Peter Forbes, 10th Earl of Granard

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Peter Arthur Edward Hastings Forbes, 10th Earl of Granard (born 15 March 1957), is a British peer.

Early life[]

Peter Arthur Edward Hastings Forbes was born on 15 March 1957. He was the only son of the Hon. John Forbes (1920-1982), a F/Lt. of the Royal Air Force and the former Joan Smith. He has three older sisters, Susan Forbes, Patricia Moira Forbes and Caroline Mary Forbes.[1][2]

His paternal grandparents were Bernard Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard[3] and Beatrice (née Mills) Forbes, Countess of Granard, an American socialite who was the daughter of Ogden Mills and a descendant of the Livingston and the Schuyler families of New York.[4] On his father's side, he had two aunts, Eileen, Lady Bute of Scotland, and Moira, Countess Rossi of Switzerland.[5] His mother was the third daughter of A. Edward Smith of Sherlockstown House in County Kildare.[1]

He was educated at Eton College.[1]

Career[]

Castle Forbes

Upon the death of his uncle, Arthur Forbes, 9th Earl of Granard, who died on 21 November 1992 without male issue, he succeeded as the 5th Baron Granard of Castle Donington, the 10th Viscount of Granard, the 10th Earl of Granard, the 11th Baronet Forbes of Castle Forbes, and the 10th Baron Clanehugh.[5][6]

Personal life[]

On 1 September 1980, Viscount Forbes married Nora Anne Mitchell, a daughter of Robert Mitchell of Portarlington, County Laois. Together, they are the parents of four children:[7]

  • Hon. Jonathan Peter Hastings Forbes, styled Viscount Forbes (b. 1981)[1]
  • Hon. David Robert Hastings Forbes (b. 1984)[1]
  • Lady Lisa Ann Forbes (b. 1986)[1]
  • Hon. Edward Hastings Forbes (b. 1989)[1]

The family seat is Castle Forbes, near Newtownforbes, the largest estate in County Longford.[8][9]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. pg. 1629.
  2. ^ Kennedy, Maev (9 October 1995). "'Lost' royal boy back on view". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  3. ^ "NOT ABLES AT RITES FOR EARL OF GRANARD". The New York Times. 14 September 1948. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  4. ^ Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. 160A, Fleet street, London, UK: Dean & Son. p. 416.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  5. ^ a b "Sir Arthur Forbes, Earl of Granard, 77". The New York Times. 21 November 1992.
  6. ^ "Granard, 10th Earl of, (Peter Arthur Edward Hastings Forbes) (born 15 March 1957)". ukwhoswho.com/. WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U17837. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  7. ^ Debrett's Peerage Ltd (1990). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage: With Her Majesty's Royal Warrant Holders. Debrett's Peerage. p. 531. ISBN 9780312046408.
  8. ^ "EARL OF GRANARD". clan-forbes.org. ClanForbesSociety. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  9. ^ TIMES, Special Cable to THE NEW YORK (28 February 1923). "SENATOR AND JUDGE LOSE IRISH RESIDENCES; Rebels Blow Up Earl of Granard's Castle -- Twenty-Four Irregulars Reported Captured". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 January 2022.

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