Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster
Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster, was a British landowner and one of the wealthiest men in the world.
The Duke in the early 1900s
The Duke c. 1900
Westminster and Chanel
The 2nd Duke's portrait bust at St Mary's Church, Eccleston
Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster
Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster,, styled Viscount Belgrave between 1831 and 1845, Earl Grosvenor between 1845 and 1869, and known as The Marquess of Westminster between 1869 and 1874, was an English landowner, politician and racehorse owner. He inherited the estate of Eaton Hall in Cheshire and land in Mayfair and Belgravia, London, and spent much of his fortune in developing these properties. Although he was an MP from the age of 22, and then a member of the House of Lords, his main interests were not in politics, but rather in his estates, in horse racing, and in country pursuits. He developed the stud at Eaton Hall and achieved success in racing his horses, winning the Derby on four occasions.
Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster
Eaton Hall as designed by Alfred Waterhouse
St Mary's Church, Eccleston as designed by G. F. Bodley
Grosvenor in about 1878