Clive Wigram, 1st Baron Wigram
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The Right Honourable The Lord Wigram GCB, GCVO, CSI, PC |
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| Private Secretary to the Sovereign | |
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In office 1931–1936 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Preceded by | The Lord Stamfordham |
| Succeeded by | Sir Alexander Hardinge |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 July 1873 |
| Died | 3 September 1960 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Nora Wigram (née Chamberlain) |
| Children | 2 (+ 1 deceased) |
| Alma mater | Royal Military Academy, Woolwich |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
British Army British Indian Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars |
Tirah Expedition Second Boer War |
Clive Wigram, 1st Baron Wigram, GCB, GCVO, CSI, PC (5 July 1873 – 3 September 1960) was a British Army officer and court official. He was Private Secretary to the Sovereign from 1931 to 1936.
Wigram was the son of Herbert Wigram. His grandfather, the Reverend William Pitt Wigram, was the ninth and youngest son of Sir Robert Wigram, 1st Baronet, a prominent merchant. He was educated at Winchester College (of which he later became a Fellow), and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.
After passing out from the Royal Military Academy in 1893, Wigram was commissioned a second lieutenant on 4 October. Wigram served in the Royal Artillery between 1893 and 1897 and in the British Indian Army from 1897. He was promoted to lieutenant on 22 September 1897 (with rank from 4 October 1896). Wigram joined the 18th (King George's Own) Bengal Lancers, and served on the Tirah Expedition in the North West Frontier from 1897 to 1898. From 1899 to 1904 he was Aide-de-Camp to the Viceroy of India Lord Curzon, an office he had already filled in 1895 (under the Earl of Elgin) and also served in 1900 with Kitchener's Horse in the Second Boer War, where he was mentioned in despatches. He was promoted to captain on 4 October 1902.
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