{"product_id":"walter-guinness-country-life-magazine-portrait-november-14-1925","title":"Walter Guinness Country Life Magazine Portrait November 14 1925","description":"\u003cp\u003eWalter Guinness Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, November 14 1925. LVIII No. 1506\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe featured frontispiece this week is a portrait of \u003cstrong\u003eLieut.-Colonel Walter Guinness, M.P.\u003c\/strong\u003e, who was appointed to succeed Mr Edward Wood, Viceroy-designate of India, as President of the Board of Agriculture. Colonel Guinness had already distinguished himself, while serving as Financial Secretary to the Treasury, as an able administrator and financier. He was the third son of Lord Iveagh and married, in 1903, \u003cstrong\u003eLady Evelyn Stuart Erskine\u003c\/strong\u003e, second daughter of the Earl of Buchan. During the European War, he served on the General Staff and as a battalion commander.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWalter Edward Guinness\u003c\/strong\u003e (1880–1944), later the 1st Baron Moyne, was a prominent Anglo-Irish politician, soldier, and businessman from the famous Guinness brewing family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePolitical Career:\u003c\/strong\u003e He served as MP for \u003cstrong\u003eBury St Edmunds\u003c\/strong\u003e from 1907 to 1931. Before becoming Minister of Agriculture, he was \u003cstrong\u003eFinancial Secretary to the Treasury\u003c\/strong\u003e under Winston Churchill.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMilitary Service:\u003c\/strong\u003e During World War I, he reached the rank of Brigade Major and was awarded the \u003cstrong\u003eDSO and Bar\u003c\/strong\u003e for his service in campaigns including Gallipoli and Passchendaele.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFamily:\u003c\/strong\u003e He was the third son of the \u003cstrong\u003e1st Earl of Iveagh\u003c\/strong\u003e and married Lady Evelyn Stuart Erskine, daughter of the 14th Earl of Buchan, in 1903.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLater Life:\u003c\/strong\u003e While serving as British Minister-Resident in the Middle East in 1944, he was assassinated in Cairo by the militant Zionist group Lehi (also known as the Stern Gang). His death had a significant impact on British policy in Mandatory Palestine and the Middle East.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an authentic original page from Country Life magazine, part of the iconic series often affectionately referred to as the “Girls in Pearls” portraits — elegant society images that captured a distinctive era of British publishing and portraiture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSize: Approximately 13.75 x 9 inches (35 x 23 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Very good for its age. As with all vintage magazine pages, light signs of handling or minor age-related blemishes may be present. Please review the large photo carefully for full condition details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis original Country Life Magazine frontispiece portrait forms part of The Old Map Shop’s curated archive of society portraits published between 1897 and 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Old Map Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264640217381,"sku":"CL-2950","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1928\/5511\/files\/Walter-Guinness-Country-Life-Frontispiece-1925.jpg?v=1776977944","url":"https:\/\/theoldmapshop.com\/products\/walter-guinness-country-life-magazine-portrait-november-14-1925","provider":"The Old Map Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}