Sir Edmund Giles Loder, 2nd Baronet

Sir Edmund Giles Loder, 2nd Baronet (7 August 1849 – 14 April 1920) was an English Aristocrat, Horticulturist, Naturalist and Sportsman

Biography Early life Edmund Giles Loder was born on 7 August 1849 in London, England. His father was Sir Robert Loder, 1st Baronet, a landowner and Conservative politician, and his mother, Maria Georgiana Busk. His maternal grandfather was Hans Busk, a Welsh poet.

He was educated at Eton College, a private boarding school in Eton, Berkshire, and graduated from Trinity College, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. When at Eton he competed in the 100 yards event at the AAC Championships, winning the silver medal at the 1869 AAC Championships.

Career He served as a Justice of the Peace for Sussex and Northampshire.

Loder was also a partner of Prescott, Cave, Buxton, Loder & Co. which was a prominent 19th-century private bank based in the City of London. Established at 62 Threadneedle Street, it operated until 1891 when it merged with three other regional banks to form a larger joint-stock company, later evolving into a part of the NatWest Group.

Horticulture

Loder was active as a plant collector, breeder and grower. He developed hybrid rhododendrons from crosses between R. fortunei and R. griffithianum. The plants were named the Loderi hybrids and group in his honour. Three, Loderi King George, Loderi Pink Diamond and Loder's White, have received the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. He developed the garden at his home at Leonardslee extensively.

Zoology

Loder was a well-known member at the Zoological Society, of which Peter Chalmers Mitchell mentions that he was known to have valued knowledge of all different breeds of native species in Africa. These were accumulated through Loder's hunting expeditions, but also purchase.

In Africa Loder enjoyed shooting Elephants, Rhinoceros, and rarely Lion which he shout once with a .256 Mannlicher These were accumulated through Loder's hunting expeditions, but also purchase. These were accumulated through Loder's hunting expeditions, but also purchase. These were accumulated through Loder's hunting expeditions, but also purchase. These were accumulated through Loder's hunting expeditions, but also purchase. During his visits to Brighton, King Edward VII (1841–1910) would spend time in the garden at Beach House with his friend Arthur Sassoon (1840–1912). A number of the game heads from Loder's museum are in Rowland Ward's Records of Big Game. These were accumulated through Loder's hunting expeditions, but also purchase.