Gerald Foljambe
1878 - 1941
1878 - 1941
Colonel The Hon. Gerald William Frederick Savile Foljambe was born on May 12, 1878, the son of Cecil George Savile Foljambe, 1st Earl of Liverpool, and Susan Louisa, Countess of Liverpool.
Colonel The Hon. Gerald William Frederick Savile Foljambe was born on May 12, 1878, the son of Cecil George Savile Foljambe, 1st Earl of Liverpool, and Susan Louisa, Countess of Liverpool.
Educated at Eton, he married Constance Isabelle Holden on July 29, 1909. He served in the British Army during the First World War as Major, then as Lieutenant-Colonel, with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry.
Educated at Eton, he married Constance Isabelle Holden on July 29, 1909. He served in the British Army during the First World War as Major, then as Lieutenant-Colonel, with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry.
Remarkably, despite having had a leg amputated just below the knee, he was able to ride successfully under National Hunt rules and was also a good rider to hounds. He began training in the 1920s, based at Buckminster, near Grantham. He famously trained and rode a double at the Melton Hunt NH fixture on Thursday, April 2, 1925, winning the Leicestershire Hunt Chase on Bombaria and the Ladies’ Purse Chase on Lady Biddy.
Remarkably, despite having had a leg amputated just below the knee, he was able to ride successfully under National Hunt rules and was also a good rider to hounds. He began training in the 1920s, based at Buckminster, near Grantham. He famously trained and rode a double at the Melton Hunt NH fixture on Thursday, April 2, 1925, winning the Leicestershire Hunt Chase on Bombaria and the Ladies’ Purse Chase on Lady Biddy.
He went on to train several more winners at Melton Hunt over the years. Moreover, he achieved one of his most important successes with Donzelon in the 1929 Scottish Grand National. He attained the rank of Colonel in 1930.
He went on to train several more winners at Melton Hunt over the years. Moreover, he achieved one of his most important successes with Donzelon in the 1929 Scottish Grand National. He attained the rank of Colonel in 1930.
His half-brother, Arthur William de Brito Savile Foljambe (1870 -1941), had succeeded to the title of the 2nd Lord Liverpool on the death of his father in 1907. A Liberal politician, he became the 16th and last Governor and 1st Governor-General of New Zealand from 1917 to 1920.
His half-brother, Arthur William de Brito Savile Foljambe (1870 -1941), had succeeded to the title of the 2nd Lord Liverpool on the death of his father in 1907. A Liberal politician, he became the 16th and last Governor and 1st Governor-General of New Zealand from 1917 to 1920.
Arthur and his wife Annette had no children. Hence, when the 2nd Earl died at his home, Canwick Hall, near Lincoln, in May 1941, aged 70, the title passed to his half-brother Gerald, who held the title of the 3rd Lord Liverpool until his death on July 27, 1967, aged 89.
Arthur and his wife Annette had no children. Hence, when the 2nd Earl died at his home, Canwick Hall, near Lincoln, in May 1941, aged 70, the title passed to his half-brother Gerald, who held the title of the 3rd Lord Liverpool until his death on July 27, 1967, aged 89.