Social Victorians/People/Wolverton

Also Known As

 * Family name: Glyn
 * Baron Wolverton
 * George Grenfell Glyn, 2nd Baron Wolverton [Frederick's uncle] (24 July 1873 – 1 November 1887)
 * Henry Richard Glyn, 3rd Baron Wolverton [Frederick's brother] (6 November 1887 – 2 July 1888)
 * Frederick Glyn, 4th Baron Wolverton (2 July 1888 – 3 October 1932)
 * Frederick is sometimes spelled Frederic (see Note #1, below).

Styles of Address

 * 1864–1888: Mr Frederick Glyn
 * 1888–1932: The Rt Hon. The Lord Wolverton

Frederick, Baron Wolverton

 * Conservative party
 * House of Lords

Timeline
1895 January 5, Lady Edith Amelia Ward and Frederick Glyn married.

1897 July 2, Friday, Lord and Lady Wolverton attended the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball at Devonshire House. (Edith Glyn, Baroness Wolverton is #130 on the list of people who were present; Frederick, Baron Wolverton is #79.)

Edith Glyn, Baroness Wolverton
At the Duchess of Devonshire’s 1897 Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball, Edith Glyn, Baroness Wolverton was dressed as Britannia ; she walked in the Duchess procession.

Lafayette's portrait (left) of "Edith Amelia (née Ward), Lady Wolverton as Britannia" in costume is photogravure #282 in the album presented to the Duchess of Devonshire and now in the National Portrait Gallery. The printing on the portrait says, "Lady Wolverton as Britannia."

Lady Wolverton's costume and pose may reflect the way Britannia is represented on this reverse of an 1841 half-penny (right).

Newspaper Accounts

 * "L ADY W OLVERTON went as Britannia, in a suit and helmet of silver armour, with short white overdress and shield formed of the Union Jack."



Frederick, Baron Wolverton
Frederick, Baron Wolverton was dressed probably as Richard Coeur de Lion.

Lafayette's portrait (right) of "Frederic Glyn, 4th Baron Wolverton as King Richard Coeur de Lion" in costume is photogravure #47 in the album presented to the Duchess of Devonshire and now in the National Portrait Gallery. The printing on the portrait says, "Lord Wolverton as King Richard Coeur de Lion."

Newspaper Accounts

 * "Knight Templar."
 * "as Richard Coeur de Lion in the chain mail of a crusading monarch."
 * "Lord Wolverton (Richard I.)."

Demographics

 * Nationality: British

Family

 * Frederick Glyn, 4th Baron Wolverton (24 September 1864 – 3 October 1932)
 * Lady Edith Amelia Ward Glyn (16 September 1872 – 6 June 1956)
 * 1) Hon. George Edward Dudley Carr Glyn (18 August 1896 – 30 July 1930)
 * 2) Hon. Marion Feodorovna Louise Glyn (23 August 1900 – 13 December 1970)
 * 3) Nigel Reginald Victor Glyn, 5th Baron Wolverton (23 June 1904 – 1986)
 * 4) Hon. Esmé Consuelo Helen Glyn (20 September 1908 – )

Notes and Questions

 * 1) His first name is spelled Frederick in the Wikipedia article and Frederic at thepeerage.com and on his portrait in costume at the National Portrait Gallery.