Arthur Hood, 2nd Viscount Bridport
Arthur Wellington Alexander Nelson Hood, 2nd Viscount Bridport CB (15 December 1839 – 28 March 1924) was a British Army officer and nobleman.
Life
The son of General Sir Alexander Hood and Lady Mary Penelope Hill (daughter of Arthur Hill), succeeding to his father's titles in 1904. He became a captain in the 57th Foot in 1857, retiring from the army in 1870, and also became Justice of the Peace for Somerset, Companion of the Order of the Bath (from 10 May 1892) and Conservative MP for West Somerset (1868–83). In retirement he was Colonel of the West Somerset Yeomanry Cavalry (1872–95)
On 4 April 1872 he married Lady Maria Georgiana Julia Fox-Strangways, daughter of Hon. John George Charles Fox-Strangways and Amelia Marjoribanks. Their daughter Mary married Sir Herbert Cook.
He died in Vale, Guernsey and was buried in Vale Cemetery, Lancrosse Vale.
Source
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Viscount Bridport
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for West Somerset 1868 – 1880 With: William Gore-Langton to 1874 Vaughan Lee from 1874 |
Succeeded by Mordaunt Bisset Vaughan Lee |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by | Viscount Bridport 1904–1924 |
Succeeded by Rowland Hood |
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- 1839 births
- 1924 deaths
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- British Yeomanry officers
- 57th Regiment of Foot officers
- UK MPs 1868–74
- UK MPs 1874–80
- UK MPs 1880–85
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs
- Viscounts in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
- Hood family
- Conservative Party (UK) hereditary peers
- West Somerset Yeomanry officers
