Bertram Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale
The Lord Redesdale | |
|---|---|
Portrait by Samuel Laurence, 1865 | |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| In office 15 July 1902 – 17 August 1916 | |
| Preceded by | Peerage created |
| Succeeded by | The 2nd Baron Redesdale |
| Member of Parliament for Stratford-on-Avon | |
| In office 4 July 1892 – 8 July 1895 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick Townsend |
| Succeeded by | Victor Milward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Algernon Bertram Mitford 24 February 1837 Mayfair, London, England |
| Died | 17 August 1916 (aged 79) Batsford, Gloucestershire, England |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Lady Clementine Ogilvy
(m. 1874) |
| Children | 9, including David |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale (24 February 1837 – 17 August 1916), was a British diplomat, collector and writer, whose most notable work is Tales of Old Japan (1871). Nicknamed "Bertie", he was the paternal grandfather of the Mitford sisters.