Lord Alfred Douglas to him in an article on Wilde. Douglas was either plaintiff or defendant in several trials for civil or criminal libel. In 1913 he was charged with libelling his father-in-law. Also in 1913 he accused Arthur Ransome of libelling him in his book "Oscar Wilde: A Critical Study". He saw this trial as a weapon against his enemy Ross, not understanding that Ross would not be called to give evidence. The court found in Ransome's favour and Douglas was bankrupted by the failed libel suit. Ransome did remove the offending passages from the second edition of his book. In the
Lord Alfred Hervey the affairs of the town, he was a founder Vice President of Brighton College and served on its Council from 1845 to 1875. From 1859 to 1865, he was MP for Bury St Edmunds. He was a member of the Canterbury Association from 27 March 1848. On 5 August 1845 he married Sophia Elizabeth Cheste. Their eldest son Reverend Canon Frederick Alfred John Hervey (1846–1910) was Chaplain-in-Ordinary to Queen Victoria from 1886 to 1901 and Domestic Chaplain to King Edward VII from 1878 to 1910. He died on 15 April 1875. Lord Alfred Hervey Lord Alfred Hervey (25 June 1816