Pascoe Grenfell, 2nd Baron Grenfell

Arms of Grenfell: Gules, on a fess between three clarions or a mural crown of the first.^[1] These arms are a difference of the arms of the ancient family of Grenville (alias Granville, Greenfield, etc.) of Bideford in Devon and Stowe in Cornwall

Colonel Pascoe Christian Victor Francis Grenfell, 2nd Baron Grenfell ^[2] CBE, TD (12 December 1905 – 24 September 1976)^[3] was a peer in the House of Lords .

Background

Grenfell was the son of Margaret Majendie and Field Marshal The Lord Grenfell, who had fought in the Ninth Xhosa War, the Anglo-Zulu War, and the Anglo-Egyptian War.

Life

Educated at Eton, he succeeded to the barony at his father's death in 1925. Until 1936 he served in the King's Royal Rifle Corps.^[4] Having fought in World War II, he was mentioned in despatches.^[5] Decorated with the American Legion of Merit, he was given the Territorial Decoration in 1951.^[5] He became a Deputy Speaker in the House of Lords and was appointed to the Order of the British Empire as a Commander in 1974.^[6]

Styles of address

• 1905-1925: The Honourable Pascoe Grenfell
• 1925-1951: The Right Honourable The Lord Grenfell
• 1951-1974: The Right Honourable The Lord Grenfell TD
• 1974-1976: The Right Honourable The Lord Grenfell CBE TD

References

1. Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p.510
2. Grenfell family history web-site
3. The Times, Wednesday, 29 Sep 1976; pg. 19; Issue 59821; col F Lord Grenfell
4. “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
5. "Pascoe Christian Victor Francis Grenfell, 2nd Baron Grenfell". The Peerage. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
6. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 46254. p. 4396. 2 April 1974.