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Henry Hood, 8th Viscount Hood

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The Right Honourable
The Viscount Hood
DL
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
as a hereditary peer
2 October 1999 – 11 November 1999
Preceded byThe 7th Viscount Hood
Succeeded bySeat abolished [a] 
Personal details
Born
Henry Lyttelton Alexander Hood

(1958-03-16) 16 March 1958 (age 66)
OccupationPeer, solicitor

Henry Lyttelton Alexander Hood, 8th Viscount Hood, DL (born 16 March 1958[1]), is a British peer and solicitor. He succeeded to the viscountcy on 2 October 1999, after the death of his father, Alexander Hood, 7th Viscount Hood.[1]

His mother, Diana Maud Lyttelton (1920–2008), was the second daughter of George Lyttelton of the Lyttelton family (the Viscounts Cobham), thus making Lord Hood a nephew of noted entertainer Humphrey Lyttelton.[2] Not long after succeeding his father to the title, he lost his seat in the House of Lords due to the House of Lords Act 1999 which removed all but 92 hereditary peers. He most recently stood as a crossbencher in the 2018 by-election following the retirement of the Earl Baldwin of Bewdley and came sixth.

Lord Hood married Flora Casement in 1991. The Viscountess is a maternal cousin of actor Hugh Grant. The couple have three sons and two daughters.[2]

Lord Hood was educated at Eton College and obtained a Master of Arts degree at the University of Edinburgh before gaining law qualifications at the College of Law in 1987.[3] He is a well-established practising solicitor specialising in family law and mediation, and heads the Family Law department at Hunters in the City of London.[4][5]

In August 2024, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of the county of Dorset.[6]

Notes

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  1. ^ Under the House of Lords Act 1999.

References

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  1. ^ a b HANSARD 1803–2005 - People - Mr Henry Hood
  2. ^ a b Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition. Vol. 2. Burke's Peerage. 2003. p. 1955.
  3. ^ "Member Profile: Henry Hood". International Academy of Family Lawyers.
  4. ^ "Our people: Henry Hood". hunters-solicitors.co.uk.
  5. ^ "Lawyer Profile UK Guide 2017: HENRY L A HOOD". Chambers & Partners.
  6. ^ "No. 64482". The London Gazette. 8 August 2024. p. 15306.
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Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Viscount Hood
1999–present
Member of the House of Lords
(1999–1999) 		Incumbent
Heir apparent:
Hon. Archibald Hood
Baron Hood
1999–present
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Baron Hood
1999–present 		Incumbent
Heir apparent:
Hon. Archibald Hood
Baronetage of Great Britain
Preceded by Hood baronets
of Catherington
1999–present 		Incumbent
Heir apparent:
Hon. Archibald Hood


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