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Nigel Kingscote | |
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Commissioner of Woods and Forests | |
In office 1885–1895 | |
Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire West | |
In office 1852-1885 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 28 February 1830 |
Died | 22 September 1908 | (aged 78)
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse(s) |
Caroline Wyndham
(m. 1851; died 1852) |
Children | 4 |
Relatives | Thomas Kingscote (brother) Henry Wilson (grandson) Henry Somerset (grandfather) Lord Raglan (great-uncle) |
Military career | |
Service/ | Army |
Rank | Colonel |
Unit | Scots Fusilier Guards |
Commands | Royal North Gloucestershire Militia |
Battles/wars | Crimean War |
Colonel Sir Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote GCVO KCB JP[1] (28 February 1830 – 22 September 1908) was a British soldier, Liberal politician, courtier and agriculturalist. He was generally known as Sir Nigel Kingscote.