and its associated schools, Clarendon Primary School and Clarendon Preparatory School in East London, South Africa are named after him.^[3]

Clarendon became Lord Chamberlain in 1938 and served until the death of King George VI in 1952. He was sworn of the Privy Council in 1931 and made a Knight Companion of the Garter in 1937.

Family

Lord Clarendon married Adeline Verena Ishbel Cocks, daughter of Herbert Haldane Somers Cocks, in 1905.^[4]

They had three children:^{[citation needed]}

George Villiers, Lord Hyde, killed in a shooting accident in South Africa in 1935, leaving a son George Frederick Laurence and a posthumous daughter, Rosemary. ^[5]
(Nina) Joan Villiers, Lady Newman
(William) Nicholas Villiers.

He died in December 1955, aged 78. His eldest son George Villiers, Lord Hyde, had been killed in a shooting accident in 1935; the earldom was inherited by George's son Laurence.

Honours

He was awarded the Freedom of the Borough of Watford on 28 July 1924. ^[6]
He was made a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George on 2 December 1930, , which would normally allow him the Title "Sir" but this was outranked by his peerage so was not used. It gave him the Post Nominal Letters "GCMG" for life.
He was sworn in as a member of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council in 1931. This allowed him the Honorific Title "The Right Honourable" and the Post Nominal Letters "PC" for life.
He was made a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter in 1937 by HM King George VI, which would normally allow him the Title "Sir" but this was outranked by his peerage so was not used. It gave him the Post Nominal Letters "KG" for life.
He was made a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Royal Victorian Order on 8 June 1939 by HM King George VI, which would normally allow him the Title "Sir" but this was outranked by his peerage so was not used. It gave him the Post Nominal Letters "GCVO" for life. He also served as Chancellor of the Order from 1938-1952.
He was made a Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order of St John on 18 June 1940. Within the Order this allowed him the post nominal letters "GCStJ" for life. He also served as Prior of the Order from 1943–1946.
He was awarded the Royal Victorian Chain on 21 October 1952. by HM Queen Elizabeth II.
He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Hertfordshire. This gave him the Post Nominal Letters "DL" for life.

References

^ "Ireland". The Times. No. 36930. London. 20 November 1902. p. 7.
^ Wilson, John S. (1959). Scouting Round the World (1st ed.). Blandford Press. p. 94.
^ "Clarendon Primary". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2007.
^ "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com.
^ "Lady Rosemary Steel 1935-2018". Peerage News. 19 February 2018.
^ Council, Watford Borough. "Who is the Chairman?". www.watford.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Clarendon

Political offices
Preceded by The Lord Ranksborough	Lord-in-waiting 1921 – 1922	New government
Preceded by The Lord Colebrooke	Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms 1922 – 1924	Succeeded by The Earl of Dunmore
Preceded by The Lord Colebrooke and The Lord Hylton	Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords 1922 – 1924	Succeeded by The Lord Muir-Mackenzie
Preceded by The Earl of Dunmore	Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms 1924 – 1925	Succeeded by The Earl of Plymouth
Preceded by The Lord Muir-Mackenzie	Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords 1924 – 1925	Succeeded by The Earl of Plymouth
New office	Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs 1925 – 1927	Succeeded by The Lord Lovat
Preceded by The Earl of Athlone	Governor-General of South Africa 1931 – 1937	Succeeded by Sir Patrick Duncan
Court offices
Preceded by The Earl of Cromer	Lord Chamberlain 1938 – 1952	Succeeded by The Earl of Scarbrough
Media offices
Preceded by Jack Pease	Chairman of the BBC Board of Governors 1927–1930	Succeeded by John Henry Whitley
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Edward Villiers	Earl of Clarendon 1914 – 1955	Succeeded by George Villiers

[1] "Ireland". The Times. No. 36930. London. 20 November 1902. p. 7.

[2] Wilson, John S. (1959). Scouting Round the World (1st ed.). Blandford Press. p. 94.

[3] "Clarendon Primary". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2007.

[4] "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com.

[5] "Lady Rosemary Steel 1935-2018". Peerage News. 19 February 2018.

[6] Council, Watford Borough. "Who is the Chairman?". www.watford.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.

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+'''George Herbert Hyde Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KG|GCMG|GCVO|GCStJ|PC|DL}} (7 June 1877 – 13 December 1955), styled '''Lord Hyde''' from 1877 to 1914, was a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician from the [[Villiers family]]. He served as [[Governor-General of the Union of South Africa]] from 1931 to 1937.
 ==Background==
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 ==Political career==
+Lord Hyde was in November 1902 appointed an extra [[aide-de-camp]] to [[William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley|the Earl of Dudley]], [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]].<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ireland |date=20 November 1902 |page=7 |issue=36930| }}</ref>
-Clarendon took his seat on the Conservative benches in the [[House of Lords]] on his father's death in 1914. When [[Bonar Law]] became Prime Minister in 1922 he appointed Clarendon [[Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms]] (government chief whip in the House of Lords), a position he also held under [[Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley|Stanley Baldwin]] until January 1924, and again from December 1924 to 1925. He then served as the first [[Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs]] until 1927. In 1931 Clarendon was appointed [[Governor-General of South Africa]], in which position he remained until 1937. During his tenure as Governor-General of South Africa, he also served as [[Chief Scout]] of [[Scouts South Africa|South Africa]].<ref>{{cite book|author-link=J. S. Wilson |first=John S. |last=Wilson|date=1959|title= [[Scouting Round the World]]|edition=1st|publisher=Blandford Press|p= 94}}</ref> [[Clarendon High School for Girls]] and its associated schools, Clarendon Primary School and Clarendon Preparatory School in [[East London, South Africa]] are named after him.<ref>{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927174355/http://www.knowledge4africa.co.za/eastlondon/clarendon-primary.htm |title=Clarendon Primary }}</ref>
+Clarendon took his seat on the Conservative benches in the [[House of Lords]] on his father's death in 1914. When [[Bonar Law]] became Prime Minister in 1922 he appointed Clarendon [[Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms]] (government chief whip in the House of Lords), a position he also held under [[Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley|Stanley Baldwin]] until January 1924, and again from December 1924 to 1925. He then served as the first [[Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs]] until 1927. In 1931 Clarendon was appointed [[Governor-General of South Africa]], in which position he remained until 1937. During his tenure as Governor-General of South Africa, he also served as [[Chief Scout]] of [[Scouts South Africa|South Africa]].<ref>{{cite book|author-link=J. S. Wilson |first=John S. |last=Wilson|date=1959|title= [[Scouting Round the World]]|edition=1st|publisher=Blandford Press|page= 94}}</ref> [[Clarendon High School for Girls]] and its associated schools, Clarendon Primary School and Clarendon Preparatory School in [[East London, South Africa]] are named after him.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.knowledge4africa.co.za/eastlondon/clarendon-primary.htm |title=Clarendon Primary |access-date=21 August 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927174355/http://www.knowledge4africa.co.za/eastlondon/clarendon-primary.htm |archive-date=27 September 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
-Clarendon was later [[Lord Chamberlain of the Household]] between 1938 and 1952. He was sworn of the [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Council]] in 1931 and made a [[Knight of the Garter]] in 1937.
+Clarendon became [[Lord Chamberlain]] in 1938 and served until the death of King [[George VI]] in 1952. He was sworn of the [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Council]] in 1931 and made a [[Order of the Garter|Knight Companion of the Garter]] in 1937.
 ==Family==
-Lord Clarendon married Adeline Verena Ishbel Cocks, daughter of Herbert Haldane Somers Cocks, in 1905.<ref>[http://www.thepeerage.com/p5751.htm#i57506 thePeerage.com]</ref>
+Lord Clarendon married Adeline Verena Ishbel Cocks, daughter of Herbert Haldane Somers Cocks, in 1905.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p5751.htm#i57506|title=Person Page|website=www.thepeerage.com}}</ref>
-They had three children:
+They had three children:{{cn|date=October 2020}}
-* [[George Villiers, Lord Hyde]], killed in a shooting accident in South Africa in 1935, leaving a son George Frederick Laurence and a posthumous daughter, Rosemary. <ref>{{cite web|title=Lady Rosemary Steel 1935-2018|url=http://peeragenews.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/lady-rosemary-steel-1935-2018.html|website=Peerage News}}</ref>
+* [[George Villiers, Lord Hyde]], killed in a shooting accident in South Africa in 1935, leaving a son George Frederick Laurence and a posthumous daughter, Rosemary. <ref>{{cite web|title=Lady Rosemary Steel 1935-2018|url=http://peeragenews.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/lady-rosemary-steel-1935-2018.html|website=Peerage News|date=19 February 2018}}</ref>
 * (Nina) Joan Villiers, Lady Newman
+* (William) Nicholas Villiers.
-* (William) Nicholas Villiers. His daughter, Elizabeth, became the first god-daughter of [[Queen Elizabeth II]].<ref>{{cite news|title='Nappy and glorious'|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2153337/Nappy-glorious-As-Her-Majesty-celebrates-60-years-throne-present-gorgeous-gallery-relatives-godchildren-born-reign.html|newspaper=Daily Mail|date=1 June 2012}}</ref>
 He died in December 1955, aged 78. His eldest son George Villiers, Lord Hyde, had been killed in a shooting accident in 1935; the earldom was inherited by George's son [[Laurence Villiers, 7th Earl of Clarendon|Laurence]].
+==Honours==
+{{Expand list|date=May 2020}}
+* {{flagicon|England}} He was awarded the [[Freedom of the City|Freedom of the Borough]] of [[Watford]] on 28 July 1924. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.watford.gov.uk/info/20017/councillors_and_decision_making/126/who_is_the_chairman/4|title=Who is the Chairman?|first=Watford Borough|last=Council|website=www.watford.gov.uk|access-date=12 May 2020|archive-date=11 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311064655/https://www.watford.gov.uk/info/20017/councillors_and_decision_making/126/who_is_the_chairman/4|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+* [[File:UK Order St-Michael St-George ribbon.svg|100x30px]] He was made a [[Order of St Michael and St George|Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George]] on 2 December 1930, , which would normally allow him the Title "[[Sir]]" but this was outranked by his peerage so was not used. It gave him the [[List of post-nominal letters (United Kingdom)|Post Nominal Letters]] "GCMG" for life.
+* He was sworn in as a member of [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council]] in 1931. This allowed him the [[Honorific|Honorific Title]] "[[The Right Honourable]]" and the [[List of post-nominal letters (United Kingdom)|Post Nominal Letters]] "PC" for life.
+* [[File:Order of the Garter UK ribbon.svg|100x30px]] He was made a [[Order of the Garter|Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter]] in 1937 by [[George VI|HM King George VI]], which would normally allow him the Title "[[Sir]]" but this was outranked by his peerage so was not used. It gave him the Post Nominal Letters "KG" for life.
+* [[File:UK Royal Victorian Order ribbon.svg|100x30px]] He was made a [[Royal Victorian Order|Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Royal Victorian Order]] on 8 June 1939 by [[George VI|HM King George VI]], which would normally allow him the Title "[[Sir]]" but this was outranked by his peerage so was not used. It gave him the Post Nominal Letters "GCVO" for life. He also served as [[List of officers of the Royal Victorian Order|Chancellor of the Order]] from 1938-1952.
+* [[File:Order of St John (UK) ribbon -vector.svg|100x30px]] He was made a [[List of Grand Crosses of the Order of St John|Bailiff Grand Cross]] of the [[Order of Saint John (chartered 1888)|Order of St John]] on 18 June 1940. Within the Order this allowed him the post nominal letters "GCStJ" for life. He also served as Prior of the Order from 1943–1946.
+* [[File:Royal Victorian Chain Ribbon.gif|100x30px]] He was awarded the [[Royal Victorian Chain]] on 21 October 1952. by [[Elizabeth II|HM Queen Elizabeth II]].
+* {{flagicon|England}} He was appointed a [[Deputy Lieutenant]] of [[Hertfordshire]]. This gave him the Post Nominal Letters "DL" for life.
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