Earl of Stockton
Earldom of Stockton | |
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Creation date | 24 February 1984 |
Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
First holder | Harold Macmillan |
Present holder | Alexander Macmillan, 2nd Earl of Stockton |
Heir apparent | Daniel Macmillan, Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden |
Remainder to | the 1st Earl's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten |
Subsidiary titles | Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden |
Status | Extant |
Motto | MISERES DISCERE SUCCO (He laments, I learn the point) |
Earl of Stockton is a title in the peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 24 February 1984 for Harold Macmillan,[1] the former Conservative prime minister (from 1957 to 1963),[2] less than three years before his death in 1986.[2] At the same time a courtesy titles was conferred for the earl's heir apparent: Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden, of Chelwood Gate in the County of East Sussex and of Stockton-on-Tees in the County of Cleveland.
As of 2016 the titles are held by the first holder's grandson, being the second earl, who succeeded in 1986 on his grandfather's death (namely son of Maurice Macmillan, Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden, only son of the first earl, who died in 1984).
The earldom and viscountcy are the most recent hereditary peerages created outside of the royal family and the only such titles which survive of the few created since 1965.
The family seat was Birch Grove, near Chelwood Gate, East Sussex, but it was sold by the 2nd Earl in 1989.[3]
Earls of Stockton (1984)[]
- Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton (1894–1986)
- Maurice Macmillan, Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden (1921–1984)
- Alexander Macmillan, 2nd Earl of Stockton (b. 1943)
The heir apparent is the present holder's only son, Daniel Macmillan, Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden (b. 1974).
References[]
- ^ "No. 49660". The London Gazette. 29 February 1984. p. 2951.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Harold Macmillan Dies at 92". The New York Times. 30 December 1986. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Golf: Birch Grove gone for good". The Brighton Argus. 24 December 2004.
Bibliography[]
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source][better source needed]
- Earls of Stockton
- Earldoms in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
- 1984 establishments in the United Kingdom
- Noble titles created in 1984
- Peerages created for the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Noble titles created for UK MPs