Henry Montague Hozier was born on March 20, 1838, in Lanarkshire, Scotland. His father was James C Hozier of Newlands and Mauldslie Castle. His mother was Catherine Margaret Feilden Hozier. He was the youngest of three or four sons. He also had three sisters. He was educated at Rugby School; Edinburgh Academy and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.
He entered the Royal Artillery as a lieutenant, serving in the China Campaign for which he was awarded a medal with two clasps. He transferred as a lieutenant to 2nd Life Guards and as a captain in the 3rd Dragoon Guards. In 1861, he passed into the Staff College, Camberley, as head of list. In 1863 he passed out with high honors. He served in the 1864 campaign between Germany and Denmark; then received an appointment to the topographical staff of the War Office. He was a war correspondent for The Times during the 1866 war between Prussia and Austria. He was then assigned as the assistant military secretary to Lord Napier of Magdale, Commander in Chief of the British expedition sent to Abyssinia. In 1870, he received an appointment as a controller at Aldershot with the honorary rank of Lt Colonel. At the outbreak of Franco-Prussian war in 1870, he was appointed as an assistant military attaché at the Headquarters of the German army. He was awarded Iron Cross from the German Emperor. He was reappointed to the War Office Staff at the conclusion of the Franco-German war.
On September 28, 1873, he married Lady Henrietta Blanche Ogilvy, the daughter of David Graham Drummond Ogilvy, 9th Earl of Airlie and the Honorable Henrietta Blanche Stanley (later Countess of Airlie). They became the parents of four children: Kitty Ogilvy Hozier; Clementine Ogilvy Hozier; William Ogilvy Hozier; and Margaret “Nelly” Ogilvy Hozier.
In 1874, Colonel Hozier received an appointment as secretary of Lloyds and retired from the Army. In 1897, he was made a Companion of the Bath; and a Knight Commander of the Bath in 1903. He was a colonel-commandant of the Royal Arsenal Artillery Volunteers. Colonel Hozier worked for Lloyds until 1906 when he retired.
Colonel Sir Hozier was the author of several works: “Seven Weeks’ War,” “Invasions of England,” Breeding of Horses for Military Purposes,” and “History of the British Expedition to Abyssinia.” He ran as a Moderate Liberal in 1885 for the Parliament seat for Woolwich, but was defeated. He helped organize the Liberal Unionist party and became hon. Secretary. He was also a Senior Grand Deacon of England, member of Grand Lodge of Scotland, past master of Ubiqe Lodge and member of the Westminster and Keystone and Household Brigade Lodges. One of the founders of Lutine Lodge. He enjoyed yachting, shooting and hunting. He was also a member of several social clubs. From an article published in the Wilkes-Barre Semi Weekly Record (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) on March 19, 1907, page 6, Colonel Sir Henry Hozier was a wireless telegraph expert, having his own station at his estate in Ayrshire, Scotland. It was hoped that after his business in Panama was completed, that he would visit in Wilkes-Barre to investigate the Murgas telegraph system, before returning to England via New York.
Colonel Sir Henry Montague Hozier died after a short illness in Panama. The funeral took place yesterday (March 1, 1907) at the Foreign Cemetery, Panama.
Lloyds Chairman Mr. W. Hegley Byas made a formal announcement to members of the death of Colonel Sir Henry Hozier, and stated how much Lloyds was indebted to him for his great services over 32 years as secretary. There was a unanimous vote of condolence to his family.
Survivors included Lady Blanche Hozier; daughters Clementine and Nelly Hozier; and son William Hozier.
Information from the obituary published in The Times (London, England), March 2, 1907, page 8, from an announcement by the British Consul in Panama. Other sources: website The Peerage; Wikipedia article on Henry Montague Hozier.
Daughter Katharine "Kitty" Ogilvy Hozier, born April 15, 1883, died on March 3, 1900, in Dieppe, France, of typhoid fever. She was taken to Batsford, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England, to be buried. Kitty may be buried at St Mary's Churchyard (#272409) or the Batsford estate, which was once the home of the 1st Baron Redesdale (Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford) and his wife Baroness Redesdale (Lady Clementina Gertrude Helen Ogilvy, sister of Lady Blanche Ogilvy Hozier).
Lady Henrietta Blanche Ogilvy Hozier, born on November 8, 1852, died on March 23, 1925, in Dieppe, France, and was buried there.
William Ogilvy Hozier, born on April 2, 1888. He was a Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Navy, and served in World War I. He retired after the war, and become a businessman. He died on April 21, 1921, in Paris, France. He had committed suicide.
Margaret “Nelly” Ogilvy Hozier Romilly, born on April 3, 1888, died on February 1, 1955. It is not known where she was buried.
It is believed that Lady Henrietta Blanche Ogilvy Hozier and Lt Commander William Ogilvy Hozier may be buried at Janval Cemetery, Dieppe, France. From a letter that Winston Churchill wrote to his wife Clementine Churchill circa January 28, 1927, published in the book “Winston S. Churchill, Volume 5: The Prophet of Truth 1922 – 1939,” Chapter 12 by Sir Martin Gilbert. It described a visit to lay wreaths at the graves of Clementine’s mother and brother, also visiting a British military cemetery in the same churchyard. The only known cemetery that fits this description on Find a Grave is Janval Cemetery (#2237817), also known as Cimetiere de Janval.
Information on Kitty Hozier's sickness and burial from the book "Clementine Churchill: The Biography of a Marriage," Chapter 2, page 25, written by Lady Mary Soames, youngest daughter of Sir Winston Churchill and Baroness Spencer-Churchill (Clementine Churchill).
He entered the Royal Artillery as a lieutenant, serving in the China Campaign for which he was awarded a medal with two clasps. He transferred as a lieutenant to 2nd Life Guards and as a captain in the 3rd Dragoon Guards. In 1861, he passed into the Staff College, Camberley, as head of list. In 1863 he passed out with high honors. He served in the 1864 campaign between Germany and Denmark; then received an appointment to the topographical staff of the War Office. He was a war correspondent for The Times during the 1866 war between Prussia and Austria. He was then assigned as the assistant military secretary to Lord Napier of Magdale, Commander in Chief of the British expedition sent to Abyssinia. In 1870, he received an appointment as a controller at Aldershot with the honorary rank of Lt Colonel. At the outbreak of Franco-Prussian war in 1870, he was appointed as an assistant military attaché at the Headquarters of the German army. He was awarded Iron Cross from the German Emperor. He was reappointed to the War Office Staff at the conclusion of the Franco-German war.
On September 28, 1873, he married Lady Henrietta Blanche Ogilvy, the daughter of David Graham Drummond Ogilvy, 9th Earl of Airlie and the Honorable Henrietta Blanche Stanley (later Countess of Airlie). They became the parents of four children: Kitty Ogilvy Hozier; Clementine Ogilvy Hozier; William Ogilvy Hozier; and Margaret “Nelly” Ogilvy Hozier.
In 1874, Colonel Hozier received an appointment as secretary of Lloyds and retired from the Army. In 1897, he was made a Companion of the Bath; and a Knight Commander of the Bath in 1903. He was a colonel-commandant of the Royal Arsenal Artillery Volunteers. Colonel Hozier worked for Lloyds until 1906 when he retired.
Colonel Sir Hozier was the author of several works: “Seven Weeks’ War,” “Invasions of England,” Breeding of Horses for Military Purposes,” and “History of the British Expedition to Abyssinia.” He ran as a Moderate Liberal in 1885 for the Parliament seat for Woolwich, but was defeated. He helped organize the Liberal Unionist party and became hon. Secretary. He was also a Senior Grand Deacon of England, member of Grand Lodge of Scotland, past master of Ubiqe Lodge and member of the Westminster and Keystone and Household Brigade Lodges. One of the founders of Lutine Lodge. He enjoyed yachting, shooting and hunting. He was also a member of several social clubs. From an article published in the Wilkes-Barre Semi Weekly Record (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) on March 19, 1907, page 6, Colonel Sir Henry Hozier was a wireless telegraph expert, having his own station at his estate in Ayrshire, Scotland. It was hoped that after his business in Panama was completed, that he would visit in Wilkes-Barre to investigate the Murgas telegraph system, before returning to England via New York.
Colonel Sir Henry Montague Hozier died after a short illness in Panama. The funeral took place yesterday (March 1, 1907) at the Foreign Cemetery, Panama.
Lloyds Chairman Mr. W. Hegley Byas made a formal announcement to members of the death of Colonel Sir Henry Hozier, and stated how much Lloyds was indebted to him for his great services over 32 years as secretary. There was a unanimous vote of condolence to his family.
Survivors included Lady Blanche Hozier; daughters Clementine and Nelly Hozier; and son William Hozier.
Information from the obituary published in The Times (London, England), March 2, 1907, page 8, from an announcement by the British Consul in Panama. Other sources: website The Peerage; Wikipedia article on Henry Montague Hozier.
Daughter Katharine "Kitty" Ogilvy Hozier, born April 15, 1883, died on March 3, 1900, in Dieppe, France, of typhoid fever. She was taken to Batsford, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England, to be buried. Kitty may be buried at St Mary's Churchyard (#272409) or the Batsford estate, which was once the home of the 1st Baron Redesdale (Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford) and his wife Baroness Redesdale (Lady Clementina Gertrude Helen Ogilvy, sister of Lady Blanche Ogilvy Hozier).
Lady Henrietta Blanche Ogilvy Hozier, born on November 8, 1852, died on March 23, 1925, in Dieppe, France, and was buried there.
William Ogilvy Hozier, born on April 2, 1888. He was a Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Navy, and served in World War I. He retired after the war, and become a businessman. He died on April 21, 1921, in Paris, France. He had committed suicide.
Margaret “Nelly” Ogilvy Hozier Romilly, born on April 3, 1888, died on February 1, 1955. It is not known where she was buried.
It is believed that Lady Henrietta Blanche Ogilvy Hozier and Lt Commander William Ogilvy Hozier may be buried at Janval Cemetery, Dieppe, France. From a letter that Winston Churchill wrote to his wife Clementine Churchill circa January 28, 1927, published in the book “Winston S. Churchill, Volume 5: The Prophet of Truth 1922 – 1939,” Chapter 12 by Sir Martin Gilbert. It described a visit to lay wreaths at the graves of Clementine’s mother and brother, also visiting a British military cemetery in the same churchyard. The only known cemetery that fits this description on Find a Grave is Janval Cemetery (#2237817), also known as Cimetiere de Janval.
Information on Kitty Hozier's sickness and burial from the book "Clementine Churchill: The Biography of a Marriage," Chapter 2, page 25, written by Lady Mary Soames, youngest daughter of Sir Winston Churchill and Baroness Spencer-Churchill (Clementine Churchill).
Henry Montague Hozier was born on March 20, 1838, in Lanarkshire, Scotland. His father was James C Hozier of Newlands and Mauldslie Castle. His mother was Catherine Margaret Feilden Hozier. He was the youngest of three or four sons. He also had three sisters. He was educated at Rugby School; Edinburgh Academy and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.
He entered the Royal Artillery as a lieutenant, serving in the China Campaign for which he was awarded a medal with two clasps. He transferred as a lieutenant to 2nd Life Guards and as a captain in the 3rd Dragoon Guards. In 1861, he passed into the Staff College, Camberley, as head of list. In 1863 he passed out with high honors. He served in the 1864 campaign between Germany and Denmark; then received an appointment to the topographical staff of the War Office. He was a war correspondent for The Times during the 1866 war between Prussia and Austria. He was then assigned as the assistant military secretary to Lord Napier of Magdale, Commander in Chief of the British expedition sent to Abyssinia. In 1870, he received an appointment as a controller at Aldershot with the honorary rank of Lt Colonel. At the outbreak of Franco-Prussian war in 1870, he was appointed as an assistant military attaché at the Headquarters of the German army. He was awarded Iron Cross from the German Emperor. He was reappointed to the War Office Staff at the conclusion of the Franco-German war.
On September 28, 1873, he married Lady Henrietta Blanche Ogilvy, the daughter of David Graham Drummond Ogilvy, 9th Earl of Airlie and the Honorable Henrietta Blanche Stanley (later Countess of Airlie). They became the parents of four children: Kitty Ogilvy Hozier; Clementine Ogilvy Hozier; William Ogilvy Hozier; and Margaret “Nelly” Ogilvy Hozier.
In 1874, Colonel Hozier received an appointment as secretary of Lloyds and retired from the Army. In 1897, he was made a Companion of the Bath; and a Knight Commander of the Bath in 1903. He was a colonel-commandant of the Royal Arsenal Artillery Volunteers. Colonel Hozier worked for Lloyds until 1906 when he retired.
Colonel Sir Hozier was the author of several works: “Seven Weeks’ War,” “Invasions of England,” Breeding of Horses for Military Purposes,” and “History of the British Expedition to Abyssinia.” He ran as a Moderate Liberal in 1885 for the Parliament seat for Woolwich, but was defeated. He helped organize the Liberal Unionist party and became hon. Secretary. He was also a Senior Grand Deacon of England, member of Grand Lodge of Scotland, past master of Ubiqe Lodge and member of the Westminster and Keystone and Household Brigade Lodges. One of the founders of Lutine Lodge. He enjoyed yachting, shooting and hunting. He was also a member of several social clubs. From an article published in the Wilkes-Barre Semi Weekly Record (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) on March 19, 1907, page 6, Colonel Sir Henry Hozier was a wireless telegraph expert, having his own station at his estate in Ayrshire, Scotland. It was hoped that after his business in Panama was completed, that he would visit in Wilkes-Barre to investigate the Murgas telegraph system, before returning to England via New York.
Colonel Sir Henry Montague Hozier died after a short illness in Panama. The funeral took place yesterday (March 1, 1907) at the Foreign Cemetery, Panama.
Lloyds Chairman Mr. W. Hegley Byas made a formal announcement to members of the death of Colonel Sir Henry Hozier, and stated how much Lloyds was indebted to him for his great services over 32 years as secretary. There was a unanimous vote of condolence to his family.
Survivors included Lady Blanche Hozier; daughters Clementine and Nelly Hozier; and son William Hozier.
Information from the obituary published in The Times (London, England), March 2, 1907, page 8, from an announcement by the British Consul in Panama. Other sources: website The Peerage; Wikipedia article on Henry Montague Hozier.
Daughter Katharine "Kitty" Ogilvy Hozier, born April 15, 1883, died on March 3, 1900, in Dieppe, France, of typhoid fever. She was taken to Batsford, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England, to be buried. Kitty may be buried at St Mary's Churchyard (#272409) or the Batsford estate, which was once the home of the 1st Baron Redesdale (Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford) and his wife Baroness Redesdale (Lady Clementina Gertrude Helen Ogilvy, sister of Lady Blanche Ogilvy Hozier).
Lady Henrietta Blanche Ogilvy Hozier, born on November 8, 1852, died on March 23, 1925, in Dieppe, France, and was buried there.
William Ogilvy Hozier, born on April 2, 1888. He was a Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Navy, and served in World War I. He retired after the war, and become a businessman. He died on April 21, 1921, in Paris, France. He had committed suicide.
Margaret “Nelly” Ogilvy Hozier Romilly, born on April 3, 1888, died on February 1, 1955. It is not known where she was buried.
It is believed that Lady Henrietta Blanche Ogilvy Hozier and Lt Commander William Ogilvy Hozier may be buried at Janval Cemetery, Dieppe, France. From a letter that Winston Churchill wrote to his wife Clementine Churchill circa January 28, 1927, published in the book “Winston S. Churchill, Volume 5: The Prophet of Truth 1922 – 1939,” Chapter 12 by Sir Martin Gilbert. It described a visit to lay wreaths at the graves of Clementine’s mother and brother, also visiting a British military cemetery in the same churchyard. The only known cemetery that fits this description on Find a Grave is Janval Cemetery (#2237817), also known as Cimetiere de Janval.
Information on Kitty Hozier's sickness and burial from the book "Clementine Churchill: The Biography of a Marriage," Chapter 2, page 25, written by Lady Mary Soames, youngest daughter of Sir Winston Churchill and Baroness Spencer-Churchill (Clementine Churchill).
He entered the Royal Artillery as a lieutenant, serving in the China Campaign for which he was awarded a medal with two clasps. He transferred as a lieutenant to 2nd Life Guards and as a captain in the 3rd Dragoon Guards. In 1861, he passed into the Staff College, Camberley, as head of list. In 1863 he passed out with high honors. He served in the 1864 campaign between Germany and Denmark; then received an appointment to the topographical staff of the War Office. He was a war correspondent for The Times during the 1866 war between Prussia and Austria. He was then assigned as the assistant military secretary to Lord Napier of Magdale, Commander in Chief of the British expedition sent to Abyssinia. In 1870, he received an appointment as a controller at Aldershot with the honorary rank of Lt Colonel. At the outbreak of Franco-Prussian war in 1870, he was appointed as an assistant military attaché at the Headquarters of the German army. He was awarded Iron Cross from the German Emperor. He was reappointed to the War Office Staff at the conclusion of the Franco-German war.
On September 28, 1873, he married Lady Henrietta Blanche Ogilvy, the daughter of David Graham Drummond Ogilvy, 9th Earl of Airlie and the Honorable Henrietta Blanche Stanley (later Countess of Airlie). They became the parents of four children: Kitty Ogilvy Hozier; Clementine Ogilvy Hozier; William Ogilvy Hozier; and Margaret “Nelly” Ogilvy Hozier.
In 1874, Colonel Hozier received an appointment as secretary of Lloyds and retired from the Army. In 1897, he was made a Companion of the Bath; and a Knight Commander of the Bath in 1903. He was a colonel-commandant of the Royal Arsenal Artillery Volunteers. Colonel Hozier worked for Lloyds until 1906 when he retired.
Colonel Sir Hozier was the author of several works: “Seven Weeks’ War,” “Invasions of England,” Breeding of Horses for Military Purposes,” and “History of the British Expedition to Abyssinia.” He ran as a Moderate Liberal in 1885 for the Parliament seat for Woolwich, but was defeated. He helped organize the Liberal Unionist party and became hon. Secretary. He was also a Senior Grand Deacon of England, member of Grand Lodge of Scotland, past master of Ubiqe Lodge and member of the Westminster and Keystone and Household Brigade Lodges. One of the founders of Lutine Lodge. He enjoyed yachting, shooting and hunting. He was also a member of several social clubs. From an article published in the Wilkes-Barre Semi Weekly Record (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) on March 19, 1907, page 6, Colonel Sir Henry Hozier was a wireless telegraph expert, having his own station at his estate in Ayrshire, Scotland. It was hoped that after his business in Panama was completed, that he would visit in Wilkes-Barre to investigate the Murgas telegraph system, before returning to England via New York.
Colonel Sir Henry Montague Hozier died after a short illness in Panama. The funeral took place yesterday (March 1, 1907) at the Foreign Cemetery, Panama.
Lloyds Chairman Mr. W. Hegley Byas made a formal announcement to members of the death of Colonel Sir Henry Hozier, and stated how much Lloyds was indebted to him for his great services over 32 years as secretary. There was a unanimous vote of condolence to his family.
Survivors included Lady Blanche Hozier; daughters Clementine and Nelly Hozier; and son William Hozier.
Information from the obituary published in The Times (London, England), March 2, 1907, page 8, from an announcement by the British Consul in Panama. Other sources: website The Peerage; Wikipedia article on Henry Montague Hozier.
Daughter Katharine "Kitty" Ogilvy Hozier, born April 15, 1883, died on March 3, 1900, in Dieppe, France, of typhoid fever. She was taken to Batsford, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England, to be buried. Kitty may be buried at St Mary's Churchyard (#272409) or the Batsford estate, which was once the home of the 1st Baron Redesdale (Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford) and his wife Baroness Redesdale (Lady Clementina Gertrude Helen Ogilvy, sister of Lady Blanche Ogilvy Hozier).
Lady Henrietta Blanche Ogilvy Hozier, born on November 8, 1852, died on March 23, 1925, in Dieppe, France, and was buried there.
William Ogilvy Hozier, born on April 2, 1888. He was a Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Navy, and served in World War I. He retired after the war, and become a businessman. He died on April 21, 1921, in Paris, France. He had committed suicide.
Margaret “Nelly” Ogilvy Hozier Romilly, born on April 3, 1888, died on February 1, 1955. It is not known where she was buried.
It is believed that Lady Henrietta Blanche Ogilvy Hozier and Lt Commander William Ogilvy Hozier may be buried at Janval Cemetery, Dieppe, France. From a letter that Winston Churchill wrote to his wife Clementine Churchill circa January 28, 1927, published in the book “Winston S. Churchill, Volume 5: The Prophet of Truth 1922 – 1939,” Chapter 12 by Sir Martin Gilbert. It described a visit to lay wreaths at the graves of Clementine’s mother and brother, also visiting a British military cemetery in the same churchyard. The only known cemetery that fits this description on Find a Grave is Janval Cemetery (#2237817), also known as Cimetiere de Janval.
Information on Kitty Hozier's sickness and burial from the book "Clementine Churchill: The Biography of a Marriage," Chapter 2, page 25, written by Lady Mary Soames, youngest daughter of Sir Winston Churchill and Baroness Spencer-Churchill (Clementine Churchill).
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