Rowland Prothero, 1st Baron Ernle
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The Right Honourable The Lord Ernle MVO PC |
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| President of the Board of Agriculture | |
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In office 10 December 1916 – 15 August 1919 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Crawford |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Lee of Fareham |
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| Born | 6 September 1851 |
| Died | 1 July 1937 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Mary Bailward (d. 1899) (2) Barbara Hamley (d. 1930) |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
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| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium-pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1875–1883 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rowland Edmund Prothero, 1st Baron Ernle MVO, PC (6 September 1851 – 1 July 1937) was a British agricultural expert, administrator, journalist, author and Conservative politician.
Prothero was the son of the Reverend Canon George Prothero, Rector of St. Mildred's Church, Whippingham, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, and his wife, Emma, only daughter of the Reverend William Money-Kyrle, of Homme House, Herefordshire. He was the brother of Sir George Prothero and Admiral Arthur Prothero. He was educated at Marlborough College and Balliol College, Oxford, where he gained a 1st class honours degree in Modern History in 1875. In 1878 he was called to the Bar, Inner Temple.
Prothero was a Fellow of All Souls' College, Oxford between 1875 and 1891, during which time he played first-class cricket with Hampshire, and was also Proctor between 1883 and 1884. He edited the Quarterly Review between 1893 and 1899. From 1898 to 1918, he was chief agent for the 11th Duke of Bedford.
Prothero published The Pioneers and Progress of English Farming in 1888. His other works include, English Farming Past and Present, The Psalms in Human Life,Life and Correspondence of Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, published in 1893, and Letters and Journals of Lord Byron (1898–1901). His autobiography was entitled From Whippingham to Westminster. In 1901 he was appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO).
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