Ronald Strutt, 4th Baron Belper

The Right Honourable
The Lord Belper
Member of the House of Lords
In office
1956–1999
Personal details
Born Alexander Ronald George Strutt
(1912-04-28)28 April 1912
Died 23 December 1999(1999-12-23) (aged 87)
Nationality British
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service 1932 – 19??
Rank Major
Unit Coldstream Guards
Battles/wars Second World War

Major Alexander Ronald George Strutt, 4th Baron Belper (28 April 1912 – 23 December 1999),[1] was a British hereditary peer, British Army officer, and equestrian.

Early life and education

On 28 April 1912, Strutt was born to Algernon Strutt, 3rd Baron Belper and his wife Eva Isabel Mary Bruce.[2] He was educated at Harrow School, an all-boys public school in London.[2] He underwent officer training at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.

Career

Military service

Having completed his officer training, Strutt was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards 1 September 1932 as a second lieutenant.[3] He was promoted to lieutenant on 1 September 1935,[4] to captain on 1 September 1940,[5] and to major on 1 July 1946.[6]

Strutt saw active service during the Second World War, and was wounded on active duty in 1944.[2]

Equestrian career

He rode Crown Prince (owned by his stepfather, Lord Rosebery) to victory in the National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup at Cheltenham in 1934.[7] He was for some time, racing manager for Stavros Niarchos. As an owner his best horse was Cesarewitch Handicap victor Persian Lancer. It won in 1966, ridden by Doug Smith. He was Master of the Quorn Hunt from 1948 to 1954.

Family

On 15 November 1940, Strutt married Zara Sophie Kathleen Mary Mainwaring. She was the daughter of Sir Henry Stapleton Mainwaring, 5th Baronet and Generis Alma Windham Williams-Bulkeley. There was one child from this marriage:

He and Zara Sophie Kathleen Mary Mainwaring were divorced in 1949. She later married Peter Cazalet, trainer of horses for Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.

Styles of address

References

  1. Burke's Peerage, 107th edition, volume 1, page 341.
  2. 1 2 3 "BELPER, 4th Baron". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. April 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  3. The London Gazette: no. 33860. pp. 5622–5623. 2 September 1932. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  4. The London Gazette: no. 34195. p. 5596. 3 September 1935. Retrieved yes 1 December 2016.
  5. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 34936. p. 5328. 30 August 1940. Retrieved yes 1 December 2016.
  6. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 37635. pp. 3370–3371. 28 June 1946. Retrieved yes 1 December 2016.
  7. The Straits Times, 4 April 1934, Page 6
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Algernon Henry Strutt
Baron Belper
1956–1999
Succeeded by
Richard Henry Strutt
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