Earl of Cranbrook
Earl of Cranbrook, in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created in 1892 for the prominent Conservative politician Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Viscount Cranbrook. He notably held office as Home Secretary, 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. Lord Cranbrook's eldest son, the second Earl, represented Rye, Mid Kent and Medway in the House of Commons as a Conservative. As of 2010[update] 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]
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 Arms of the Earl of Cranbrook Arms: Quarterly: 1st & 4th, Argent, on a Bend invected, plain cotised Gules, three Catherine Wheels Or, on a Chief Gules, three Leopard’s Faces Or (Hardy); 2nd & 3rd, Per pale Argent and Or, a Bend compony Azure and Gules, between two Pellets, each within an Annulet Sable (Gathorne). Crests: 1st: a Dexter Arm embowed in armour proper, garnished Or, entwined with a Branch of Oak Vert, charged with two Catherine Wheels Gules, one above and one below the elbow, the hand grasping a Dragon’s Head erased proper (Hardy); 2nd: in front of a Wolf’s Head erased Argent, a Staff raguly fesswise Or (Gathorne). Supporters: On either side a Leopard guardant proper, gorged with a Collar Gules, pendant therefrom an Escutcheon Gules charged with a Catherine Wheel Or. | |
| 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) |
John David Gathorne-Hardy, 4th Earl of Cranbrook (who was previously married to Bridget D’Oyly Carte). Second marriage to Fidelity (4), (born in 1912, JP), married on 26 July 1932 and had five children: Gathorne, 5th Earl of Cranbrook, 1933-; Hugh 1941-; Juliet 1934-; (Catherine) Sophia 1936-; Christina 1940-
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 is the writer Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy. He is the son of Hon. Anthony Gathorne-Hardy, youngest son of the third Earl.
The family seat is Great Glemham House, near Saxmundham, Suffolk.
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Earls of Cranbrook (1892)Edit
- Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook (1814–1906)
- John Stewart Gathorne-Hardy, 2nd Earl of Cranbrook (1839–1911)
- Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 3rd Earl of Cranbrook (1870–1915)
- John David Gathorne-Hardy, 4th Earl of Cranbrook (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 successionEdit
- 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)
- Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy (b. 1933), grandson of the 3rd Earl by his youngest son Hon. Antony Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy (1907-1976)
- Benjamin Garthorne-Hardy (b. 1967), son of (6)
- Samuel Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy (b. 1936), younger brother of (6)
- Robert Dee Gathorne-Hardy (b. 1973), son of (8)
NotesEdit
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- ^ "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.
ReferencesEdit
- 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 linksEdit
- 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