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Henry Edward Cubitt, 4th Baron Ashcombe (31 March 1924 – 4 December 2013), was a British hereditary peer. He was the son of Roland Cubitt, 3rd Baron Ashcombe, and Sonia Rosemary Keppel, and the uncle and godfather of Queen Camilla.
In 1892 he was elevated to the House of Lords as Baron Ashcombe of Dorking, Surrey, and of Bodiam Castle, Sussex. The motto on his arms aptly summed up his character: Felix Qui Prudens (Happy is the prudent man) Ashcombe is the wood between Denbies and Dorking.
Dec 6, 2013 · Henry Cubitt succeeded his father as 4th Baron, 28 Oct, 1962. He was thrice married.
- Backbench Mp
- Viceroy of India
- Lord Privy Seal
- Lord President of The Council
- Foreign Secretary
- Ambassador to The United States
- Later Life
Instead of deluding public opinion with a notion that a sufficient application of force will provide a remedy, a wiser course would be to set about taking such steps as may be the means of recoveri...
In the name of Indian national life, in the name of religion, I appeal to all in each of the two countries who hold position...let them begin each in their own community to work untiringly towards...
[The Hoare-Laval proposals] were not so frightfully different from those put forward by the Committee of Five [of the League of Nations]. But the latter were of respectable parentage: and the Paris...
Nationalism and Racialism is a powerful force but I can't feel that it's either unnatural or immoral! I cannot myself doubt that these fellows are genuine haters of Communism, etc.! And I daresay i...
Nothing was more likely to aggravate the difficulties of the present situation than any suggestions that our ultimate objective was to unite France, Italy and ourselves against Germany.
As we begin to look beyond the war to the re-ordering of the world which must follow, we see three great Powers, the United States, Russia, and China. ... In the company of these Titans Britain, ap...
The advent of Hitler to power in 1933 had coincided with a high tide of wholly irrational pacifist sentiment in Britain, which caused profound damage both at home and abroad. At home it immensely a...
Henry Edward Cubitt, 2nd Baron Ashcombe CB TD (14 March 1867 – 27 October 1947), was a British politician and peer, the son of George Cubitt, 1st Baron Ashcombe, and his wife Laura Joyce. He is also the great-grandfather of Queen Camilla .
Lord Ashcombe of Denbies lost his three eldest sons to the war, leaving his fourth son, Roland, to inherit the title and estate. In the stratified society of pre-war Britain, the sons of the well-to-do would usually have become officers, and young officers suffered the highest casualty rates.
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He was so popular with his constituents that he was not opposed in the elections of 1895 and 1900, but, when he eventually stood down, his optimistic successor was defeated by the Liberals. He was Lord Lieutenant of Surrey from 1905 to 1939 and appointed Commander of the Bath (CB).
