Josceline Bagot

Who was Josceline Bagot?

Josceline Fitzroy Bagot was an English soldier and politician.

Josceline Fitzroy Bagot was born in Ashtead, Surrey, the son of Col. Charles Bagot and Sophia Louisa Percy.

He joined the Army and received a commission in the Grenadier Guards in 1875 and was appointed Aide-de-Camp to the Governor-General of Canada in 1881-1882 and 1888-1889. He also saw service in the Boer War in 1899-1900, where he was mentioned in despatches and was the chief Military Censor. His wife was also in South Africa during the war, running a military hospital. He later gained the rank of Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel in the Westmoreland and Cumberland Imperial Yeomanry.

He was twice returned as Conservative MP for Kendal, and served as a Parliamentary Secretary at both the Treasury and the Home Office. He was nominated for a baronetcy in 1913 but died the same year. The baronetcy was conferred instead on his only son, Sir Alan Bagot, 1st Baronet. Josceline Bagot was buried in St Peters churchyard, Heversham, Cumbria.