been delayed until March owing to the illness of King George V, it was announced that Horne was to be made a Baronet "for public and political services". The title was conferred on 30 March, with a territorial designation of "Shackleford, in the County of Surrey". Horne owned a sporting estate at Lairg in Sutherland, but lived in Hall Place, Shackleford, in Surrey. The estate included a lake and nearly all of the village. It covered and was put up for sale after the death in 1939 of Lady Horne. The agents described it as "a gentleman's pleasure farm". The Times reported that Lady Hall had "made the garden of Hall Place one of the prettiest in Surrey". However, a buyer had not been found by the following year, and Horne decided instead to let the house unfurnished, and sell the remaining land. The house was leased to a preparatory school called Aldro, which bought the freehold after his death, and the rest of the land was sold separately. He died on 26 September 1941, aged 85. References External links 1856 births 1941 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1910 UK MPs 1910–1918 UK MPs 1918–1922 People educated at Westminster School, London Members of Westminster Metropolitan Borough Council Mayors of places in Greater London Politics of Guildford English businesspeople Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Guildford