Lord Stamfordham
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Lieutenant-Colonel The Right Honourable The Lord Stamfordham GCB, GCIE, GCVO, KCSI, KCMG, ISO, PC |
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| Private Secretary to the Sovereign | |
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In office 1910–1931 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Preceded by | The Lord Knollys |
| Succeeded by | Sir Clive Wigram |
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In office 1895–1901 |
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| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Preceded by | Sir Henry Ponsonby |
| Succeeded by | Sir Francis Knollys |
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| Born | 18 June 1849 |
| Died | 31 March 1931 (aged 81) |
| Nationality |
 British
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| Alma mater | Royal Military Academy |
Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur John Bigge, 1st Baron Stamfordham GCB, GCIE, GCVO, KCSI, KCMG, ISO, PC (18 June 1849 – 31 March 1931) was a British Army officer and courtier. He was Private Secretary to Queen Victoria during the last few years of her reign, and to George V during most of his reign. He was the maternal grandfather of Lord Adeane, Private Secretary to Elizabeth II from 1953 to 1972.
Bigge was the son of John Frederic Bigge (1814–1885) Vicar of Stamfordham, Northumberland and the grandson of Charles William Bigge (1773–1849) of Benton House, Little Benton, Newcastle on Tyne and Linden Hall, Longhorsley, Northumberland, High Sheriff of Northumberland and a prominent merchant and banker in Newcastle on Tyne. He was educated at Rossall School and the Royal Military Academy and was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1869.
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