Person Open DS/UK/5920 Lygon; Sir; William (20 February 1872-14 November 1938); 7th Earl Beauchamp; British Liberal politician Lygon William Sir 20 February 1872-14 November 1938 British Liberal politician Male Viscount Elmley London, England (born)

New York City, United States (died)

Politician; Liberal, leader White Former spouse of Lady Lettice Grosvenor Gay / Lesbian William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp, KG, KCMG, CB, KStJ, PC, was a British Liberal politician. He was Governor of New South Wales between 1899 and 1901, a member of the Liberal administrations of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and H. H. Asquith between 1905 and 1915, and leader of the Liberal Party in the House of Lords between 1924 and 1931. When political enemies threatened to make public his homosexuality he resigned from office to go into exile. Lord Beauchamp is often assumed to be the model for the character Lord Marchmain in Evelyn Waugh's novel Brideshead Revisited. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lygon,_7th_Earl_Beauchamp (2021) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbryony 5/21/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 72e1dd41-534e-4e19-946d-80ccc622c29c