Autograph request
Postcard sent by Bray to Earl of Lonsdale on 9th April 1927 asking for his autograph.
Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale, KG, GCVO, DL (25 January 1857-13 April 1944) was an English nobleman and sportsman.
Lord Lonsdale was known as the Yellow Earl for his penchant for the colour. He was a founder and first president of the Automobile Association (AA) which adopted his livery. He was an avid sportsman and bon vivant and was known by some as "England's greatest sporting gentleman". He was a founding member and first president of the National Sporting Club and he donated the original Lonsdale Belts in 1909 for the boxing championship trophy. His name was later given to the Lonsdale clothing brand of boxing garments and the Lonsdale cigar size
