Humphrey de Trafford, 4th de Trafford Baronet

Sir Humphrey Edmund de Trafford, 4th Baronet (30 November 1891 – 6 October 1971) was a prominent English racehorse owner, and the grandfather of Brigadier Andrew Parker Bowles. He was the son of Sir Humphrey de Trafford, 3rd Baronet, and Violet Alice Maud Franklin.

Early life Born in London, Trafford was educated at The Oratory School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. After training he was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards as an officer in 1911.

He fought with distinction in the First World War and was awarded the Military Cross in 1917.

Personal life

He married the Hon. Cynthia Hilda Evelyn Cadogan, daughter of Henry Arthur Cadogan, Viscount Chelsea and the Hon. Mildred Cecilia Harriet Sturt, on 2 October 1917. They had four daughters: Ann (14 July 1918 – 1987), who married Derek Henry Parker Bowles. Catherine (5 November 1928 – 21 January 2023), who married Fulke Walwyn

Baronet

On the death of his father, on 10 January 1929, Trafford became the fourth Baronet. In 1940, he was one of four godparents at the christening of his grandson Brigadier Andrew Parker Bowles, Ann's son. Trafford served as a justice of the peace and a deputy lieutenant of Hertfordshire and in 1945 as High Sheriff of Hertfordshire.

Sir Humphrey Edmund de Trafford died on 6 October 1971 at the age of 79.