Sir Robert Loyd-Lindsay, 1st Baron Wantage of Lockinge was a prominent figure in Victorian England. He was born on the 27th of April, 1832 in London, to William and Eliza Loyd Lindsay. His father was a wealthy banker from Scotland and his mother belonged to an ancient Berkshire family.
Loyd-Lindsay attended Eton College for his education and completed his studies at Trinity College, Cambridge. After that he joined the army and served as Major with the Grenadier Guards. Later he became a Conservative politician, serving as Member of Parliament from 1865 until his retirement in 1880.
In addition to this political career, Loyd-Lindsay was also active in many other fields. He was an Honorary Colonel of the Oxfordshire Militia, Vice-Chairman of the Great Western Railway Company, President of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, President of the Royal Automobile Club and much more.
He was knighted in 1869 and created Baron Wantage in 1893 for his outstanding service to British society. During his long life he had achieved many things including donating a large amount of money to found Abingdon School and setting up two charities, one for poor farmers in Berkshire and one for soldiers’ widows and orphans in Oxfordshire whilst serving as Member of Parliament for Abingdon from 1865-1880.
In 1895 he inaugurated a memorial hall at Abingdon which still stands today as a monument to Lord Wantage’s achievements. He died on 19 October 1901 aged 69 at Lockinge House near Wantage where he is buried alongside his wife Lady Mary Compton who predeceased him by only eight months earlier that same year (1893).
Sir Robert Loyd-Lindsay, 1st Baron Wantage of Lockinge was an exemplary figurehead during the Victorian era whose tireless dedication to humanitarian causes left lasting legacies across British society – from founding Abingdon School to setting up charities for impoverished farmers and war widows alike; attributes which earned him knighthoods and baronetcies throughout his lifetime. A passionate army man who served Majorly with Grenadier Guards during his career; Lord Wantage would later become an integral part of British politics too when he began representing Abingdon as Member Of Parliament from 1865 until 1880; during which time he held several high society positions – such as Vice Chairman Of The Great Western Railway Company And President Of The Royal Agricultural Society Of England – before finally being created Baron Wantage in 1893 following years’ worth of meritorious service towards Britain’s social welfare system..
The legacy left behind by Lord Robert Lloyd-Lindsay continues into modern day Britain – evidenced by monuments such as The Memorial Hall erected by him at Abingdon back 1895 – which ensure we do not forget all that he had done during life; thus paying homage to this extraordinary man whose enormous philanthropic contributions changed life within Victorian English society forevermore
