Ailwyn Edward Fellowes, 1st Baron Ailwyn
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The Right Honourable The Lord Ailwyn KCVO KBE PC |
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| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | |
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In office 10 July 1895 – 3 December 1900 |
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| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by | Hon. Charles Spencer |
| Succeeded by | Sir Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, Bt |
| President of the Board of Agriculture | |
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In office 14 March 1905 – 4 December 1905 |
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| Monarch | Edward VII |
| Prime Minister | Arthur Balfour |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Onslow |
| Succeeded by | The Earl Carrington |
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10 November 1855 Haverland Hall, Norwich, Norfolk |
| Died | 23 September 1924 (aged 68) Honingham Hall, Honingham, Norfolk |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Hon. Agatha Jolliffe (d. 1938) |
| Alma mater | Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
Ailwyn Edward Fellowes, 1st Baron Ailwyn KCVO KBE PC (10 November 1855 – 23 September 1924), was a British businessman, farmer and Conservative politician. He was a member of Arthur Balfour's cabinet as President of the Board of Agriculture between March and December 1905.
Fellowes was born at Haverland Hall, Norfolk, the younger son of Edward Fellowes (later Baron de Ramsey) and the Hon. Mary Julia, daughter of George Milles, 4th Baron Sondes. William Fellowes, 2nd Baron de Ramsey, was his elder brother. He was educated at Eton and Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He trained as a barrister, but never qualified, turning instead to agriculture and politics. He inherited Honingham Hall in Norfolk from his aunt in 1887 and devoted muchy of his time to running and improving it.
Fellowes unsuccessfully contested Mid Norfolk in 1885 and North Norfolk in 1886 but won Ramsey in 1887 in a by-election following his brother's succession to the peerage. He held office under Lord Salisbury as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household between 1895 and 1900 and under Salisbury and Arthur Balfour as a Lord of the Treasury between 1900 and 1905. In March 1905 he was sworn of the Privy Council and appointed President of the Board of Agriculture by Balfour, with a seat in the cabinet, a post he held until the government fell in December 1905.
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