Earl of Cranbrook
Earl of Cranbrook | |
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Creation date | 22 August 1892 |
Monarch | Queen Victoria |
Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
First holder | Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook |
Present holder | Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 5th Earl of Cranbrook |
Heir apparent | John Gathorne-Hardy, Lord Medway |
Remainder to | the 1st Earl's heirs male of the body |
Subsidiary titles | Viscount Cranbrook Baron Medway |
Status | Extant |
Motto | ARMÉ DE FOI HARDI (Armed with hardy faith) |
Earl of Cranbrook, in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1] The family seat is Great Glemham House, near Saxmundham, Suffolk.
Creation and 1st Earl[]
It was created in 1892 for the prominent Conservative politician Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Viscount Cranbrook. He notably held office as Home Secretary, Lord President of the Council, Secretary of State for War and Secretary of State for India. Gathorne-Hardy had already been created Viscount Cranbrook, of Hemsted in the County of Kent, in 1878,[2] and was made Baron Medway, of Hemsted in the County of Kent, at the same time he was given the earldom. The latter title is used as a courtesy title for the Earl's eldest son and heir apparent.
Second earl[]
Lord Cranbrook's eldest son, the second Earl, represented Rye, Mid Kent and Medway in the House of Commons as a Conservative.
Fourth earl[]
John David Gathorne-Hardy, 4th Earl of Cranbrook (who was previously married to Bridget D'Oyly Carte). Married (4), (born in 1912, JP), on 26th July 1932 and had five children: Gathorne, 5th Earl of Cranbrook, 1933-; Hugh 1941-; Juliet 1934-; (Catherine) Sophia 1936-; Christina 1940-
Fifth and current earl[]
As of 2010 the titles are held by the latter's great-grandson, the fifth Earl, who succeeded his father in 1978. He is a zoologist and environmental biologist, who was awarded the Royal Geographical Society's Founder's Gold Medal in 1995.[3]
Other members of the family[]
Hon. Alfred Gathorne-Hardy, third son of the first Earl, sat as a Member of Parliament for Canterbury and East Grinstead. Another member of the family was the writer Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy, a son of Hon. Anthony Gathorne-Hardy, youngest son of the third Earl.
Earls of Cranbrook (1892)[]
- Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook (1814–1906)
- John Stewart Gathorne-Hardy, 2nd Earl of Cranbrook (1839–1911)
- (1870–1915)
- (1900–1978)
- Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 5th Earl of Cranbrook (b. 1933).
The heir apparent is the present holder's son John Jason Gathorne-Hardy, Lord Medway (b. 1968).
Line of succession[]
- John Jason Gathorne-Hardy, Lord Medway (b. 1968)
- Hon. Argus Edward Gathorne-Hardy (b. 1973), younger son of the 5th Earl
- Hon. Hugh Gathorne-Hardy (b. 1941), younger son of the 4th Earl
- Frederick Jasper Gathorne-Hardy (b. 1971), elder son of (3)
- Alfred Gathorne-Hardy (b. 1978), younger son of (3)
- Benjamin Garthorne-Hardy (b. 1967), great-grandson of the 3rd Earl by his youngest son Hon. Antony Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy (1907-1976) via Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy (1933-2019)
- Robert Dee Gathorne-Hardy (b. 1973), grandson of Antony Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy aforesaid via Samuel Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy (1936-2019)
Notes[]
This article needs additional citations for verification. (February 2013) |
- ^ "No. 26326". The London Gazette. 16 September 1892. p. 5273.
- ^ "No. 24578". The London Gazette. 3 May 1878. p. 2862.
- ^ Brian G Gardiner, ed. (July 2006). "218th Anniversary Meeting of the Linnean Society ..." (PDF). The Linnean. 22 (3): 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-07-08.
References[]
- Kidd, Charles; Williamson, David, eds. (1990). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-3333-8847-1.[page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source][better source needed]
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 3rd Earl of Cranbrook
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John David Gathorne-Hardy, 4th Earl of Cranbrook
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 5th Earl of Cranbrook
- Earldoms in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
- People from Saxmundham
- 1892 establishments in the United Kingdom
- Noble titles created in 1892
- Noble titles created for UK MPs