William Lygon (1872-1938; ODNB), 7th earl Beauchamp (1891), governor of New South Wales, 1899-1901; as a Liberal, Lord president of the council, 1910, 1914-15; first commissioner of works, 1910-14; Liberal leader, House of Lords 1924-31; ecclesiastical commissioner; lord lieutenant, Gloucestershire, 1911-31; resigned all of his public offices in 1931 following homosexual scandal, in a case which helped inspire Evelyn Waugh's novel, Brideshead revisited.

Journal references: 3

• 31 Dec 1918
• 27 Feb 1919
• 28 Apr 1919