Edmund Giles Loder

Sir Edmund Giles Loder, 2nd Baronet (7 August 1849 – 14 April 1920) was an English aristocrat, landowner and plantsman.

Edmund Giles Loder
Born(1849-08-07)7 August 1849
London, England
Died14 April 1920(1920-04-14) (aged 70)
NationalityEnglish
EducationEton College
Trinity College, Cambridge
OccupationLandowner
Plantsman
Spouse(s)Marion Hubbard
Parent(s)Sir Robert Loder, 1st Baronet
Maria Georgiana Busk
RelativesHans Busk (maternal grandfather)

Biography

Early life

Edmund Giles Loder was born on 7 August 1849 in London, England.[1][2][3] His father was Sir Robert Loder, 1st Baronet (1823–1888), a landowner and Conservative politician, and his mother, Maria Georgiana Busk (1826–1907).[1] His maternal grandfather was Hans Busk (1772–1862), a Welsh poet.[1]

He was educated at Eton College, a private boarding school in Eton, Berkshire, and graduated from Trinity College, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.[1]

Career

He served as a Justice of the Peace for Sussex and Northampshire.[1]

A dedicated plantsman, the rhododendron loderi, a variety of rhododendron, was named in his honor.[1]

Personal life

He married Marion Hubbard (1854-1922), daughter of William Egerton Hubbard.[1] They had two children:

  • Patience Marion Loder (1882–1963).[1] She married Walter William Otter (unknown-1940).[1]
  • Robert Egerton Loder (1887–1917).[1] He married Muriel Rolls Hoare (1879–1955).[1] They had one son:
    • Sir Giles Rolls Loder, 3rd Baronet (1914–1999).[1]

They resided at Beach House in Worthing, West Sussex.[4] During his visits to Brighton, King Edward VII (1841–1910) would spend time in the garden at Beach House with his friend Arthur Sassoon (1840–1912).[4] They also resided at Leonardslee in Lower Beeding near Horsham in West Sussex.

He died on 14 April 1920.[1][2][3]

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References
  1. The Peerage: Sir Edmund Giles Loder, 2nd Bt.
  2. The National Archives
  3. Natural History Museum
  4. Adam Trimingham, A grand day out, The Argus, July 1, 2013


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