The Rev. A.R. Winnington-Ingram
The Rev. Arthur Rogers Winnington-Ingram, Rector of Lassington, was educated at private schools and by tutors, and at St. John’s College, Oxford. Afterwards he successfully learned and practised farming for about seven years. He has always taken the keenest interest in farming, also in hunting, shooting and fishing in natural history. In 1879 he took Holy Orders and became Curate at Hartpury. In 1883 Sir William Guise offered him the Rectory of Lassington, which he accepted, and has held for over 40 years. He has been twice married, and by his second wife, Miss E Wheeler, has only one daughter, Sophia, born 1914.
Since 1901 he has administered, gratis, as Trustee and Secretary, the Bonaker Convalescent Charity, consisting of £7,200 Consols left by his father, the late Canon A. H. Winnington-Ingram, J.P.,Rector of Harvington, for the benefit of the poor people of Worcestershire. The best ward in Weston Sanatorium, containing 20 beds, is named after them.
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Mr. Winnington-Ingram is a member of the Gloucester board of Guardians, Rural District Council, Chamber of Agriculture, Central Landowners” Association, and Cotteswold Naturalists Club, before whom he has read a good many interesting papers. He also attends regularly the meetings of the Sharpness Docks Company. The Winningtons were Lords of the Manor of Winnington, in Cheshire, from1275 A.D., to the middle of the 18th Century. But in the 17th Century Francis Winnington, who had been a colonel in the Royal Army, retired, and went to live at Powick, near Worcester. His son Francis was brought up to the law, and became Sir Francis Winnington Kt., Solicitor-General to Charles II. He resigned in 1679 so that he might act consistently with his conscience in voting for the Exclusion Bill, to try to keep James, Duke of York, from the throne, as a Papist.
In George II’s reign the Right Hon.Thomas Winnington, M.P. for Worcester, brought in a Bill to consolidate the Stocks into 3 per cents, which a little later resulted in Consols. King George II asked him to be Chancellor of the Exchequer, and put the seals of office twice into his hands, saying, “Winnington, you are the honestest man I have about me” but he refused, and was made Paymaster of the Forces. Mr A.R. Winnington-Ingram’s great-grandfather, Sir Edward Winnington, Bt.,married the Hon. Ann Foley, daughter of Thomas, first Lord Foley. Mr. A.R. Winnington-Ingram’s grandfather took the name of Ingram in addition to Winnington by Royal license on inheriting the estates of Ribblesford House and Wolferlow Park.
Mr. A.R. Winnington-Ingram’s mother was Miss Sophie Arnold, daughter of Colonel George Arnold, 2nd Bengal Cavalry. He was the son of the celebrated General Benedict Arnold, who fought on both sides in the War of Independence in America. He was made a general in the British Army, and King George III intended to bestow a peerage on him, and gave him a grant of lands in Canada for his great services both in America and at Guadeloupe in the West Indies. All the General’s sons were given commissions in the British or Indian Armies. Our son General James Arnold, Royal Engineers, was at the taking of Avoukir Castle in Egypt, 1801. He led the storming party at Surinam in the West Indies, and was presented with a hundred guinea sword by the Patriotic Fund for his gallant services. General JamesArnold was aide-de-camp to King William IV, and to Queen Victoria. He was commandant of Dover Castle for a long time.
When the Rev. A.R. Winnington-Ingram’s mother, Miss Sophia Arnold, was married in 1849 from Stanage Castle, Radnorshire, the seat of her uncle Edward Rogers, J.P., all the neighbourhood were entertained, and two fat oxen were roasted whole in the park.
The Rev. A.R. Winnington-Ingram has stated these few interesting facts about himself and his family at the request of the Editor of the “Gloucestershire Chronicle”, and not for any wish of his own for ostentation.
The above study of the Rev. Arthur Rogers Winnington-Ingram was taken from the Gloucestershire Chronicle dated 23rd June 1923.
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