Hylton George Hylton Jolliffe, 3rd Baron Hylton (10 November 1862 – 26 May 1945) was a British peer and

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politician. Hylton was the eldest son of

Hedworth Jolliffe, 2nd Baron Hylton Hedworth Hylton Jolliffe, 2nd Baron Hylton DL (23 June 1829 – 31 October 1899), was a British peer and Conservative Member of Parliament. Birth and education Hylton was the second son of William George Hylton Jolliffe, 1st Baron Hylton, a ...

, and Lady Agnes Mary Byng.

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was his maternal great-grandfather.

Career

George succeeded the barony in 1899; prior to that he was educated at

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and

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. He pursued a brief military career as capital for the Somerset imperial yeomanry, then diplomatic service in 1888, then 3rd secretary in 1890 and 2nd secretary in 1894. He became

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and county

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for

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where he sat in politics. Hylton entered the

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in 1888, but in 1895 he was elected to the

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for Wells. He held this seat until 1899, when he succeeded his father as third Baron Hylton and entered the

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. In June 1915 Hylton was appointed a

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(government whip in the House of Lords) in the newly formed coalition government, and in 1918 he was promoted him to

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. The

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fell in 1922, but Hylton continued as Deputy Chief Whip also under

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and

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. However, after the first Baldwin government fell in January 1924, he never returned to office. He was created Viscount Hylton and owned much of

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, of which he was Lord of the manor. Lord Hylton married Lady Alice Adeliza Hervey, daughter of

Frederick Hervey, 3rd Marquess of Bristol Frederick William John Hervey, 3rd Marquess of Bristol (28 June 1834 – 7 August 1907) was a British peer and Member of Parliament (MP). Hervey was born in 1834 at Bristol House, Putney Heath, the son of Frederick Hervey, Lord Jermyn (later ...

, in 1896. He died in May 1945, aged 82, and was succeeded in his titles by his son William George Hervey Jolliffe. Lady Hylton died in 1962.

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