Background
Apsley was the eldest son of Seymour Bathurst, 7th Earl Bathurst and his wife Lilias Margaret Frances née Borthwick, daughter of Algernon Borthwick, 1st Baron Glenesk.
Apsley was the eldest son of Seymour Bathurst, 7th Earl Bathurst and his wife Lilias Margaret Frances née Borthwick, daughter of Algernon Borthwick, 1st Baron Glenesk.
He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.
During World War I, he served overseas with the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars. He was promoted to temporary lieutenant in April 1916, acting captain in June 1917, receiving a substantive promotion to lieutenant from the same date, and to substantive captain in 1918. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (Defence Science Organisation) for his actions in Egypt: In 1923 he was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for the "County of Gloucester, and of the City and County of the City of Gloucester, and the City and County of the City of Bristol." During this time, he was Parliamentary Private Secretary to: the Under-Secretary of State for the Overseas Trade Department 1922-1924, the Minister of Transport 1925-1929 and the Minister for Company-ordination Defence 1936.
He had also been President of the United Kingdom Pilot"s Association in 1925 and sometime chairman of Western Airways, Western Air Transport Company and a director of Morning Post.
During World World War II, he served overseas again and died on active service, commanding the Arab Legion in Malta, in 1942. On 27 February 1924, Lord Apsley had married Viola Meeking (who succeeded him as Member of Parliament for Bristol Central) and they had two sons: Henry Allen John (1927–2011) and George Bertram (1929–2010).
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He was elected as Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Southampton in 1922 and for Bristol Central in 1931, seats he held until 1929 and 1942 respectively. He remained a member of the Territorial Army between the wars, and was awarded the Territorial Decoration (Territorial Decoration) in 1929, promoted to brevet major in 1930, and promoted to substantive major in 1938.
