Claude George Bowes-Lyon was born on July
21, 1824 in Hertfordshire, England. He became the 13th Earl of
Strathmore and Kinghorne, a title that is a part of the Peerage of Scotland and
England. He married Frances Dora Smith in 1853 and had 11 children. It is
reported that he was quite the cricket player, having made several appearances
in first-class cricket in the United Kingdom.
Claude eventually took an interest in Aberdeen-Angus cattle
and quickly developed a reputation within his home parish of Glamis for quality
and show-winning animals. Minx and Ju-Ju were among them, the heifers winning
at both the Smithfield and Birmingham shows. This made sense, considering there
was already a long history of memorable Angus animals coming from Glamis: Black Meg and Jude, two of the founding dams of the breed, being among them.
Claude kept up the tradition of quality stock until his
death on February 16, 1904 at the age of 79.
Now
why is he so important, you might ask? Well among the 11 children Claude and
his wife Frances had was a son, also named Claude Bowes-Lyon, who became the 14th
Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne. He was the father of the woman who would
become the patron of the Aberdeen-Angus breed for the next 50 years: Elizabeth
Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon. But we tend to know her by a different name: Queen
Elizabeth the Queen Mother.
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Glamis Castle, Home of Claude George Bowes-Lyon 13th
Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth the
Queen Mother
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Post by Kiani Evans
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