The decline and fall of the British aristocracy looked headlong and
irreversible in the twentieth century yet many grandees tried to
preserve their power, wealth and influence by every means - and
with some success. There is no better example than the Seventh
Marquess of Londonderry whose life from 1878 to 1949 spanned and
mirrored the period. The Londonderrys had enjoyed immense wealth in
land and minerals in Britain and Ireland for centuries, played
leading roles in Parliament and the state, and in an earlier time
the Seventh Marquess would have continued in the family tradition
of patrician prominence. Drawing upon original state and family
papers, N.C. Fleming places the Londonderrys in the context of the
history and the political theory of aristocracy and shows the
constant struggle - not without success - against marginalisation.
The theme runs through Londonderry's career as Conservative MP, on
the Irish Viceroy's Council, as a junior minister in Lloyd Geroge's
coalition, at the Air Ministry with Trenchard - the 'father of the
RAF' - and in the National Government. Perhaps an element of
desperation entered in his private business ventures and with
contacts with the far Right - all in sharp contrast to past family
achievement.
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