1887 William Henry Fellowes became the 2nd Lord De Ramsey.
He served in the Life Guards until his marriage to Lady Rosamund Spencer Churchill. He was the Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire between 1880 and 1885 and for North Huntingdonshire between 1885 and 1887. He served as vice chairman of the Huntingdonshire County Council; he sold land to the County Council for the small holder scheme. He was chairman of the Middle Level Commissioners and of the County Conservative Association.
In 1914 he was in Germany with his son consulting an eye specialist. He was interned for 15 months, his son was held for the duration of the war. William Henry eventually lost his sight. He spent the summer at Ramsey and the winter at the Norfolk property, Haveringland Hall. He was President of the Huntingdonshire Agriculture Society and a Justice of the Peace.
Lord De Ramsey provided The Reading and Billiard Rooms for the town in 1892 and The Games Room in 1908. He was also responsible for the addition of the Vestry to the parish church in 1910. On his elevation to the peerage his brother Ailwyn Edward Fellowes was elected to represent North Huntingdonshire between 1887 and 1906. Follow this link to see an Ordance survey map showing Ramsey at this time.
He served as President of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries 1905 to 1906. William Henry died in 1925 five years after the death of his wife Captain Coulson Churchill Fellowes the heir to the title died on active service in 1915 as did Lord Guernsey in 1914, the husband of Gladys one of Coulson’s sisters; memorial windows are to be found in the parish church.