Henry Houldsworth
Brigadier Sir Henry Walter Houldsworth was a British soldier.
Early life
Houldsworth was born on 28 January 1896 at Castlebank, Lanark. He was a younger son of James Hamilton Houldsworth and the former Albinia Mary Sulivan.His paternal grandparents were Catherine Jane McGrath and James Houldsworth. The family ran Reddish Mills, which amalgamated with the Fine Cotton Spinners Association in 1898.
Career
Houldsworth served as Commander of the 154 Highland Brigade of the Seaforth Highlanders during World War II, fighting in North Africa from 1942 to 1943. From 1943 to 1944, he was Commandant of the School of Infantry.He was awarded the Military Cross, the Territorial Decoration, the Companion, Distinguished Service Order and bar, and was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire. He held the office of Lord Lieutenant of Moray.
Personal life
On 7 February 1921, Houldsworth married Katharine Charlotte Douglas, daughter of Major George Sholto Douglas and Lady Laura Mary Wentworth-Fitzwilliam. Together, they lived at Dallas Lodge, Forres, Moray, and were the parents of:- Ian George Henry Houldsworth, a Major who married Clodagh Murray, daughter of Sir Kenneth Murray, in 1951.
- Rosemary Katharine Houldsworth, who married John Seymour Paul Daniell.
- Diana Mary Houldsworth, who married Hon. George David Leslie Melville, a son of Archibald Leslie-Melville, 13th Earl of Leven and Lady Rosamond Foljambe, in 1955.