The Lord Kensington | |
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Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard | |
In office 25 August 1892 – 21 June 1895 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone The Earl of Rosebery |
Preceded by | The Earl of Limerick |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Limerick |
Personal details | |
Born | 11 May 1835 |
Died | 7 October 1896 | (aged 61)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse(s) | Grace Johnstone-Douglas (d. 1910) |
William Edwardes, 4th Baron Kensington PC (11 May 1835 – 7 October 1896), also 1st Baron Kensington in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, styled The Honourable William Edwardes between 1852 and 1872, was a British landowner and Liberal politician. He notably served as Comptroller of the Household from 1880 to 1885 and as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard from 1892 to 1895.