Albert Ernest Kitson, 2nd Baron Airedale was a British peer.
Background
Kitson was the son of James Kitson, 1st Baron Airedale, an iron and steel manufacturer in Leeds. He was educated at Rugby and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he gained a Bachelor, before following his father into the family business. On 23 January 1890 at the Unitarian Mill Hill Chapel, Leeds, Kitson married Florence von Schunck (1868–1942), daughter of Edward, Baron von Schunck (1816–1889) and Kate Lupton (1832–1913).
As reported in The Yorkshire Post, wedding guests included Herbert Gladstone, son of Prime Minister William Gladstone.
Kate was the daughter of Darnton Lupton of Potternewton Hall.
Education
Trinity College; Rugby School.
Career
He was inter alia a director of Midlands Bank, now Household Bank. Kitson succeeded to the titles of 2nd Baron Airedale, of Gledhow, and 2nd Baronet Kitson on 16 March 1911. As Peers of the Realm, both Lord and Lady Airedale were invited to pay homage to King George V at his coronation at Westminster Abbey on 22 June of that year. Lady Airedale"s mother, Baroness von Schunck (née Kate Lupton), was also invited but she "may have been too frail to attend as she died in 1913".
Following his father"s death, Lord and Lady Airedale acquired Gledhow Hall, which had been painted by J.M.W. Turner in 1816.
Lord Airedale was a director of Midlands Bank, now Household Bank. The couple had seven daughters but no sons. A music-lover, Lord Airedale was reported in 1928 as being a supporter of the Leeds Triennial Musical Festival.
Lady Airedale died on 8 July 1942.