- Born on February 20, 1872 in London
- Deceased on November 14, 1938 in New York City, at the age of 66 years
Parents
- Frederick Lygon (1830 - 1891), Earl Beauchamp, Lord Steward, Member of Parliament
- Mary Stanhope (1844 - 1876)
Family
- Married on July 26, 1902, with Lettice Grosvenor (1876 - 1936), issuing
- Lettice (1906 - 1973)
- Mary (1910 - 1982)
- Dorothy (1912 - 2001)
- Richard Edward (1916 - 1970)
Occupations
- Lord President of the Council (1910, 1914 - 1915)
- First Commissioner of Works (1910 - 1914)
- Lord Steward of the Household (1907 - 1910)
- privy counsellor
- lord-lieutenant of Gloucestershire (1911 - 1931)
- chancellor of the University of London
- captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms