11 Facts About Rupert Gwynne

Rupert Gwynne was Member of Parliament for Eastbourne from 1910 to 1924.

Rupert Gwynne was the father of cookery writer Elizabeth David.

Rupert Gwynne was educated at Shrewsbury School and then Pembroke College, Cambridge.

Rupert Gwynne was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple in 1908.

Rupert Gwynne was elected as MP for Eastbourne at the January 1910 general election, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1924 general election.

Rupert Gwynne was Financial Secretary to the War Office from 15 March 1923 until 23 January 1924.

Rupert Gwynne was renowned for his opposition to the Irish Republican Army which he termed "the Murder Gang".

Rupert Gwynne married Stella Ridley, daughter of the first Viscount Ridley in 1905 and had four daughters.

Rupert Gwynne appointed as their guardians Roundell Palmer, 3rd Earl of Selborne and Douglas Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham.

Rupert Gwynne's mother's great-grandfather was Dutch and great-grandmother was a Sumatran.

Rupert Gwynne therefore inherited Wootton Manor on his father's death in 1915 and with his wife commissioned their friend Detmar Blow to restore and extend the house.