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| He was master of the ] from 1896, from 1910 jointly so with his son ]. His ''Who's Who'' recreations were listed as "], ], ]".<ref name=Whoswho>‘BARCLAY, Edward Exton’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 </ref> | He was master of the ] from 1896, from 1910 jointly so with his son ]. His ''Who's Who'' recreations were listed as "], ], ]".<ref name=Whoswho>‘BARCLAY, Edward Exton’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 </ref> | ||
| He married Elizabeth Mary Fowler, daughter of the MP ], they had two sons (Geoffrey William Barclay MC (4 December 1891 – 28 July 1916 killed in action WW1)<ref>{{ |
He married Elizabeth Mary Fowler, daughter of the MP ], they had two sons (Geoffrey William Barclay MC (4 December 1891 – 28 July 1916 killed in action WW1)<ref name="CWGC">{{CWGC|id=159044|name=Barclay, Geoffrey William|access-date=18 November 2024}}</ref> and the aforementioned ] CBE (1886-1962) and a daughter. The inscription chosen by the next-of-kin for Geoffrey's headstone in Belgium was: "UNTIL THE DAY BREAK AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY".<ref name="CWGC"/> Barclay's first wife died in 1927. In the same year he remarried Elizabeth Mary Fordham, widow of Harry Fordham, and daughter of the late ], of ]. His second wife was the elder sister of his daughter-in-law Margaret, wife of the twice aforementioned Maurice, and died in 1929. Barclay himself died at ] on 4 March 1948.<ref>The Times, Friday, Mar 05, 1948; pg. 1; Issue 51012; col A | ||
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English gentleman and fox hunter
Edward Exton Barclay JP (16 February 1860 – 4 March 1948) was an English gentleman and foxhunter.
Notes
Barclay was the fourth son of (Joseph Gurney Barclay). His brothers included Francis Hubert Barclay, Henry Albert Barclay CVO.
He was educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge (BA 1882, MA 1885)
He was a partner in Barclays Bank from 1886 to 1896. In Who's Who he listed his career as "Lord of the Manor" (of Brent Pelham Hall).
He was master of the Puckeridge Hounds from 1896, from 1910 jointly so with his son Maurice. His Who's Who recreations were listed as "hunting, shooting, fishing".
He married Elizabeth Mary Fowler, daughter of the MP William Fowler, they had two sons (Geoffrey William Barclay MC (4 December 1891 – 28 July 1916 killed in action WW1) and the aforementioned Maurice Edward Barclay CBE (1886-1962) and a daughter. The inscription chosen by the next-of-kin for Geoffrey's headstone in Belgium was: "UNTIL THE DAY BREAK AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY". Barclay's first wife died in 1927. In the same year he remarried Elizabeth Mary Fordham, widow of Harry Fordham, and daughter of the late Marlborough Pryor, of Weston Park. His second wife was the elder sister of his daughter-in-law Margaret, wife of the twice aforementioned Maurice, and died in 1929. Barclay himself died at Brent Pelham Hall on 4 March 1948.
References
- "Francis Hubert Barclay (BRCY888FH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- "Henry Albert Barclay (BRCY877HA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Barclay, Edward Exton (BRCY878EE)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ ‘BARCLAY, Edward Exton’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 20 Dec 2013
- ^ "Casualty Details: Barclay, Geoffrey William". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- The Times, Friday, Mar 05, 1948; pg. 1; Issue 51012; col A Deaths Category: Deaths