Nigel Kingscote

Nigel Kingscote
Caricature by Spy published in Vanity Fair in 1880.
Commissioner of Woods and Forests
In office
1885–1895
Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire West
In office
1852-1885
Personal details
Born(1830-02-28)28 February 1830
Died22 September 1908(1908-09-22) (aged 78)
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)
Caroline Wyndham
(m. 1851; died 1852)

(m. 1856)
Children4
RelativesThomas Kingscote (brother)
Henry Wilson (grandson)
Henry Somerset (grandfather)
Lord Raglan (great-uncle)
Military career
Service/branchArmy
RankColonel
UnitScots Fusilier Guards
CommandsRoyal North Gloucestershire Militia
Battles/warsCrimean 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.

  1. ^ "No. 25951". The London Gazette. 5 July 1889. p. 25951.