Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st duke of Westminster (1825–1899)

Landowner and politician. Left Balliol College, Oxford, in 1847 without taking a degree in order to enter Parliament. Liberal MP for Chester, 1847–69. Succeeded his father as third marquess of Westminster in 1869. Owned extensive property in Mayfair, London. Created first duke of Westminster, 1874. Supported Gladstone’s anti-war position in the Balkan crisis, 1877–8.