Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 3rd Earl of Cranbrook
Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 3rd Earl of Cranbrook (18 December 1870 – 23 December 1915), styled as Lord Medway between 1906 and 1911, was a British hereditary peer.
Early life
[edit]Cranbrook was born in 1870, the son of Conservative politician John Stewart Gathorne-Hardy, 2nd Earl of Cranbrook and his wife Cicely Marguerite Wilhelmina Ridgway. His aunt was Margaret Goschen, Viscountess Goschen.[1]
Career
[edit]Cranbrook served as a captain in the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, The Buffs, and was a Deputy Lieutenant (DL) and Justice of the Peace (JP) for Kent.
He succeeded his father in the earldom in 1911, having previously been styled as Lord Medway.[1]
Marriage and children
[edit]Cranbrook married Lady Dorothy Montagu Boyle (1879–1968), daughter of the David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow, Governor-General of New Zealand, on 25 April 1899 at Holy Trinity, Sloane Street.[1] With his wife, Cranbrook had five children:[2][3][4]
- John David Gathorne-Hardy, 4th Earl of Cranbrook (15 April 1900 – 22 November 1978), father of Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 5th Earl of Cranbrook.
- Hon. Ralph Edward Gathorne-Hardy (4 Jun 1901 – 18 June 1978)
- Hon. Robert Gathorne-Hardy (31 July 1902 – 11 February 1973)
- Cdr. Hon Antony Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy (13 July 1907 – 1976), father of Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy.
- Lady Anne Catherine Dorothy Gathorne-Hardy (12 October 1911 – 22 October 2006), who married George Heywood Hill.
Death
[edit]Lord Cranbrook died during the First World War, on 23 December 1915 at the age of 45. He was succeeded in the earldom by his son John.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Hammond, Peter W. (1998). The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times. Vol. XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda. Sutton Publishing. p. 215.
- ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
- ^ Charles, Mosley (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition. Vol. 3. Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd.
- ^ "Bob Gathorne-Hardy - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
