Use dmy dates date April 2012 Sir JohnGordon, 1st Viscount of Kenmure 1599 1634 was a Scottish nobleman, renowned Presbyterian , and founder of the town of New Galloway . Biography Sir JohnGordon of Lochinvar as he was known before his enoblement was the eldest son of Sir Robert Gordon of Lochinvar ... and heavenly Speeches and glorious Departure of John, ViscountKenmure , printed in Edinburgh in 1649, by Evan Tyler, His Majesty s Printer. It was reprinted in 1827. JohnGordon married Lady Jane Campbell, sister of Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll . Widow When JohnGordon died, she remarried ... Speeches, and Glorious Departure of JohnViscountKenmure generally attributed to Samuel Rutherford , in its entirety PDF download S start succession box title Viscount of Kenmure years 1633&ndash 1634 before New Creation after JohnGordon, 2ndViscount of KenmureJohnGordon S end Persondata name Kenmure, JohnGordon, 1st Viscount of alternative names short description date of birth 1599 place of birth date of death 1634 place of death DEFAULTSORT Kenmure, JohnGordon, 1st Viscount Of Category ..., and while there he resided in the house of the famous John Welsh of Ayr John Welsh , who was then minister ... Gordon exerted himself with success in getting Anworth, the parish in which the family residence ..., Samuel Rutherford was appointed minister of the new charge in 1627, which Kenmure later said was the most meritorious action of my life . At some point Gordon was knighted. A strong supporter of the House of Stuart Stuart monarchy, on 8 May 1633, as Sir JohnGordon, knight, he was created Viscount of Kenmure and Lord Lochinvar by Charles I of England Charles I by Letters Patent , at his Scottish ... of arms Arms of Gordon. He attended the parliament held at Edinburgh the following June, but avoided the debate on the King s measures relative to the church, retiring instead to Kenmure Castle. He ... Burgh of New Galloway , a new town which was built within the limits of his estate at Kenmure Castle ... more details
Viscount of Kenmure was a title in the Peerage of Scotland . It was created by Charles I of England Charles I in 1633 for the prominent Presbyterian JohnGordon, 1st Viscount of Kenmure Sir JohnGordon, 2nd Baronet . He was made Lord Lochinvar at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland. The sixth Viscount was involved in the Jacobite Risings Jacobite Rising of 1715 . He was found guilty of treason and beheaded with his titles forfeited. However, they were restored by Act of Parliament in 1824 in favour of JohnGordon, who became the tenth Viscount. He had earlier represented Kirkcudbright UK Parliament constituency Kirkcudbright in Parliament. The titles became dormant on the death of the eleventh Viscount in 1847. There are believed to have been descendants of the first Viscount living ..., was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 1 May 1626 for Robert Gordon. Gordon Baronets, of Lochinvar 1626 Sir Robert Gordon, 1st Baronet c. 1565 1628 JohnGordon, 1st Viscount of Kenmure Sir JohnGordon, 2nd Baronet 1599 1634 created Viscount of Kenmure in 1633 Viscounts of Kenmure 1633 JohnGordon, 1st Viscount of Kenmure 1599 1634 JohnGordon, 2ndViscount of Kenmure d. 1639 JohnGordon, 3rd Viscount of Kenmure d. 1643 Robert Gordon, 4th Viscount of Kenmure d. 1663 Alexander Gordon, 5th Viscount of Kenmure d. 1698 William Gordon, 6th Viscount of Kenmure d. 1715 attainted 1715 Descent of titles during attainder Robert Gordon, 7th Viscount of Kenmure 1714 1741 JohnGordon, 8th Viscount of Kenmure 1713 1769 William Gordon, 9th Viscount of Kenmure c. 1748 1772 JohnGordon, 10th Viscount of Kenmure 1750 1840 restored 1824 Adam Gordon, 11th Viscount of Kenmure d. 1847 External links http www.electricscotland.com webclans families gordons kenmure.htm The Gordons of Kenmure at http ... descendants of Gordons of Kenmure References Rayment date February 2012 Category Viscountcies Kenmure Category Extinct viscountcies Kenmure ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2012 William Gordon, 6th Viscount of Kenmure and Lord Lochinvar c. 1672 24 February 1716 was a Scotland Scottish Jacobitism Jacobite . William Gordon was the only son of Alexander Gordon, 5th Viscount of Kenmure and succeeded his father on his death in 1698, but was not able to inherit his family s property until 1700, because of a protracted law suit. Not initially an active supporter of the exiled House of Stuart Stuarts , Lord Kenmure became the leader of the Scottish Lowlands Lowlands nobles, who opposed the Acts of Union 1707 Act of Union in 1701. Absenting himself from parliament, early in Anne of Great Britain Anne s reign, the sixth ViscountKenmure was deeply involved in plotting for a Jacobite rising and French invasion. Late in 1705, he was chosen by Lowlands Jacobites as a delegate to St Germain, although he did not travel there. Early in 1706 he claimed .... S start s reg sct succession box title Viscount of Kenmure before Alexander Gordon, 5th Viscount of Kenmure Alexander Gordon after Forfeit years S end Sources Oxford DNB article Gordon, William, sixth ViscountKenmure and Jacobite marquess of Kenmure d. 1716 , Jacobite conspirator by Paul Hopkins External links http chrsouchon.free.fr kenmure.htm O Kenmure s on and awa , a ballad about William Gordon Persondata name Kenmure, William Gordon, 6th Viscount of alternative names short description date of birth 1672 place of birth date of death 1716 place of death DEFAULTSORT Kenmure, William Gordon, 6th Viscount of Category 1672 births Category 1716 deaths Category People executed by decapitation .... At the urging of his brother in law, Lord Carnwath, he joined the Jacobite rising planned by John Erskine, 22nd Earl of Mar John Erskine, Earl of Mar , who appointed Kenmure, despite his total lack of military ... peers for whose conduct David Murray, fifth Viscount Stormont , answered to Nathaniel Hooke ... Stuart granted him a marquessate . In 1711, he married Mary d. 1776 , daughter of Sir John Dalzell ... more details
James Gordon, 2ndViscount Aboyne c. 1620 Feb. 1649 was the second son of George Gordon, 2nd Marquess ... , although this was rarely used these dignities now passed to his younger brother, Lewis Gordon, 3rd Marquess of Huntly Lord Lewis Gordon . Bibliography div class references small DNB Cite wstitle Gordon, James d.1649 The Complete Peerage , ed. G.E.C., s.nn. Aboyne , Huntly vol i. 52 53, vi. 681 The Scots Peerage , ed. James Balfour Paul Sir James Balfour Paul 9 vols, 1904 1914 s.nn. Gordon, Viscount of Aboyne and Gordon, Marquis of Huntly , vol. i. 101, iv. 545 9 Buchan, John, Montrose A History ... Nov 2010 div s start s reg sct succession box title Viscount Aboyne before George Gordon, 2nd Marquess ... 1645 1649 s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Aboyne, James Gordon, 2ndViscount ... 1649 PLACE OF DEATH Paris DEFAULTSORT Aboyne, James Gordon, 2ndViscount Of Category 1620 births ..., where his father commanded of the Garde cossaise . Unusually for a younger son, James Gordon also inherited a peerage, becoming 2ndViscount Aboyne in 1636. The Bishops Wars In 1639, the First Bishops ... 2010 Stevenson, David, Gordon, James, second Viscount Aboyne d. 1649 , Oxford Dictionary of National ... was a member of the powerful Gordon family, who were notable for their Roman Catholic sympathies ... of Montrose James Graham, Earl of Montrose to deal with the Gordons. Viscount Aboyne was just nineteen ... peace with the Covenanters. In this short campaign, the Gordon cavalry anticipated the tactics of the English ... War For the next few years, a tenuous peace held in Scotland. Viscount Aboyne seems to have kept ... when Aboyne commanded the only large mounted force. In September 1645, Aboyne and the Gordon cavalry ... according to some, while others say he died of grief at the news of King Charles s beheading. Viscount ... was later revived for his Charles Gordon, 1st Earl of Aboyne younger brother . Since his elder ..., David, Gordon, George, second marquess of Huntly c.1590 1649 , Oxford Dictionary of National ... more details
John Chaworth 1605 June 1644 was 2ndViscount Chaworth of Armagh. ref The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes c. 1900 George Edward Cokayne, volume 1, page 130. ref He was the son of George Chaworth, 1st Viscount Chaworth of Armagh and Mary Knyveton. He married, firstly, Hon. Elizabeth Noel, daughter of Edward Noel, 2ndViscount Campden and Hon. Juliana Hicks, before 1632. The children from this marriage were Mary Chaworth died 1667 Hon. Elizabeth Chaworth 19 December 1632 December 1683 married William Byron, 3rd Baron Byron Patrick Chaworth, 3rd Viscount Chaworth 20 June 1635 June 1693 After the death of his first wife, he married Anne Hickman, daughter of Dixie Hickman and Elizabeth Windsor, on 13 December 1643 at Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. He died in June 1644. He succeeded to the titles of 2ndViscount Chaworth of Armagh and 2nd Baron Chaworth of Tryme on 3 July 1639. Lord Chaworth supported Charles I of England and in December 1642 fortified Wiverton Hall to make it a garrison for the King. In June 1643, Henrietta Maria of France Queen Henrietta , on her way from Newark, wrote to the King I shall sleep at Werton Wiverton , and thence to Ashby, where we will resolve what way to take. Among other royal visitors were Prince Rupert of the Rhine and his brother Maurice of the Palatinate Prince Maurice , who after visiting the King in Newark rode to Wiverton with about 400 troops and stayed there until they could settle their future plans. From Wiverton it was that Prince Rupert of the Rhine Prince Rupert addressed a letter to the Parliament, asking for a pass for himself, his brother, and other noblemen and gentlemen to leave England. s start s reg uk s bef before George Chaworth, 1st Viscount Chaworth s ttl title Viscount Chaworth years 1639 1644 s aft after Patrick Chaworth, 3rd Viscount Chaworth end References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Chaworth, John Category 1605 births Category 1644 deaths Category Cavaliers Category Viscounts in the Peerage of Ireland ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 John Thomas Townshend, 2ndViscount Sydney of St Leonards 21 February 1764 20 January 1831 was a United Kingdom British peerage peer . He was the son of Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney of St Leonards and Elizabeth Powys. On 13 April 1790 he married Hon. Sophia Southwell, daughter of Edward Southwell, 20th Baron de Clifford . They had one child Hon. Sophia Mary Townshend died 6 December 1852 . He married a second time, to Caroline Elizabeth Letitia Clements, daughter of Robert Clements, 1st Earl of Leitrim , on 27 May 1802. They had two children Mary Elizabeth Sydney died 25 December 1847 John Robert Townshend, 1st Earl Sydney 1805 1890 S start S reg gb Succession box title Viscount Sydney before Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney Thomas Townshend after John Robert Townshend, 1st Earl Sydney John Robert Townshend years 1800&ndash 1831 S end Use dmy dates date April 2012 Persondata name Sydney, John Townshend, 2ndViscount alternative names short description date of birth 21 February 1764 place of birth date of death 20 January 1831 place of death DEFAULTSORT Sydney, John Townshend, 2ndViscount Category 1764 births Category 1831 deaths Category Lords of the Admiralty Category Viscounts in the Peerage of Great Britain Category Townshend family English aristocracy John Townshend GB peer stub ... more details
John Ward, 2ndViscount Dudley and Ward 22 February 1725 10 October 1788 was a United Kingdom British peer and politician. Ward was the son of John Ward, 1st Viscount Dudley and Ward , and his first wife Anna Maria n e Bourchier . He was returned to Parliament as one of two representatives for Marlborough UK Parliament constituency Marlborough in 1754, a seat he held until 1761, and then represented Worcestershire UK Parliament constituency Worcestershire until 1774. The latter year he succeeded his father in the viscountcy and entered the House of Lords . Ward married Mary, daughter of Gamaliel Fair. He died in October 1788, aged 63. As he had no sons he was succeeded in the viscountcy by his half brother William Ward, 3rd Viscount Dudley and Ward William . References Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David editors . Debrett s Peerage and Baronetage 1990 edition . New York St Martin s Press, 1990. Rayment date February 2012 http www.thepeerage.com www.thepeerage.com S start s par gb succession box title Marlborough UK Parliament constituency Member of Parliament for Marlborough br small with Sir John Cotton, 4th Baronet Sir John Cotton, Bt small before John Talbot d. 1778 John Talbot br Sir John Cotton, 4th Baronet Sir John Cotton, Bt after John Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton Lord Brudenell br Robert Brudenell years 1754&ndash 1761 succession box title Worcestershire UK Parliament constituency Member of Parliament for Worcestershire br small with William Dowdeswell Chancellor William Dowdeswell small before John Bulkeley Coventry br Edmund Pytts after William Dowdeswell Chancellor ... box title Earl of Dudley Viscount Dudley and Ward before John Ward, 1st Viscount Dudley and Ward John Ward after William Ward, 3rd Viscount Dudley and Ward William Ward years 1774&ndash 1788 S end Use dmy dates date January 2012 Persondata name Dudley and Ward, John Ward, 2ndViscount alternative ... 1788 place of death DEFAULTSORT Dudley and Ward, John Ward, 2ndViscount Category 1725 births Category ... more details
Other persons John Brooke John Warden Brooke, 2ndViscount Brookeborough , Baronet Bt , Privy Council of Northern Ireland PC NI 9 November 1922 &ndash 5 March 1987 was a Northern Irish politician, the son of Prime Minister of Northern Ireland , Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough . Early life Lord Brookeborough was educated at Eton College. During the second world war he served in the British Army in North Africa, Italy and Germany. He was on the personal staff of Field Marshal the Viscount Alexander of Tunis . He was an Aide de Camp to Field Marshal Earl Wavell , Viceroy of India 1947. In 1934, his father claimed in the Northern Ireland House of Commons that there had been a plot to kidnap Brooke by Nationalists during Sir Basil s time as Commandant of the Ulster Special Constabulary ..., John2ndViscount Brookeborough ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 9 November 1922 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 5 March 1987 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Brooke, John2ndViscount Brookeborough Category 1922 births Brookeborough, John Brooke, 2ndViscount Category 1987 deaths Brookeborough, John Brooke, 2ndViscount Category Viscounts in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Brookeborough, John Brooke, 2ndViscount Category People from County Fermanagh Category Northern Ireland MPAs ... Ireland Brookeborough, John Brooke, 2ndViscount Category Northern Ireland Government ministers Category ... links Hansard contribs mr john brooke the Viscount Brookeborough s start s par ni succession box ... O Neill Cubitt Chichester, of Galgorm Castle , in 1949. They had five children, Alan Brooke, 3rd Viscount ... Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough Basil Brooke after Position prorogued 1972 br Parliament ... 1972 before John Dobson UK politician John Dobson after Office abolished s off succession box before ... 1972 before New office after Office abolished s reg uk succession box title Viscount Brookeborough before Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough Basil Brooke after Alan Brooke, 3rd Viscount Brookeborough ... more details
John Mervyn Manningham Buller, 2ndViscount Dilhorne born February 28, 1932 is a United Kingdom British barrister and peerage disambiguation peer . Background and education Manningham Buller is the son of Reginald Manningham Buller, 1st Viscount Dilhorne and Lady Mary Lindsay, daughter of David Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford . His sister is Eliza Manningham Buller, Baroness Manningham Buller , the former head of MI5 . He was educated at Eton College Eton and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst . Career After service in the Coldstream Guards , Dilhorne was called to the Bar from the Inner Temple in 1979. He was Managing Director of Stewart Smith LP&M Ltd from 1970 to 1974 and Chairman of the Value Added Tax Tribunal from 1988 to 1995, a member of Wiltshire County Council , 1967 to 1970, of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Statutory Instruments, 1981 to 1988, of the JPC on Consolidation Bills, 1994 1999, and of the EC Select Committee Law and Institutions , 1989 1992. ref http www.ukwhoswho.com view article oupww whoswho U13721 DILHORNE, 2ndViscount in Who s Who 2009 A. & C. Black, 2008, online edition by Oxford University Press, December 2008 , accessed 26 September 2009 ref Family Lord Dilhorne married, firstly, Gillian Stockwell, on October 8, 1955, and they were divorced in 1973. They had three children Hon. James Edward Manningham Buller born 1956 Hon. Mervyn Manningham ... Eykin on 17 December 1981. References references External links Hansard contribs mr john manningham buller the Viscount Dilhorne S start S reg uk incumbent succession box before Reginald Manningham Buller, 1st Viscount Dilhorne Reginald Manningham Buller title Viscount Dilhorne start 1980 S end British viscounts Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Dilhorne, John Manningham Buller, 2ndViscount Of ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH February 28, 1932 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Dilhorne, John Manningham Buller, 2ndViscount Of Category ... more details
Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil William Morrison title Viscount Dunrossil years 1961&ndash 2000 after Andrew Morrison end box Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Dunrossil, John Morrison, 2ndViscount ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 22 May 1926 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 22 March 2000 PLACE OF DEATH Lanzarote DEFAULTSORT Dunrossil, John Morrison, 2ndViscount ... Mr John Morrison 1926&ndash 1959 The Hon. John Morrison 1959&ndash 1961 The Rt. Hon. The Viscount Dunrossil 1961&ndash 1981 The Rt. Hon. The Viscount Dunrossil CMG 1981&ndash 1993 The Rt. Hon. The Viscount Dunrossil CMG JP 1993&ndash 2000 References references External links Hansard contribs mr john morrison 1 the Viscount Dunrossil start box s hon s bef before Granville Leveson Gower, 5th ... Lister, 1st Earl of Swinton The Viscount Swinton and as First Secretary in Dacca now Pakistan . His ... of Dunrossil from his father, William Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil , who died in office .... His time in Bermuda was very successful mainly, as John Ure argues, due to his genial temperament ... Category High Commissioners to Tuvalu Category Fiji United Kingdom relations fr John William Morrison ... more details
John Chetwynd, 2ndViscount Chetwynd c.1680 21 June 1767 , diplomat and politician, was the second son of John Chetwynd and the brother of Walter Chetwynd, 1st Viscount Chetwynd . He succeeded to that Irish peerage in 1736 by virtue of a special remainder . Earlier in life he was List of diplomats from the United Kingdom to Sardinia British envoy to Savoy from 1706 to 1713. ref http www.london gazette.co.uk issues 5169 pages 1 London Gazette , 5169, 31 October 1713 ref After returning to England ... Stanhope s reg ie s bef before Walter Chetwynd, 1st Viscount Chetwynd Walter Chetwynd s ttl title Viscount Chetwynd years 1736 1767 s aft after William Richard Chetwynd, 3rd Viscount Chetwynd William Chetwynd end Use dmy dates date January 2012 Persondata name Chetwynd, John Chetwynd, 2ndViscount ... of death DEFAULTSORT Chetwynd, John Chetwynd, 2ndViscount Category 1680 births Category 1767 deaths ... his father. Hon. Catherine Chetwynd, who married John Talbot judge John Talbot , the 2nd son of Charles ... of the War of the Quadruple Alliance . John Chetwynd was married and had two sons and two daughters Hon. John Chetwynd, who died on 30 May 1741 aged 21 and unmarried Hon. William Richard Chetwynd .... Hon. Frances Chetwynd died unmarried 1805 . ref name Burke Having outlived both his sons, John was succeeded as Viscount by his brother William Richard Chetwynd, 3rd Viscount Chetwynd William . References ... small years 1722 1734 s aft after Sir Humphrey Monoux, 4th Baronet Sir Humphrey Monoux br John Montagu died 1734 John Montagu s bef before Thomas Foley auditor of the imprests Thomas Foley br William Richard Chetwynd, 3rd Viscount Chetwynd William Chetwynd s ttl title Member of Parliament for Stafford UK Parliament constituency Stafford br small with William Richard Chetwynd, 3rd Viscount Chetwynd William Chetwynd small years 1738 1747 s aft after John Robins MP John Robins br William Richard Chetwynd, 3rd Viscount Chetwynd William Chetwynd s dip s bef before Paul Methuen diplomat Paul Methuen ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2012 Colonel John Douglas Slim, 2ndViscount Slim Order of the British Empire OBE , Deputy Lieutenant DL , Royal Geographical Society FRGS born 20 July 1927 is a British peer and soldier. He is one of the 92 hereditary peer s in the House of Lords , elected to remain after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999 . In 1970, he succeeded to his father s title. He sits as a crossbencher . The son of the William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim 1st Viscount Slim , he was educated at Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College in Dehra Dun in India. In 1944, Slim joined the 6th Queen Elizabeth s Own Gurkha Rifles British Indian Army 6th Gurkha Rifles and was transferred to the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in 1948. He entered the Special Air Service in 1952. From 1961, he was instructor at the Staff College, Camberley , and from 1964 at the Joint Services Staff College UK Joint Services Staff College . In 1972, he retired from the armed forces at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel with a later honorary promotion to Colonel. He was appointed Order of the British Empire OBE the following year. Slim was chairman of Peek plc from 1976 to 1991, deputy chairman from 1991 to 1996, and eventually consultant from 1996 to 2003. He was further director of Trailfinders travel company and Trustee of the Royal Commonwealth Ex Services League RCEL . Since 1971, he is president ..., John Slim, 2ndViscount ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1927 07 20 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Slim, John Slim, 2ndViscount Category 1927 births Category ... Foreign United Kingdom SAS John Slim.htm title SpecialOperations.com accessdate 22 June 2007 External links Hansard contribs mr john slim the Viscount Slim start box s reg uk s bef before William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim William Joseph Slim s ttl title Viscount Slim years 1970&ndash ... officers Category Special Air Service officers UK viscount stub ... more details
Frederick St John, 2ndViscount Bolingbroke, 3rd Viscount St John was born on 21 December 1732. His father was John St John, 2ndViscount St John , half brother of Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke 1678 1751 . ref http www.stepneyrobarts.co.uk 130400.htm ref ref http thepeerage.com p10614.htm i106131 ref ref name cokayne G. E. Cokayne with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 1910 1959 reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K. Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000 , volume II, pages 207 & 208 ref His mother was Anne Furnese. ref name cokayne Bolingbroke was educated at Eton College , Berkshire . ref name cokayne He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron St John of Battersea on 19 June 1748. ref name cokayne He succeeded to the title of 3rd Viscount St John on 26 November 1748. ref name cokayne Bully, as he was called by his contemporaries, is best known for his extravagant lifestyle and the racehorses he bred. On 8 September 1757 he married Diana Beauclerk Lady Diana Spencer , ref name cokayne elder daughter of the Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough Duke of Marlborough after making ... . He died on 5 May 1787, aged 54. Children George St John, 3rd Viscount Bolingbroke Sir George Richard St. John, 3rd Viscount Bolingbroke 5 March 1761 11 December 1824 General Hon. Frederick St. John .... ref name cokayne Titles 1748 Baron St. John of Battersea 1748 Viscount St. John of Battersea 1751 Baronet St. John, of Lidiard Tregoze References Reflist Use dmy dates date January 2012 Persondata ... for Viscount Bolingbroke after his divorce. The damages he won from Beauclerk were paltry compared ... been in his family for centuries. In 1763 he sold the estate of Battersea, Surrey to Viscount Spencer ... bred spinsters, including one who herself had lost her fortune to gambling. Viscount Bolingbroke ... more details
23 External links Hansard contribs mr john eccles the Viscount Eccles s start s par uk succession box ... years Since 2005 s reg uk s bef before David Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles David McAdam Eccles s ttl title Viscount Eccles years 1999 present s inc s end British viscounts Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Eccles, John Eccles, 2ndViscount ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 20 April 1931 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Eccles, John Eccles, 2ndViscount Category 1931 births Category Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Category ...Infobox Politician honorific prefix small The Right Honourable small br name The Viscount Eccles honorific suffix br small Order of the British Empire CBE small image imagesize caption birth date Birth date and age 1931 04 20 df y birth place death date death place nationality United Kingdom British party Conservative Party UK Conservative spouse Diana Eccles, Viscountess Eccles relations children The Hon. Alice Eccles br The Hon. William Eccles br The Hon. Catherine Eccles br The Hon. Emily Eccles alma mater Magdalen College, Oxford occupation peerage Peer and Businessman profession religion Church of England signature website footnotes John Dawson Eccles, 2ndViscount Eccles Order of the British Empire CBE born 20 April 1931 is a United Kingdom British peer and businessman. He is one of the ninety hereditary peer s elected to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999 . Background and education The son of the David Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles 1st Viscount Eccles and Sybil Dawson, he was educated at Winchester College and Magdalen College, Oxford , where ... in the 1st Battalion 60th Rifles , King s Royal Rifle Corps , reaching the rank of 2nd Lieutenant . Political .... Styles & Honours Mr John Eccles 1931 1962 The Hon. John Eccles 1962 1985 The Hon. John Eccles CBE 1985 1999 The Rt. Hon. The Viscount Eccles CBE 1999 References references cite web url http www.dodonline.co.uk ... more details
John Netterville, 2ndViscount Netterville c.1603 1659 was an Irish peer , soldier and statesman. He was noted for his strong Catholic beliefs and desire to advance the Catholic cause this led him during the Irish Rebellion of 1641 and ensuing civil wars to play a double game, offering support to both the Crown and the rebels, with the result that no party to the conflict fully trusted him. He was charged with treason by the Government of Charles I of England Charles I and his estates forfeited by Oliver Cromwell , but survived to die a natural death. Background and early career He was born at Dowth in County Meath Meath , eldest son of Nicholas Netterville, 1st Viscount Netterville and his first wife Eleanor Bathe. ref Burke s Extinct Peerages 1978 Reprint p.392 ref His father was a favourite ... ref Nicholas Nettterville, 3rd Viscount Netterville Jerome, who became a priest James, an army officer Richard Lucas Patrick Robert Mary, who married the 2ndViscount Barnewall Margaret, who married ..., Richard John Netterville Dictionary of National Biography 1885 1900 vol. 40 p.237 ref In 1623 John ... , John with others petitioned him not to enforce the Penal Laws . ref Bagwell, p.236 ref Rebellion and Civil War On the outbreak of the Rebellion of 1641, John with a troop of 100 men was sent to assist Viscount Moore in holding Drogheda , but was almost immediately suspected of inciting the town ... support to the rebels. In February 1642 the Irish House of Commons ordered that John be removed from command of his troops. Wishing to reach an accommodation, John approached James Butler, 1st Duke ... after his release he joined the army of the Irish Confederacy under Thomas Preston, 1st Viscount ... Bagwell, p.237 ref Last years and death Under the Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652 John and his ... any actual ill treatment. John moved to England where his wife argued successfully that as an English ... for John to live on even after his wife s death in 1656. He succeeded to the title in 1654, but was still ... more details
John Bateman, 2ndViscount Bateman April 1721 &ndash 2 March 1802 was a British politician. In December 1744 he succeeded as second Viscount Bateman . ref name raymentpeers http www.leighrayment.com peers peersB2.htm ref As the viscountcy was in the Peerage of Ireland , it did not disqualify him for election to the House of Commons of Great Britain . Lord Bateman was elected to Parliament for Orford UK Parliament constituency Orford on 31 January 1746, sitting until the British general election, 1747 general election of 1747 . ref http www.leighrayment.com commons Ocommons.htm ref He was then elected for Woodstock UK Parliament constituency Woodstock on 29 June 1747, being re elected in British general election, 1754 1754 and British general election, 1761 1761 . ref http www.leighrayment.com commons Wcommons5.htm ref On 16 March 1768, during the British general election, 1768 general election of that year , Bateman was elected for Leominster UK Parliament constituency Leominster . He was returned again in British general election, 1774 1774 and British general election, 1780 1780 , but left the House at the British general election, 1784 1784 general election . ref http www.leighrayment.com commons Lcommons2.htm ref Lord Bateman was made Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire in 1747, holding the post until his death. ref name raymentpeers On 19 November 1756 he was appointed to the Privy Council . ref http www.leighrayment.com pcouncil pcouncil1.htm ref On his death at the age of eighty, the viscountcy became extinct. ref name raymentpeers The Bateman title was later revived for William Bateman Hanbury, 1st Baron Bateman William Hanbury , who was created Baron Bateman in 1837 and adopted the surname of Bateman Hanbury. References reflist DEFAULTSORT Bateman, John Bateman, 2ndViscount Category 1721 births Category 1802 deaths Category Lord Lieutenants of Herefordshire Category Viscounts in the Peerage of Ireland ... more details
Sir JohnGordon, 2nd Baronet c. 1632 1665 was the eldest son of Sir JohnGordon, 1st Baronet, of Haddo and Mary Forbes. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baronet on the execution of his father for treason on 19 July 1644, but due to his father s attainder, was under forfeiture until the English Restoration Restoration in 1660. On his death in 1665 without male issue the baronetcy devolved upon his younger brother, who was later created 1st Earl of Aberdeen . Family He married Mary Forbes, daughter of Alexander Forbes, 1st Lord Forbes of Pitsligo and Jean Keith, and had issue Jean Gordon b. c1661 , married Sir James Gordon, 5th Baronet Sir James Gordon, 5th Baronet Gordon of Lesmore References http www.thepeerage.com p10.htm i95 thePeerage.com s start s reg sct bt s bef before Sir JohnGordon, 1st Baronet, of Haddo JohnGordon s ttl title Gordon Baronets Baronet br of Haddo, Aberdeen years 1644&ndash 1665 s aft after George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gordon, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1665 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gordon, John Category 1665 deaths Gordon of Haddo, John, 2nd Baronet Category Baronets in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia Category Year of birth uncertain ... more details
JohnGordon may refer to tocright Noblemen JohnGordon, 11th Earl of Sutherland 1525 1567 , Earl of Sutherland JohnGordon, 13th Earl of Sutherland 1576 1615 , Earl of Sutherland JohnGordon, 1st Viscount of Melgum died 1630 , father of Scottish courtier Henrietta GordonJohnGordon, 1st Viscount of Kenmure 1599 1634 , Scottish nobleman and founder of the town of New Galloway JohnGordon, 14th Earl of Sutherland 1609 1679 , Scottish peer Sir JohnGordon, 1st Baronet, of Haddo 1610 1644 Sir JohnGordon, 2nd Baronet c. 1632 1665 , Gordon Baronets Gordon of Dalpholly, Sutherland JohnGordon, 2ndViscount of Kenmure died 1639 , successor to JohnGordon, 1st Viscount of KenmureJohnGordon, 3rd Earl of Aboyne died 1732 JohnGordon, 16th Earl of Sutherland 1661 1733 , Scottish nobleman and politician JohnGordon, 10th Viscount of Kenmure 1750 1840 , Viscount of KenmureJohn Hamilton Gordon, 1st ... JohnGordon bishop 1544 1619 , Scottish bishop and Dean of Salisbury John Clement Gordon 1644 1726 , Scottish bishop, Jacobite and Catholic convert Politicians JohnGordon Aberdeen MP c. 1655 1730 , Scottish MP 1708 1710 JohnGordon soldier c. 1776 1858 , MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis John ... JohnGordon Irish lawyer 1849 1922 , Irish MP 1900 1916 JohnGordon Conservative politician 1850 1915 , MP for Elginshire and Nairnshire, 1895 1906, and Brighton, 1911 1914 John Hannah Gordon 1850 1923 , Australian politician John Fawcett Gordon 1879 1965 , MP in the Northern Ireland parliament for Antrim and Carrick Peter Gordon New Zealand politician John Bowie Gordon, 1921 1991 , New Zealand politician Military JohnGordon admiral 1792 1869 , son of George Gordon, Lord Haddo John Rutherford Gordon 1895 1978 , Australian fighter pilot in World War I John A. Gordon born 1946 , deputy director of the CIA, Homeland Security advisor to President Bush John E. Gordon , Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Navy, 1990 1992 John William Gordon 1805 1870 , British Army officer and Inspector General ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2012 Use British English date April 2012 General Alexander Gordon, 2nd Duke of Gordon c. 1678 &ndash 28 November 1728 , styled Earl of Enzie until 1684 and the Marquess of Huntly from 1684 to 1716, was a Scottish peer. main Jacobite Rising of 1715 He fought with the Jacobites ..., he surrendered at Gordon Castle , to JohnGordon, 16th Earl of Sutherland . He was imprisoned at Edinburgh , but obtained a pardon. Family Gordon was the son of George Gordon, 1st Duke of Gordon . He ... , before 13 February 1707 they had children Hon Alexander Gordon bur. vp. 7 Jan 1711 Cosmo Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon ca. 1720 &ndash 1752 Capt. Lord Charles Gordon Eldest son of the 2nd Duke of Gordon died 26 Apr 1780 Lord Lewis Gordon , a supporter of the Pretender in 1745, fought at the Battle of Culloden and escaped to France 1726 &ndash 15 Jul 1754 General Lord Adam Gordon ca. 1728 ... Gordon c. 1708 14 February 1789 Lady Mary Gordon died 26 July 1782 Lady Anne Gordon c. 1713 &ndash 25 Jun 1791 , married William Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen on 9 December 1729, as his third wife, and had issue Lady Elizabeth Gordon ca. 1728 &ndash died 1769 , married Rev. John Skelly, and had issue Lady Jean Gordon d. 17 Jan 1792 Lady Catherine Gordon died 21 Jan 1786 , married Hon Francis Charteris, 7th Earl of Wemyss , on 12 September 1745, 2nd son of James, 5th Earl of Wemyss, and had issue Lady Charlotte Gordon ref http www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk online content Gordon1684.htm ref References reflist External links DNB Cite wstitle Gordon, Alexander 1678? 1728 start box s reg sct succession box title Marquess of Huntly Duke of Gordon before George Gordon, 1st Duke of Gordon George Gordon after Cosmo Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon Cosmo George Gordon years 1716&ndash 1728 end box DEFAULTSORT Gordon, Alexander Gordon, 2nd Duke of Category 1670s births Category 1728 deaths Category Dukes of Gordon 102 Scotland peer stub ... more details
Infobox military person name John A. Gordon birth date birth date and age 1946 8 22 death date image Image John A Gordon.jpg 250px caption General John A. Gordon nickname birth place Jefferson City, Missouri death place placeofburial allegiance United States United States of America branch United States Air Force serviceyears 1968 2000 rank General officer General unit commands 90th Strategic Missile Wing battles El Alamein awards Legion of Merit relations laterwork Homeland Security Advisor br Board member, EDO Corporation br Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration br Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism br Board of Trustees, Analytic Services, Inc. General John Alexander Gordon born August 22, 1946 was Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency deputy director of central intelligence , Central Intelligence Agency , Washington, D.C. He served as the President s Homeland Security advisor from 2003 to 2004. ref name NPS http www.nps.navy.mil PAO GuestSpeaker General 20Gordon 20Bio.pdf Naval Postgraduate School bio ref Gordon entered the Air Force through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program in 1968. His early assignments were in research ... John A. Gordon, US Air Force, retired, former Homeland Security Advisor to the White House, and member .... Ret. John A. Gordon Joins EDO Board press release ref and also serves on the Board of Trustees of Analytic ... Deputy DCIA Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gordon, John A. ALTERNATIVE NAMES ..., Missouri DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gordon, John A. Category 1946 births Category ... career Following his Air Force retirement, Gordon was chosen as the first administrator of the National ... to the http www.virtualagility.com docs VA Gordon.pdf VirtualAgility, Inc. Board of Advisors. Gordon ...?bioID 5585 S start S gov Succession box before George John Tenet title CIA Deputy Director years 1997 &ndash 2000 after John Edward McLaughlin Succession box before Tom Ridge title United States ... more details
Richard Lowther, 2ndViscount Lonsdale 1692 1 December 1713 was an England English nobleman, the eldest son of John Lowther, 1st Viscount Lonsdale and Katherine Thynne. He succeeded his father at the age of eight, but died in 1713 a few months after reaching his majority. ref cite book first J. V. last Beckett chapter Lowther, John, first Viscount Lonsdale 1655 1700 title Oxford Dictionary of National Biography publisher Oxford University Press year 2004 chapterurl http www.oxforddnb.com view article 17111 accessdate 2006 12 21 ref References Reflist S start s reg en succession box before John Lowther, 1st Viscount Lonsdale John Lowther title Viscount Lonsdale years 1700 1713 after Henry Lowther, 3rd Viscount Lonsdale Henry Lowther S end Use dmy dates date January 2012 Persondata name Lonsdale, Richard Lowther, 2ndViscount alternative names short description date of birth 1692 place of birth date of death 1 December 1713 place of death DEFAULTSORT Lonsdale, Richard Lowther, 2ndViscount Category 1692 births Category 1713 deaths Category Viscounts in the Peerage of England England viscount stub ... more details
Unreferenced date August 2009 Connor O Brien, 2ndViscount Clare 1605 1670 was the son of Daniel O Brien, 1st Viscount Clare and Lady Catherine FitzGerald dynasty FitzGerald , a daughter of Gerald, 14th Earl of Desmond . He married Honora O Brien, daughter of Daniel O Brien and Ellen FitzGerald, a daughter of the Knight of Glin , and together they had one son Daniel O Brien, 3rd Viscount Clare , and a daughter Honora, who married John FitzGerald, 13th Knight of Kerry . O Brien succeeded to the title Baron Moyarta in 1666. start box s reg ie s bef before Daniel O Brien, 1st Viscount Clare Daniel O Brien s ttl title Viscount Clare years 1605 1670 s aft after Daniel O Brien, 3rd Viscount Clare Daniel O Brien end box DEFAULTSORT Clare, O Brien, Connor, 2ndViscount Category 1605 births Category 1670 deaths Category Viscounts in the Peerage of Ireland Category O Brien dynasty Category People from County Clare Category 17th century Irish people Ireland peer stub ... more details
Edward Butler, 2ndViscount Barony of Galmoy Galmoye c. 1627 after 24 October 1667 was the son of Piers Butler of Duiske and Margaret Netterville, daughter of Nicholas Netterville, 1st Viscount Netterville . His grandfather was Edward Butler, 1st Viscount Galmoye . ref Burke, John , A general and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the British Empire. , Vol 1, pg 502. ref Butler succeeded to the title of Viscount Galmoye , in county Kilkenny in 1653 following the death of his grandfather, his father having predeceased him in 1650. He had a younger brother, Major Edmond Butler of Killoshulan . Marriage and issue He married Eleanor Whyte, daughter of Sir Nicholas White of Leixlip. They had two sons Piers Butler, 3rd Viscount Galmoye . Richard Butler of Galmoye , son heir was James Butler colonel . See also Butler dynasty References references s start s reg ie succession box title Viscount Galmoye years 1653&ndash 1667 before Edward Butler, 1st Viscount Galmoye Edward Butler after Piers Butler, 3rd Viscount Galmoye Piers Butler s end DEFAULTSORT Galmoye, Edward Butler, 2ndViscount Category 1627 births Category 1667 deaths Category Viscounts in the Peerage of Ireland Category Butler dynasty ... more details
Use British English date August 2011 Use dmy dates date August 2011 Michael John Hare, 2ndViscount Blakenham born 25 January 1938 , is a British peer and the son of John Hare, 1st Viscount Blakenham and Beryl Nancy Pearson ref http thepeerage.com p3820.htm Michael John Hare, 2ndViscount Blakenham ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 2 May 2010. ref and was chairman of Pearson PLC from 1993 to 1997. ref http www.debretts.com people biographies browse b 4333 Michael John.aspx ref His son the Hon. Caspar John Hare b. 1972 is his heir apparent. He is the owner of the island of Little Colonsay in the Inner Hebrides . ref Haswell Smith p. 99 ref He is a life long environmentalist and was Chairman of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew Gardens as well as Chairman of the RSPB . He has continued to develop the Blakenham Woodland Garden which was created by his father. ref cite web url http www.blakenhamwoodlandgarden.org.uk about2.html title The gardens today accessdate 2 May 2010 ref Through his sister, Joanna Freda Hare, he is a brother in law of Supreme Court of the United States U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer . His daughter, Cressida Cowell is an author. ref Film based on little island 5 April 2010 Press and Journal . Aberdeen. ref References reflist External links Hansard contribs mr michael hare the Viscount Blakenham Start box S reg uk incumbent succession box title Viscount Blakenham before John Hare, 1st Viscount Blakenham John Hugh Hare start 1982 End box British viscounts Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Blakenham, Michael Hare, 2ndViscount Of ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 25 January 1938 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Blakenham, Michael Hare, 2ndViscount Of Category Viscounts in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Category 1938 births Category Living people UK viscount stub ... more details
File Christopher Wandesford, 2ndViscount Castlecomer ca 1683 1719 by Michael Dahl 1659 1743 .jpg thumb Christopher Wandesford, 2ndViscount Castlecomer ca 1683 1719 by Michael Dahl , 1659 1743 Christopher Wandesford, 2ndViscount Castlecomer 2 March 1684 23 June 1719 was a British politician. He was a Member of Parliament MP for Morpeth UK Parliament constituency Morpeth from 1710 to 1713. ref Rayment hc m 3 date March 2012 ref He died aged 35. References reflist s start s par gb s bef before Sir Richard Sandford, 3rd Baronet Richard Sandford br John Bennett Serjeant at Law Sir John Bennett s ttl title Member of Parliament for Morpeth UK Parliament constituency Morpeth with Sir Richard Sandford, 3rd Baronet Richard Sandford years 1710 1713 s aft after Sir John Germain, 1st Baronet Sir John Germain br Oley Douglas s end Persondata NAME Wandesford, Christopher ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION 2ndViscount Castlecomer and Member of Parliament DATE OF BIRTH 2 March 1684 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 23 June 1719 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Castlecomer, Christopher Wandesford, 2ndViscount Category 1684 births Category 1719 deaths Category People of the Stuart period Category Members of the Parliament of Great Britain Category Members of the Privy Council of Ireland GreatBritain MP stub ... more details
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