Clement-Jones family - Person Sheet
Clement-Jones family - Person Sheet
NameSir Henry St John HALFORD 3rd Bt, 7371
Birth1828
Death1897
FatherSir Henry HALFORD 2nd Bt , 7365 (1797-1868)
MotherBarbara VAUGHAN , 7362 (1806-1869)
Notes for Sir Henry St John HALFORD 3rd Bt
The first Chairman of Leicestershire County Council (established 1889) and a very prominent Volunteer and marksman.
He married Elizabeth Ursula Bagshawe (27 October 1829-30 January 1897), daughter of W.J. Bagshawe,of The Oaks near Sheffield.[10] The last Sir Henry had no direct descendants.
On his death, Wistow Hall was inherited by his friend the 3rd Lord Cottesloe, who as T F Fremantle had joined with him and W E Metford in their experimental work on the rifle.
The 4th Baron Cottesloe, whose daughter and son-in-law inherited Wistow Hall in 1958, was named partly for this friend of his father.
He married Elizabeth Ursula Bagshawe (27 October 1829-30 January 1897), daughter of W.J. Bagshawe,of The Oaks near Sheffield.[10] The last Sir Henry had no direct descendants.
On his death, Wistow Hall was inherited by his friend the 3rd Lord Cottesloe, who as T F Fremantle had joined with him and W E Metford in their experimental work on the rifle.
The 4th Baron Cottesloe, whose daughter and son-in-law inherited Wistow Hall in 1958, was named partly for this friend of his father.