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John Beresford, 5th Baron Decies

Index John Beresford, 5th Baron Decies

John Graham Hope de la Poer Beresford, 5th Baron Decies PC (5 December 1866 – 31 January 1944), styled The Honourable John Beresford until 1910, was an Anglo-Irish army officer, civil servant and polo player in the 1900 Summer Olympics. [1]

37 relations: Aide-de-camp, Aldershot, Alexander Godley, Anglo-Irish people, Argentina, Baron Decies, Captain (British Army and Royal Marines), Charles Earle Funk, Civil service, Elizabeth Wharton Drexel, Eton College, Helen Beresford, Baroness Decies, Henry Symes Lehr, House of Lords, Hurlingham Club (Argentina), Hurlingham Polo Association, Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Imperial Yeomanry, Joseph William Drexel, Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines), Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom), Officer (armed forces), Peerage of Ireland, Polo, Polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics, Polo at the Summer Olympics, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Privy Council of Ireland, Representative peer, Second Boer War, Second lieutenant, Second Matabele War, The Literary Digest, The New York Times, Time (magazine), 1900 Summer Olympics, 7th Queen's Own Hussars.

Aide-de-camp

An aide-de-camp (French expression meaning literally helper in the military camp) is a personal assistant or secretary to a person of high rank, usually a senior military, police or government officer, a member of a royal family, or a head of state.

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Aldershot

Aldershot is a town in the Rushmoor district of Hampshire, England.

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Alexander Godley

General Sir Alexander John Godley, (4 February 1867 – 6 March 1957) was a senior British Army officer.

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Anglo-Irish people

Anglo-Irish is a term which was more commonly used in the 19th and early 20th centuries to identify a social class in Ireland, whose members are mostly the descendants and successors of the English Protestant Ascendancy.

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Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic (República Argentina), is a federal republic located mostly in the southern half of South America.

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Baron Decies

Baron Decies, of Decies in the County of Waterford, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland.

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Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)

Captain (Capt) is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines and in both services it ranks above lieutenant and below major with a NATO ranking code of OF-2.

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Charles Earle Funk

Charles Earle Funk (1881–1957) was an American lexicographer.

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Civil service

The civil service is independent of government and composed mainly of career bureaucrats hired on professional merit rather than appointed or elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leadership.

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Elizabeth Wharton Drexel

Elizabeth Wharton "Bessie" Drexel Hope de la Poer Beresford, Baroness Decies (April 22, 1868 – June 13, 1944) was an American author and Manhattan socialite.

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Eton College

Eton College is an English independent boarding school for boys in Eton, Berkshire, near Windsor.

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Helen Beresford, Baroness Decies

Helen Vivien Beresford, Baroness Decies, formerly Helen Vivien Gould (May 2, 1893 – February 3, 1931) was a socialite and philanthropist.

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Henry Symes Lehr

Henry Symes "Harry" Lehr (March 28, 1869 – January 3, 1929) was an American socialite during the Gilded Age who was dubbed "America's Court Jester".

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House of Lords

The House of Lords of the United Kingdom, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Hurlingham Club (Argentina)

Asociación Civil Hurlingham Club, simply known as "Hurlingham Club" is an Argentine sports and social club located in the city of Hurlingham, Buenos Aires.

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Hurlingham Polo Association

The Hurlingham Polo Association (HPA) is the governing body for polo in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United Arab Emirates and many other countries.

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Hurlingham, Buenos Aires

Hurlingham (28 September) is an Argentine city, capital of the Hurlingham Partido in the province of Buenos Aires.

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Imperial Yeomanry

The Imperial Yeomanry was a volunteer mounted force of the British Army that mainly saw action during the Second Boer War.

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Joseph William Drexel

Joseph William Drexel (January 24, 1833 – March 25, 1888) was a banker, philanthropist and book collector.

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Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)

Lieutenant (Lt) is a junior officer rank in the British Army and Royal Marines.

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Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)

Lieutenant colonel (Lt Col), is a rank in the British Army and Royal Marines which is also used in many Commonwealth countries.

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Officer (armed forces)

An officer is a member of an armed force or uniformed service who holds a position of authority.

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Peerage of Ireland

The Peerage of Ireland consists of those titles of nobility created by the English monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland, or later by monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

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Polo

Polo is a team sport played on horseback.

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Polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics

At the 1900 Summer Olympics, a polo tournament was contested.

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Polo at the Summer Olympics

Polo was introduced in the Summer Olympics at the 1900 Games.

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Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, (Arthur William Patrick Albert; 1 May 185016 January 1942) was a member of the British Royal Family who served as the Governor General of Canada, the tenth since Canadian Confederation.

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Privy Council of Ireland

The Privy Council of Ireland was an institution of the Kingdom of Ireland until 31 December 1800 and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1801 to 1922.

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Representative peer

In the United Kingdom, representative peers were those peers elected by the members of the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of Ireland to sit in the British House of Lords.

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Second Boer War

The Second Boer War (11 October 1899 – 31 May 1902) was fought between the British Empire and two Boer states, the South African Republic (Republic of Transvaal) and the Orange Free State, over the Empire's influence in South Africa.

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Second lieutenant

Second lieutenant (called lieutenant in some countries) is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces, comparable to NATO OF-1b rank.

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Second Matabele War

The Second Matabele War, also known as the Matabeleland Rebellion or part of what is known in Zimbabwe as the First Chimurenga, was fought between 1896 and 1897 in the area then known as Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe.

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The Literary Digest

The Literary Digest was an influential American general interest weekly magazine published by Funk & Wagnalls.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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Time (magazine)

Time is an American weekly news magazine and news website published in New York City.

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1900 Summer Olympics

The 1900 Summer Olympics (Les Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, in 1900.

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7th Queen's Own Hussars

The 7th Queen's Own Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first formed in 1690.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Beresford,_5th_Baron_Decies

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