PEERAGE
Last updated 03/03/2009
Date Rank Order Name Born Died  Age
TIBERRIS
17 Jun 1707 V[S] 1 Charles Douglas 24 Nov 1698 22 Oct 1778 79
Created Lord Douglas,Viscount of
Tiberris and Earl of Solway 17 Jun 1707
See "Queensbeery" - extinct on his death
TIBETOT
10 Mar 1308 B 1 Pain de Tibetot 11 Nov 1279 24 Jun 1314 34
Summoned to Parliament as Lord
Tibetot 10 Mar 1308
24 Jun 1314 2 John de Tibetot 20 Jul 1313 13 Apr 1367 53
13 Apr 1367 3 Robert de Tibetot 11 Jun 1341 13 Apr 1372 30
to    On his death the peerage fell into abeyance
13 Apr 1372
TINMOUTH
19 Mar 1687 E 1 James Fitzjames 21 Aug 1670 12 Jun 1734 63
to    Created Baron of Bosworth,Earl of
1695 Tinmouth and Duke of Berwick-upon-
Tweed 19 Mar 1687
See "Berwick upon Tweed"
TIPPERARY
27 Nov 1801 E 1 Adolphus Frederick 24 Feb 1774 17 Jul 1850 76
Created Baron of Culloden,Earl of
Tipperary and Duke of Cambridge
27 Nov 1801
See "Cambridge"
TIPTOFT
7 Jan 1426 B 1 Sir John de Tiptoft 27 Jan 1443
Summoned to Parliament as Lord
Tiptoft 7 Jan 1426
27 Jan 1443 2 John de Tiptoft,Earl of Worcester 18 Oct 1470
to    He was attainted and the peerages forfeited
18 Oct 1470
TITCHFIELD
6 Jul 1716 M 1 William Henry Bentinck,Earl of Portland 1680 4 Jul 1724 44
Created Marquess of Titchfield and
Duke of Portland 6 Jul 1716
See "Portland"
TIVERTON
19 Jan 1898 V 1 Hardinge Stanley Giffard,Baron Halsbury 3 Sep 1823 11 Dec 1921 98
Created Viscount Tiverton and Earl of
Halsbury 19 Jan 1898
See "Halsbury"
TODD
16 Apr 1962 B[L] 1 Alexander Robertus Todd 2 Oct 1907 10 Jan 1997 89
to    Created Baron Todd 16 Apr 1962
10 Jan 1997 Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1957  OM 1977
Peerage extinct on his death
TOLLEMACHE
17 Jan 1876 B 1 John Tollemache 5 Dec 1805 9 Dec 1890 85
Created Baron Tollemache 17 Jan 1876
MP for Cheshire South 1841-1868 and
Cheshire West 1868-1872
9 Dec 1890 2 Wilbraham Frederic Tollemache 4 Jul 1832 17 Dec 1904 72
MP for Cheshire West 1872-1885
17 Dec 1904 3 Bentley Lyonel John Tollemache 7 Mar 1883 13 Jan 1955 71
13 Jan 1955 4 John Edward Hamilton Tollemache 24 Apr 1910 27 May 1975 65
27 May 1975 5 Timothy John Edward Tollemache 13 Dec 1939
Lord Lieutenant Suffolk 2003-
TOMBS
28 Feb 1990 B[L] 1 Francis Leonard Tombs 17 May 1924
Created Baron Tombs 28 Feb 1990
TOMLIN
11 Feb 1929 B[L] 1 Thomas James Chesshyre Tomlin 6 May 1867 13 Aug 1935 68
to    Created Baron Tomlin 11 Feb 1929
13 Aug 1935 Lord of Appeal in Ordinary 1929-1935.
PC 1929
Peerage extinct on his death
TOMLINSON
21 Jul 1998 B[L] 1 John Edward Tomlinson 1 Aug 1939
Created Baron Tomlinson 21 Jul 1998
MP for Meriden 1974-1979
TONGE
23 Jun 2005 B[L] 1 Jennifer Louise Tonge 16 Feb 1941
Created Baroness Tonge 23 Jun 2005
MP for Richmond Park 1997-2005
TONI
10 Apr 1299 B 1 Robert de Toni 4 Apr 1276 28 Nov 1309 33
to    Summoned to Parliament as Lord
28 Nov 1309 Toni 10 Apr 1299
Peerage extinct on his death
TONYPANDY
11 Jul 1983 V 1 Thomas George Thomas 29 Jan 1909 22 Sep 1997 88
to    Created Viscount Tonypandy 11 Jul 1983
22 Sep 1997 MP for Cardiff Central 1945-1950 and
Cardiff West 1950-1983. Minister of State,
Welsh Office 1966-1967 and Commonwealth
Office 1967-1968. Secretary of State for
Wales 1968-1970. Speaker of the House
of Commons 1976-1983.  PC 1968
Peerage extinct on his death
TOPE
4 Oct 1994 B[L] 1 Graham Norman Tope 30 Nov 1943
Created Baron Tope 4 Oct 1994
MP for Sutton and Cheam 1972-1974
TORBOLTOUN
5 Aug 1581 B[S] 1 Esme Stuart c 1542 26 May 1583
Created Lord Darnley,Aubigny and
Dalkeith and Earl of Lennox 5 Mar 1580
and Lord Aubigny,Dalkeith,Torboltoun
and Aberdour,Earl of Darnley and
Duke of Lennox 5 Aug 1581
See "Lennox"
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9 Sep 1675 B [ S ] 1 Charles Lennox 29 Jul 1672 27 May 1723 50
Created Baron Setrington,Earl of
March and Duke of Richmond 9 Aug
1675 and Lord of Torboltoun,Earl of
Darnley and Duke of Lennox 9 Sep 1675
See "Richmond"
TORDOFF
11 May 1981 B[L] 1 Geoffrey Johnson Tordoff 11 Oct 1928
Created Baron Tordoff 11 May 1981
TORPHICHEN
25 Jan 1564 B[S] 1 Sir James Sandilands 29 Sep 1579
Created Lord Torphichen 25 Jan 1564
29 Sep 1579 2 James Sandilands c 1574 Aug 1617
Aug 1617 3 James Sandilands c 1597 Jan 1622
Jan 1622 4 John Sandilands c 1598 Jul 1637
Jul 1637 5 John Sandilands 11 Feb 1625 Jul 1649 24
Jul 1649 6 Walter Sandilands 12 May 1629 May 1696 67
May 1696 7 James Sandilands 10 Aug 1753
10 Aug 1753 8 Walter Sandilands 16 Aug 1707 9 Nov 1765 58
9 Nov 1765 9 James Sandilands 15 Nov 1759 7 Jun 1815 55
7 Jun 1815 10 James Sandilands 21 Jul 1770 22 Mar 1862 91
22 Mar 1862 11 Robert Sandilands 3 Aug 1807 24 Dec 1869 62
24 Dec 1869 12 James Walter Sandilands 4 May 1846 20 Jul 1915 69
20 Jul 1915 13 John Gordon Sandilands 8 Jun 1886 1 Jul 1973 87
1 Jul 1973 14 James Bruce Sandilands 26 Oct 1917 12 Jul 1975 57
12 Jul 1975 15 James Andrew Douglas Sandilands 27 Aug 1946
TORRINGTON
 7 Jul 1660 E 1 George Monck  6 Dec 1608  3 Jan 1670 61
Created Baron Monck,Earl of
Torrington and Duke of Albemarle
7 Jul 1660
See "Albemarle"
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29 May 1689 E 1 Arthur Herbert c 1648 14 Apr 1716
to    Created Baron Herbert of Torbay and
14 Apr 1716 Earl of Torrington 29 May 1689
MP for Dover 1685-1686 and Plymouth 1689
First Lord of the Admiralty 1689-1690.
PC 1689
Peerages extinct on his death
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20 Jun 1716 B 1 Thomas Newport c 1655 27 May 1719
to    Created Baron Torrington 20 Jun 1716
27 May 1719 MP for Ludlow 1695-1698 and 1699-1700,
Winchelsea 1701 and Wenlock 1715-1716.
PC 1717
Peerage extinct on his death
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21 Sep 1721 V 1 Sir George Byng,1st baronet 27 Jan 1663 17 Jan 1733 69
Created Baron Byng of Southill and
Viscount Torrington 21 Sep 1721
MP for Plymouth 1705-1721. First Lord of
the Admiralty 1727-1733.  PC 1721
17 Jan 1733 2 Pattee Byng 25 May 1699 23 Jan 1747 47
MP for Plymouth 1721-1727 and
Bedfordshire 1727-1733. PC 1732
23 Jan 1747 3 George Byng 1701 17 Apr 1750 48
17 Apr 1750 4 George Byng 11 Oct 1740 14 Dec 1812 72
14 Dec 1812 5 John Byng 11 Oct 1742 1 Jan 1813 70
1 Jan 1813 6 George Byng 5 Nov 1768 18 Jun 1831 62
18 Jun 1831 7 George Byng 9 Sep 1812 27 Apr 1884 71
Governor of Ceylon 1847-1850
27 Apr 1884 8 George Stanley Byng 29 Apr 1841 20 Oct 1889 48
20 Oct 1889 9 George Master Byng 10 Sep 1886 24 May 1944 57
24 May 1944 10 Arthur Stanley Byng 23 Jul 1876 28 Nov 1961 85
28 Nov 1961 11 Timothy Howard St.George Byng 13 Jul 1943
TOTNESS
5 Feb 1626 E 1 George Carew,Baron Carew 29 May 1555 27 Mar 1629 73
to    Created Earl of Totness 5 Feb 1626
27 Mar 1629 MP for Hastings 1604
Peerage extinct on his death
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28 Jul 1675 B 1 Charles FitzCharles 1657 17 Oct 1680 23
to    Created Baron of Dartmouth,Viscount
17 Oct 1680 Totness and Earl of Plymouth
28 Jul 1675
Illegitimate son of Charles II
Peerage extinct on his death
TOUCHET
29 Dec 1299 B 1 William Touchet c 1275 22 Mar 1322
to    Summoned to Parliament as Lord
22 Mar 1322 Touchet 29 Dec 1299
Peerage extinct on his death
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30 Oct 1403 B 1 John Touchet 23 Apr 1371 19 Dec 1408 37
Summoned to Parliament as Lord
Touchet 30 Oct 1403
19 Dec 1408 2 James Touchet
He was subsequently summoned to
Parliament as Lord Audley (qv)
TOVEY
11 Feb 1946 B 1 John Cronyn Tovey 7 Mar 1885 12 Jan 1971 85
to    Created Baron Tovey 11 Feb 1946
12 Jan 1971 Admiral of the Fleet 1943
Peerage extinct on his death
TOWNSHEND
2 Dec 1682 V 1 Sir Horatio Townshend,3rd baronet 14 Dec 1630 10 Dec 1687 56
Created Baron Townshend 20 Apr 1661
and Viscount Townshend 2 Dec 1682
MP for Norfolk 1656-1658,1659 and 1660.
Lord Lieutenant Norfolk 1661-1676
10 Dec 1687 2 Charles Townshend 1674 21 Jun 1738 63
Secretary of State 1714-1716 and 1721-1730
Lord President of the Council 1720-1721.
Lord Lieutenant Norfolk 1701-1713 and
1714-1730.  PC 1707  KG 1724
21 Jun 1738 3 Charles Townshend 11 Jul 1700 12 Mar 1764 63
MP for Great Yarmouth 1722-1723. Lord
Lieutenant Norfolk 1730-1739
He was summoned to Parliament by a Writ of
Acceleration as Baron Townshend 23 May 1723
In order to distinguish him from his father,Viscount
Townshend, this peer was known as Lord Lynn
until the death of his father.
12 Mar 1764 4 George Townshend 28 Feb 1724 14 Sep 1807 83
31 Oct 1787 M 1 Created Marquess Townshend
31 Oct 1787
MP for Norfolk 1747-1764. Lord Lieutenant
of Ireland 1767-1772. Lord Lieutenant
Norfolk 1792-1807.  PC 1760
14 Sep 1807 2 George Townshend 18 Apr 1755 27 Jul 1811 58
He was created Earl of Leicester 1784 (qv)
PC 1782
27 Jul 1811 3 George Ferrars Townshend 13 Dec 1778 31 Dec 1855 77
For further information on this peer, see the
note at the foot of this page.
31 Dec 1855 4 John Townshend 28 Mar 1798 10 Sep 1863 65
MP for Tamworth 1847-1855
10 Sep 1863 5 John Villiers Stuart Townshend 10 Apr 1831 26 Oct 1899 68
MP for Tamworth 1856-1863
For further information of this peer's eccentricities,
see the note at the foot of this page
26 Oct 1899 6 John James Dudley Stuart Townshend 17 Oct 1866 17 Nov 1921 55
For further information on this peer, see the
note at the foot of this page.
17 Nov 1921 7 George John Patrick Dominic Townshend 13 May 1916
TRACTON
4 Jan 1781 B[I] 1 James Dennis 1721 15 Jun 1782 60
to    Created Baron Tracton 4 Jan 1781
15 Jun 1782 Peerage extinct on his death
TRACY
12 Jan 1643 V[I] 1 Sir John Tracy 1648
Created Baron and Viscount Tracy
12 Jan 1643
1648 2 Robert Tracy c 1592 11 May 1662
MP for Gloucestershire 1621-1622, 1626
and 1640
11 May 1662 3 John Tracy 1617 4 Mar 1687 69
4 Mar 1687 4 William Tracy 1657 18 Apr 1712 54
18 Apr 1712 5 Thomas Charles Tracy 27 Jul 1690 4 Jun 1756 65
4 Jun 1756 6 Thomas Charles Tracy 15 Jun 1719 10 Aug 1792 73
10 Aug 1792 7 John Tracy 8 Aug 1722 2 Feb 1793 70
2 Feb 1793 8 Henry Leigh Tracy 25 Jan 1732 29 Apr 1797 65
to    Peerage extinct on his death
29 Apr 1797 For further information on the various claims
subsequently made for this peerage, see the
note at the foot of this page
TRAFFORD
3 Apr 1987 B[L] 1 Joseph Anthony Porteous Trafford 20 Jul 1932 16 Sep 1989 57
to    Created Baron Trafford 3 Apr 1987
16 Sep 1989 MP for Wrekin 1970-1974
Peerage extinct on his death
TRANMIRE
9 May 1974 B[L] 1 Robert Hugh Turton 8 Aug 1903 17 Jan 1994 90
to    Created Baron Tranmire 9 May 1974
17 Jan 1994 MP for Thirsk and Malton 1929-1974.
Minister of Pensions and National Insurance
1953-1954. Minister of Health 1955-1957.
PC 1955
Peerage extinct on his death
TRAPRAIN
5 May 1922 V 1 Arthur James Balfour 25 Jul 1848 19 Mar 1930 81
Created Viscount Traprain and Earl
Balfour 5 May 1922
See "Balfour"
TRAQUAIR
23 Jun 1633 E[S] 1 Sir John Stewart,1st baronet c 1600 27 Mar 1659
Created Lord Stewart of Traquair
19 Apr 1628 and Lord Linton and
Caberston and Earl of Traquair
23 Jun 1633
For further information on this peer, see the
note at the foot of this page.
27 Mar 1659 2 John Stewart 1624 Apr 1666 41
Apr 1666 3 William Stewart 18 Jun 1657 Dec 1673 16
Dec 1673 4 Charles Stewart 1659 13 Jun 1741 81
13 Jun 1741 5 Charles Stewart 31 Mar 1697 24 Apr 1764 67
24 Apr 1764 6 John Stewart 3 Feb 1699 28 Mar 1779 80
28 Mar 1779 7 Charles Stewart 1746 14 Oct 1827 81
14 Oct 1827 8 Charles Stewart 31 Jan 1781 2 Aug 1861 80
to    On his death the peerage became either
2 Aug 1861 extinct or dormant
TREDEGAR
16 Apr 1859 B 1 Sir Charles Morgan Robinson Morgan,3rd baronet 10 Apr 1792 16 Apr 1875 83
Created Baron Tredegar 16 Apr 1859
MP for Breconshire 1812-1818,1830-1832
and 1835-1847. Lord Lieutenant Brecknock
1866-1875
16 Apr 1875 2 Godfrey Charles Morgan 28 Apr 1830 11 Mar 1913 82
28 Dec 1905 V 1 Created Viscount Tredegar 28 Dec 1905
to    MP for Breconshire 1858-1875. Lord Lieutenant
11 Mar 1913 Monmouth 1899-1913
On his death the Viscountcy became extinct
whilst the Barony passed to -
11 Mar 1913 3 Courtenay Charles Evan Morgan 10 Apr 1867 3 May 1934 67
4 Aug 1926 V 1 Created Viscount Tredegar 4 Aug 1926
Lord Lieutenant Monmouth 1933-1934
   
3 May 1934 4 Evan Frederic Morgan 13 Jul 1893 27 Apr 1949 55
to    2 On his death the Viscountcy became extinct
27 Apr 1949 whilst the Barony passed to -
27 Apr 1949 5 Frederic George Morgan 22 Nov 1873 21 Aug 1954 80
21 Aug 1954 6 Frederic Charles John Morgan 26 Oct 1908 17 Nov 1962 54
to    Peerage extinct on his death
17 Nov 1962
TREFGARNE
21 Jan 1947 B 1 George Morgan Trefgarne 14 Sep 1894 27 Sep 1960 66
Created Baron Trefgarne 21 Jan 1947
MP for Hackney South 1924-1929 and
Aberdeen North 1935-1945
27 Sep 1960 2 David Garro Trefgarne 31 Mar 1941
PC 1989
TREGOZ
26 Jan 1297 B 1 John de Tregoz 6 Sep 1300
to    Summoned to Parliament as Lord
6 Sep 1300 Tregoz 26 Jan 1297
Peerage extinct on his death
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12 Nov 1304 B 1 Henry de Tregoz c 1323
Summoned to Parliament as Lord
Tregoz 12 Nov 1304
c 1323 2 Thomas de Tregoz May 1335
May 1335 3 Henry de Tregoz Jun 1361
Jun 1361 4 Robert de Tregoz c 1387
c 1387 5 Edward de Tregoz 23 Apr 1378 4 Aug 1400 22
4 Aug 1400 6 John de Tregoz 8 Sep 1404
to    On his death the peerage became dormant
8 Sep 1404
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3 Jan 1621 B 1 Sir Oliver St.John c 1560 29 Dec 1630
Created Viscount Grandison 3 Jan 1621
and Baron Tregoz 20 May 1626
See "Grandison"
TREMATON
27 Jul 1726 V 1 William Augustus 15 Apr 1721 31 Oct 1765 44
to    Created Baron of Alderney,Viscount
31 Oct 1765 Trematon,Earl of Kennington,Marquess
of Berkhampstead and Duke of
Cumberland 27 Jul 1726
See "Cumberland"
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16 Jul 1917 E 1 Alexander Augustus Frederick William
  Alfred George Cambridge 14 Apr 1874 16 Jan 1957 82
  Created Viscount Trematon and Earl
of Athlone 16 Jul 1917
See "Athlone"
TRENCH
4 Aug 1815 B 2 Richard le Poer-Trench,Earl of Clancarty 18 May 1767 24 Nov 1837 70
      Created Baron Trench 4 Aug 1815 and
Viscount Clancarty 8 Dec 1823
See "Clancarty"
TRENCHARD
31 Jan 1936 V 1 Sir Hugh Montague Trenchard,1st baronet 3 Feb 1873 10 Feb 1956 83
Created Baron Trenchard 23 Jan 1930
and Viscount Trenchard 31 Jan 1936
Marshal of the RAF 1927.  OM 1951
10 Feb 1956 2 Thomas Trenchard 15 Dec 1923 29 Apr 1987 63
29 Apr 1987 3 Hugh Trenchard 12 Mar 1951
TREND
7 Mar 1974 B[L] 1 Burke St.John Trend 2 Jan 1914 21 Jul 1987 73
to    Created Baron Trend 7 Mar 1974
21 Jul 1987 PC 1972
Peerage extinct on his death
TRENT
18 Mar 1929 B 1 Sir Jesse Boot,1st baronet 2 Jun 1850 13 Jun 1931 81
Created Baron Trent 18 Mar 1929
13 Jun 1931 2 John Campbell Boot 19 Jan 1889 8 Mar 1956 67
to    Peerage extinct on his death
8 Mar 1956
TRENTHAM
8 Jul 1746 V 1 John Leveson-Gower,Baron Gower 10 Aug 1694 25 Dec 1754 60
Created Viscount Trentham and Earl
Gower 8 Jul 1746
See "Gower"
TREOWEN
20 Jun 1917 B 1 Sir Ivor John Caradoc Herbert,1st baronet 15 Jul 1851 18 Oct 1933 82
to    Created Baron Treowen 20 Jun 1917
18 Oct 1933 MP for Monmouth South 1906-1917
Lord Lieutenant Monmouth 1913-1933
Peerage extinct on his death
TREVELYAN
12 Feb 1968 B[L] 1 Humphrey Trevelyan 27 Nov 1905 8 Feb 1985 79
to    Created Baron Trevelyan 12 Feb 1968
8 Feb 1985 KG 1974
Peerage extinct on his death
TREVETHIN
24 Aug 1921 B 1 Alfred Tristram Lawrence 24 Nov 1843 3 Aug 1936 92
Created Baron Trevethin 24 Aug 1921
Lord Chief Justice 1921-1922.  PC 1921
3 Aug 1936 2 Charles Trevor Lawrence 29 May 1879 25 Jun 1959 80
25 Jun 1959 3 Geoffrey Lawrence 2 Dec 1880 28 Aug 1971 90
Created Baron Oaksey (qv) 13 Jan 1947
Lord Justice of Appeal 1944-1947. Lord of
Appeal in Ordinary 1947-1957.  PC 1944
28 Aug 1971 4 John Geoffrey Tristram Lawrence 21 Mar 1929
TREVOR
28 Aug 1662 B[I] 1 Marcus Trevor 15 Apr 1618 10 Jan 1670 51
Created Baron Trevor and Viscount
Dungannon 28 Aug 1662
See "Dungannon"
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1 Jan 1712 B 1 Sir Thomas Trevor 8 Mar 1658 19 Jun 1730 72
Created Baron Trevor 1 Jan 1712
MP for Plympton Erle 1692-1698 and
Lewes 1701. Solicitor General  1692-
1695. Attorney General 1695-1701. Lord
Chief Justice of the Common Pleas 1701-
1714. Lord Privy Seal 1726-1730. Lord
President of the Council 1730.  PC 1702
19 Jun 1730 2 Thomas Trevor c 1692 23 Mar 1753
23 Mar 1753 3 John Trevor 27 Aug 1695 27 Dec 1764 69
MP for Woodstock
27 Dec 1764 4 Robert Hampden
He was created Viscount Hampden (qv) in
1776 with which title this peerage then
merged until its extinction in 1824
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5 May 1880 B 1 Arthur Edwin Hill-Trevor 4 Nov 1819 25 Dec 1894 75
Created Baron Trevor 5 May 1880
MP for co.Down 1845-1880
25 Dec 1894 2 Arthur William Hill-Trevor 19 Nov 1852 19 May 1923 70
19 May 1923 3 Charles Edward Hill-Trevor 22 Dec 1863 22 Dec 1950 87
22 Dec 1950 4 Charles Edwin Hill-Trevor 13 Aug 1928 1 Jan 1997 68
1 Jan 1997 5 Marke Charles Hill-Trevor 8 Jan 1970
TRIESMAN
9 Jan 2004 B[L] 1 David Maxim Triesman 30 Oct 1943
Created Baron Triesman 9 Jan 2004
TRIM
7 Jan 1715 B[I] 1 Thomas Wharton,Earl of Wharton Aug 1648 12 Apr 1715 66
      Created Baron of Trim,Earl of
Rathfarnham and Marquess of
Catherlough 7 Jan 1715
See "Wharton"
TRIMBLE
2 Jun 2006 B[L] 1 William David Trimble 15 Oct 1944
Created Baron Trimble 2 Jun 2006
MP for Upper Bann 1990-2005. PC 1998 Joint
winner Nobel Peace Prize 1998
TRIMLESTOWN
4 Mar 1461 B[I] 1 Sir Robert Barnewall c 1470
Created Baron Trimlestown 4 Mar 1461
c 1470 2 Christopher Barnewall by 1513
by 1513 3 John Barnewall 25 Jul 1538
25 Jul 1538 4 Patrick Barnewall 1562
1562 5 Robert Barnewall 17 Aug 1573
17 Aug 1573 6 Peter Barnewall 14 Apr 1598
14 Apr 1598 7 Robert Barnewall c 1574 13 Dec 1639
13 Dec 1639 8 Matthias Barnewall 1614 17 Sep 1667 53
17 Sep 1667 9 Robert Barnewall Jun 1689
Jun 1689 10 Matthias Barnewall 8 Sep 1692
He was attainted 16 Apr 1691 and the peerage
forfeited. While the peerage was under attainder
the descent was as follows:-
[8 Sep 1692] 11 John Barnewall 1672 7 Apr 1746 73
[7 Apr 1746] 12 Robert Barnewall 6 Dec 1779
[6 Dec 1779] 13 Thomas Barnewall 24 Dec 1796
1795 He obtained a reversal of the attainder in 1795
24 Dec 1796 14 Nicholas Barnewall 29 Jun 1726 16 Apr 1813 86
16 Apr 1813 15 John Thomas Barnewall 29 Jan 1773 7 Oct 1839 66
7 Oct 1839 16 Thomas Barnewall 14 Apr 1796 4 Aug 1879 83
4 Aug 1879 17 Christopher Patrick Mary Barnewall 6 Oct 1846 10 Sep 1891 44
10 Sep 1891 18 Charles Aloysius Barnewall 14 May 1861 26 Jan 1937 75
26 Jan 1937 19 Charles Aloysius Barnewall 2 Jun 1899 9 Oct 1990 91
9 Oct 1990 20 Anthony Edward Barnewall 2 Feb 1928 19 Aug 1997 69
19 Aug 1997 21 Raymond Charles Barnewall 29 Dec 1930
TROTMAN
2 Mar 1999 B[L] 1 Alexander Trotman 22 Jul 1933 26 Apr 2005 71
to    Created Baron Trotman 2 Mar 1999
26 Apr 2005 Peerage extinct on his death
TRUMPINGTON
4 Feb 1980 B[L] 1 Jean Alys Barker 23 Oct 1922
Created Baroness Trumpington
4 Feb 1980
TRURO
15 Jul 1850 B 1 Sir Thomas Wilde 7 Jul 1782 11 Nov 1855 73
Created Baron Truro 15 Jul 1850
MP for Newark 1831-1832 and 1835-1841
and Worcester 1841-1846. Solicitor
General 1839-1841. Attorney General
1841 and 1846. Lord Chief Justice of the
Common Pleas 1846-1850. Lord Chancellor
1850-1852.  PC 1846
11 Nov 1855 2 Charles Robert Claude Wilde 1 Nov 1816 28 Mar 1891 74
28 Mar 1891 3 Thomas Montague Morrison Wilde 11 Mar 1856 8 Mar 1899 42
to    Peerage extinct on his death
8 Mar 1899
TRUSCOTT
10 Jun 2004 B[L] 1 Peter Derek Truscott 20 Mar 1959
Created Baron Truscott 10 Jun 2004
TRYON
18 Apr 1940 B 1 George Clement Tryon 15 May 1871 24 Nov 1940 69
Created Baron Tryon 18 Apr 1940
MP for Brighton 1910-1940. Minister of
Pensions 1922-1924, 1924-1929 and 1931-
1935. Postmaster General 1935-1940.
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
1940.  PC
24 Nov 1940 2 Charles George Vivian Tryon 24 May 1906 9 Nov 1976 70
9 Nov 1976 3 Anthony George Merrik Tryon 26 May 1940
TUCKER
29 Sep 1950 B[L] 1 Frederick James Tucker 22 May 1888 17 Nov 1975 87
to    Created Baron Tucker 29 Sep 1950
17 Nov 1975 Lord Justice of Appeal 1945-1950. Lord of
Appeal in Ordinary 1950-1961.  PC 1945
Peerage extinct on his death
TUFTON
1 Nov 1626 B 1 Nicholas Tufton 19 Jan 1578 1 Jul 1631 53
Created Baron Tufton 1 Nov 1626 and
Earl of the Isle of Thanet 5 Aug 1628
See "Thanet"
TUGENDHAT
15 Oct 1993 B[L] 1 Christopher Tugendhat 23 Feb 1937
Created Baron Tugendhat 15 Oct 1993
MP for London and Westminster 1970-1976
TULLAMORE
29 Dec 1797 B[I] 1 Charles William Bury 30 Jun 1764 31 Oct 1835 71
Created Baron Tullamore 29 Dec 1797,
Viscount Charleville 29 Dec 1800 and
Earl of Charleville 16 Feb 1806
See "Charleville"
TULLIBARDINE
10 Jul 1606 E[S] 1 Sir John Murray 1609
Created Lord Murray of Tullibardine
25 Apr 1604 and Earl of Tullibardine
10 Jul 1606
1609 2 William Murray c 1574 1626
to    He resigned the peerages in 1626
1 Apr 1626
30 Jan 1628 3 Patrick Murray c 1578 5 Sep 1644
Created Lord Murray of Gask and
Earl of Tullibardine 30 Jan 1628
5 Sep 1644 4 James Murray 22 Sep 1617 Jan 1670 52
Jan 1670 5 John Murray,Earl of Atholl 2 May 1631 6 May 1703 72
17 Feb 1676 E[S] 1 Created Lord Murray,Balvany and
Gask,Viscount of Balquhidder,Earl of
Tullibardine and Marquess of Atholl
17 Feb 1676
6 May 1703 6 James Murray 24 Feb 1659 14 Nov 1724 65
27 Jul 1696 E[S] 1 Created Lord Murray,Viscount
to    Glenalmond and Earl of Tullibardine
14 Nov 1724 for life 27 Jul 1696 and Lord Murray,
30 Jun 1703 M[S] 1 Balvenie and Gask,Viscount of
Balwhidder,Glenalmond and Glenlyon,
Earl of Strathtay and Strathardle,
Marquess of Tullibardine and Duke of
Atholl 30 Jun 1703
On his death the creation of 1696 became
extinct, whilst the Earldoms of 1606 and
1676,and the Marquessate of 1703
merged in the Dukedom of Atholl (qv)
TULLOUGH
13 May 1662 E[I] 1 Lord Richard Butler 15 Jun 1639 25 Jan 1686 46
to    Created Baron Butler of
25 Jan 1686 Cloughgrenan,Viscount Tullogh and
Earl of Arran 13 May 1662,and Baron
Butler of Weston 27 Aug 1673
Peerage extinct on his death
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8 Mar 1693 E[I] 1 Charles Butler 4 Sep 1671 17 Dec 1758 87
to    Created Baron of Cloughgrenan,
17 Dec1758 Viscount of Tullogh and Earl of
Arran 8 Mar 1693,and Baron Butler
of Weston 23 Jan 1694
Peerages extinct on his death
TUNBRIDGE
3 Apr 1624 V 1 Richard Bourke,Earl of Clanricarde 1572 12 Nov 1635 63
Created Baron of Somerhill and
Viscount Tunbridge 3 Apr 1624 and
Baron of Imanney,Viscount Galway and
Earl of St.Albans 23 Aug 1628
See "Clanricarde"
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10 May 1695 V 1 William Henry Nassau-de-Zulestein 7 Oct 1649 Jan 1709 59
Created Baron Enfield,Viscount
Tunbridge and Earl of Rochford
10 May 1695
See "Rochford" - extinct 1830
TUNNICLIFFE
2 Jun 2004 B[L] 1 Denis Tunnicliffe 17 Jan 1943
Created Baron Tunnicliffe 2 Jun 2004
TURNBERG
4 May 2000 B[L] 1 Sir Leslie Arnold Turnberg 22 Mar 1934
Created Baron Turnberg 4 May 2000
TURNBULL
11 Oct 2005 B[L] 1 Sir Andrew Turnbull 21 Jan 1945
Created Baron Turnbull 11 Oct 2005
TURNER OF CAMDEN
29 May 1985 B[L] 1 Muriel Winifred Turner 18 Sep 1927
Created Baroness Turner of Camden
29 May 1985
TURNER OF ECCHINSWELL
7 Sep 2005 B[L] 1 Jonathan Adair Turner 1955
Created Baron Turner of Ecchinswell
7 Sep 2005
TURNOUR
12 Feb 1766 V[I] 1 Edward Turnour Garth-Turnour 1734 10 Aug 1788 54
Created Baron Winterton 10 Apr 1761
and Viscount Turnour and Earl
Winterton 12 Feb 1766
See "Winterton"
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15 Feb 1952 B 1 Edward Turnour,Earl Winterton (qv) 4 Apr 1883 26 Aug 1962 79
to    Created Baron Turnour 15 Feb 1952
26 Aug 1962 Peerage extinct on his death
TURVEY
29 Jun 1646 B[I] 1 Nicholas Barnewall 1592 20 Aug 1663 71
Created Baron Turvey and Viscount
Barnewall 29 Jun 1646
See "Barnewall"
TWEEDDALE
1 Dec 1646 E[S] 1 John Hay,Lord Hay of Yester c 1595 25 May 1654
Created Earl of Tweeddale 1 Dec 1646
25 May 1654 2 John Hay 1626 11 Aug 1697 71
17 Dec 1694 M[S] 1 Created Lord Hay of Yester,Viscount
of Walden,Earl of Gifford and
Marquess of Tweeddale 17 Dec 1694
Lord Chancellor [S] 1692-1696
11 Aug 1697 2 John Hay 1645 20 Apr 1713 67
Lord Chancellor [S] 1704-1705
20 Apr 1713 3 Charles Hay 11 Nov 1667 17 Dec 1715 48
17 Dec 1715 4 John Hay c 1695 9 Dec 1762
Secretary of State for Scotland 1742-1746
9 Dec 1762 5 George Hay 12 Jul 1758 4 Oct 1770 12
4 Oct 1770 6 George Hay 16 Nov 1787
16 Nov 1787 7 George Hay 1753 9 Aug 1804 51
Lord Lieutenant Haddington 1794-1804
9 Aug 1804 8 George Hay 1 Feb 1787 10 Oct 1876 89
Governor of Madras 1842-1848. Lord
Lieutenant Haddington 1823-1876. Field
Marshal 1875.  KT 1820
10 Oct 1876 9 Arthur Hay 9 Nov 1824 28 Dec 1878 54
28 Dec 1878 10 William Montagu Hay 27 Jan 1826 25 Nov 1911 85
Created Baron Tweeddale 6 Oct 1881
MP for Taunton 1865-1868 and Haddington
1878. KT 1898
25 Nov 1911 11 William George Montagu Hay 4 Nov 1884 30 Mar 1967 82
Lord Lieutenant East Lothian 1944-1967
30 Mar 1967 12 David George Montagu Hay 25 Oct 1921 23 Jan 1979 57
23 Jan 1979 13 Edward Douglas John Hay 6 Aug 1947 1 Feb 2005 57
1 Feb 2005 14 Charles David Montagu Hay 6 Aug 1947
TWEEDMOUTH
12 Oct 1881 B 1 Sir Dudley Coutts Marjoribanks,1st baronet 29 Dec 1820 4 Mar 1894 73
Created Baron Tweedmouth 12 Oct 1881
MP for Berwick 1853-1868 and 1874-1881
4 Mar 1894 2 Edward Marjoribanks 8 Jul 1849 15 Sep 1909 60
MP for Berwick 1880-1894. Lord Privy Seal
1894-1895. Chancellor of the Duchy of
Lancaster 1894-1895. First Lord of the
Admiralty 1905-1908. Lord President of the
Council 1908.  PC 1886  KT 1908
15 Sep 1909 3 Dudley Churchill Marjoribanks 2 Mar 1874 23 Apr 1935 61
to    Peerage extinct on his death
23 Apr 1935
TWEEDSMUIR
1 Jun 1935 B 1 John Buchan 26 Aug 1875 11 Feb 1940 64
Created Baron Tweedsmuir 1 Jun 1935
MP for Scottish Universities 1927-1935.
Governor General of Canada 1935-1940.
CH 1932 PC 1937
11 Feb 1940 2 John Norman Stuart Buchan 25 Nov 1911 20 Jun 1996 84
20 Jun 1996 3 William James de L'Aigle Buchan 10 Jan 1916 29 Jun 2008 92
29 Jun 2008 4 John William Howard de L'Aigle Buchan 25 May 1950
TWEEDSMUIR OF BELHELVIE
1 Jul 1970 B[L] 1 Priscilla Jean Fortescue Buchan 25 Jan 1915 11 Mar 1978 63
to    Created Baroness Tweedsmuir of
11 Mar 1978 Belhelvie 1 Jul 1970
MP for Aberdeen South 1946-1966. Minister
of State for Scotland 1970-1972.  PC 1974
Peerage extinct on her death
TWINING
18 Aug 1958 B[L] 1 Edward Francis Twining 29 Jun 1899 21 Jul 1967 68
to    Created Baron Twining 18 Aug 1958
21 Jul 1967 Governor of North Borneo 1947-1949
and Tanganyika 1949-1958
Peerage extinct on his death
TYAQUIN
2 Jun 1687 B[I] 1 Ulick Bourke c 1670 12 Jul 1691
to    Created Baron of Tyaquin and Viscount
12 Jul 1691 of Galway 2 Jun 1687
Peerages extinct on his death
TYE
6 Feb 1299 B 1 Walter de Tye Jun 1324
to    Summoned to Parliament as Lord
Jun 1324 Tye 6 Feb 1299
Peerage extinct on his death
TYEYS
6 Feb 1299 B 1 Henry de Tyeys Oct 1307
Summoned to Parliament as Lord
Tyeys 6 Feb 1299
Oct 1307 2 Henry Tyeys 10 Aug 1285 3 Apr 1322 36
to    He was attainted and the peerage forfeited
3 Apr 1322
TYLER
16 Jun 2005 B[L] 1 Paul Archer Tyler 29 Oct 1941
Created Baron Tyler 16 Jun 2005
MP for Bodmin Feb-Oct 1974 and Cornwall North
1992-2005
TYLNEY OF CASTLEMAINE
11 Jun 1731 E[I] 1 Sir Richard Child (later Tylney),3rd baronet 5 Feb 1680 Mar 1750 70
Created Baron Newtown and Viscount
Castlemaine 24 Apr 1718  and Earl
Tylney of Castlemaine 11 Jun 1731
MP for Maldon 1708-1710 and Essex
1710-1722 and 1727-1734
Mar 1750 2 John Tylney 22 Oct 1712 17 Sep 1784 71
to    MP for Malmesbury 1761-1768
17 Sep 1784 Peerages extinct on his death
TYNDALE
7 Mar 1688 B 1 Sir Francis Radclyffe 1625 Apr 1697 71
Created Baron Tyndale,Viscount
Radclyffe and Langley and Earl of
Derwentwater 7 Mar 1688
See "Derwentwater"
TYRAWLEY
10 Jan 1706 B[I] 1 Sir Charles O'Hara c 1640 9 Jun 1724
Created Baron Tyrawley 10 Jan 1706
9 Jun 1724 2 James O'Hara 1682 14 Jul 1773 91
to    Created Baron Kilmaine 8 Feb 1722
14 Jul 1773 Field Marshal 1763
PC [I] 1724
Peerage extinct on his death
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7 Nov 1797 B[I] 1 James Cuffe by 1747 15 Jun 1821  
to    Created Baron Tyrawley 7 Nov 1797
15 Jun 1821 Peerage extinct on his death
TYRCONNEL
27 Sep 1603 E[I] 1 Roderick O'Donnell 1575 30 Jul 1608 33
to    Created Earl of Tyrconnel 27 Sep 1603
30 Jul 1608 He was attainted and the peerage forfeited
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20 Apr 1661 E[I] 1 Oliver Fitzwilliam,Viscount Fitzwilliam 11 Apr 1667
to    Created Earl of Tyrconnel 20 Apr 1661
11 Apr 1667 Peerage extinct on his death
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20 Jun 1685 E[I] 1 Richard Talbot 1630 14 Aug 1691 61
to    Created Baron of Talbotstown,
early 1691 Viscount Baltinglass and Earl of
Tyrconnel 20 Jun 1685
Viceroy of Ireland 1685-1689
He was attainted and the peerages
forfeited
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23 Jun 1718 V[I] 1 Sir John Brownlow,5th baronet 16 Nov 1690 27 Feb 1754 63
to    Created Baron Charleville and
27 Feb 1754 Viscount Tyrconnel 23 Jun 1718
MP for Grantham 1713-1715 and 1722-1741
and Lincolnshire 1715-1722
Peerages extinct on his death
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1 May 1761 E[I] 1 George Carpenter,Baron Carpenter 26 Aug 1723 9 Mar 1762 38
Created Viscount Carlingford and
Earl of Tyrconnel 1 May 1761
MP for Taunton 1754-1762
9 Mar 1762 2 George Carpenter 30 Jun 1750 14 Apr 1805 54
MP for Scarborough
14 Apr 1805 3 George Carpenter 10 Oct 1788 20 Dec 1812 24
20 Dec 1812 4 John Delaval Carpenter 16 Dec 1790 25 Jun 1853 62
to    Peerage extinct on his death
25 Jun 1853
TYRONE
1 Oct 1542 E[I] 1 Con Bacagh O'Neill c 1484 1559
Created Earl of Tyrone 1 Oct 1542
1559 2 Brien O'Neill 12 Apr 1562
12 Apr 1562 3 Hugh O'Neill 1550 20 Jul 1616 66
to    He was attainted and the peerage forfeited
28 Oct 1614
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9 Oct 1673 E[I] 1 Richard Power,Baron Power 1630 14 Oct 1690 60
Created Viscount Decies and Earl of
Tyrone 9 Oct 1673
14 Oct 1690 2 John Power c 1665 14 Oct 1693
For further information on this peer, who is central
to a famous Irish ghost story, see the note at the
foot of the page containing details of the
Beresford baronetcy
14 Oct 1693 3 James Power 1667 19 Aug 1704 37
to    Peerage extinct on his death
19 Aug 1704
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18 Jul 1746 E[I] 1 Sir Marcus Beresford,4th baronet 16 Jul 1694 4 Apr 1763 68
Created Baron Beresford and Viscount
of Tyrone 4 Nov 1720 and Earl of
Tyrone 18 Jul 1746
4 Apr 1763 2 George de la Poer Beresford
21 Aug 1786 B 1 Created Baron Tyrone 21 Aug 1786
He was created Marquess of Waterford
(qv) in 1789 with which title this peerage
then merged
TYRRELL
24 Jul 1929 B 1 William George Tyrrell 17 Aug 1866 14 Mar 1947 80
to    Created Baron Tyrrell 24 Jul 1929
14 Mar 1947 PC 1928
Peerage extinct on his death
For further information of this peer's wife, see the
note at the foot of this page.
The Marquesses Townshend
This family has produced a number of interesting characters over the last 200 years or so.
The eldest son of the 1st Marquess succeeded to the titles in 1807. Two of his younger
sons were the Rev. Lord Frederick Patrick Townshend and Lord Charles Patrick Thomas
Townshend. On 25 May 1796, Lord Charles was elected to the House of Commons as one of
the members for the borough of Great Yarmouth in the county of Norfolk, but within 48 hours
Lord Charles was dead.
The following extract is from the newspaper, 'The True Briton' of 28 May 1796:-
 
'One of the most melancholy transactions it has ever fallen to our lot to record took place
yesterday morning. Lord Charles Townshend, and his brother Lord Frederick Townshend, sons
to the Marquis Townshend, had been to Great Yarmouth, for which place Lord Charles had just
been chosen Representaive: they arrived in Town yesterday morning about six o'clock, and when
they reached Oxford-street, near the Pantheon, the post-boys stopped to inquire where the
Bishop of Bristol, to whose house they had been ordered to drive, lived; when Lord Frederick
jumped out of the chaise, and struck one of the boys, which gave rise to an altercation, that
drew together several persons who were passing by. Among these was a Coachman, to whom
Lord Frederick particularly addressed himself, insisting upon it that he knew where the Bishop
lived; and on the man's protesting that he did not, his Lordship abused him with great violence;
and, with the most deplorable marks of insanity, threw off his coat, waistcoat, and shirt, and
challenged him to fight. Unable to provoke the man to a contest, he walked leizurely away
towards Hanover-square, when some person, who had been attentive to the whole scene,
looked into the carriage and saw a lifeless body on the seat, which proved to be the corps [sic]
of Lord Charles. Lord Frederick was immediately pursued, and being taken near the end of
Swallow-street, was conducted to a neighbouring watch-house, whither the body of his brother
was also conveyed.
'As soon as the Magistrates at the Police Office in Marlborough-street were apprized of the
circumstance, they ordered Lord Frederick to be brought before them, together with the
Postilions who drove him to town. His Lordship, when interrogated on the melancholy subject,
betrayed the most unequivocal syptoms of a mental derangement, and it became necessary for
the Magistrated to apply to the Postilions for the information they wanted. From their evidence,
it appeared, that about seven miles from town, in the vicinity of Ilford, one of them had heard
the report of a pistol, when, looking round, he saw Lord Frederick throw a pistol out of the
chaise window; but he did not stop to inquire the cause of it. This was all that could be
collected; it was intented to re-examine Lord Frederick in the evening, when, we understand,
his agitation had subsided, and he had recovered a considerable degree of composure; but as
the Coroner's Inquest could not be taken before this day, it was deemed proper to defer the
examination until their verdict should be known.
'The pistol which had put an end to the existence of this unfortunate young Nobleman, had been
placed in his mouth, and loaded with two slugs or balls, on of which perforated the scull [sic],
and the other was extracted from the mouth. Neither the teeth nor tongue were injured, so that 
it is evident that no violence had been used in the introduction of the fatal instrument, and that
the death of Lord Charles was an act of his own, committed in a paroxym of frenzy…….'
Notwithstanding the newspaper's comments that Lord Charles' death was 'an act of his own,' at
the subsequent inquest Lord Frederick was found to have murdered his brother. Lord Frederick
was found to be insane and was confined until his death 40 years later.
Lord Frederick was the Rector of Stiffkey in Norfolk. This parish was made more famous (or
infamous) by another of its Rectors, Harold Davidson, who was defrocked in 1932 due to
concerns about his licentious lifestyle. Davidson died as a result of being mauled by a lion 5 years
later. For further information on Davidson, refer to the Wikipedia article on him.
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The third Marquess succeeded to the titles in 1811, but only after being disinherited by his
father, after which he re-located to Italy where he died on 31 December 1855. 'Burke's Peerage'
states that 'he had been obliged to live [in Italy] after what was presumably rather too openly
homosexual activity.'
After marrying Sarah Gardner in May 1807, she filed for divorce on the grounds of non-
consummation a year later. Given the comments in Burke regarding the Marquess' sexual
orientation, this charge probably comes as no surprise. For further information on this marriage
and the later history of Sarah Gardner, see the note regarding John Dunn Gardner at the foot
of the page containing details of the House of Commons constituency of Bodmin.
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According to an article in the 'Chicago Daily Tribune' for 21 March 1902, the 5th Marquess
Townshend "………was one of the most eccentric individuals it is possible to conceive, and who
is remembered chiefly in connection with the relentless war which he waged upon Italian organ-
grinders in London and likewise upon beggars, causing their arrest wherever he found them and
devoting much of his time and a considerable amount of money to their prosecution and
punishment. Indeed, the music-halls got hold of this craze of his and there used to be a popular
song at one time which was given from the stage by vocalists in the guise of organ-grinders and
which was to the effect 'His lordship won't let me alone' "
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In March 1906, the Master in Lunacy directed that the Marchioness Townshend, wife of the 6th
Marquess Townshend, present a petition for an inquisition into her husband's mental condition.
The following is a summary of a report which appeared in the 'Chicago Daily Tribune' of 12 March 
1906:-
'When the Marquis Townshend married Miss Gladys Sutherst last August [1905] it caused a
sensation in smart society, because, although Miss Sutherst is a beauty and something of a
poet, she had not previously moved in the exalted circles where peer husbands are picked up.
'The proceedings now pending to have the Marquis adjudged a lunatic, involving a bitter family
quarrel, have led to disclosures which show just how the business was done, and, incidentally,
they shed an interesting light on the methods adopted by impecunious British noblemen to get
good pay for their titles in the matrimonial market.'
In August 1906, the question of the Marquis' sanity was tried before a jury in Lincoln's Inn. A
report in the 'Washington Post' of 12 August 1906 states that:-
'….[the jury] returned the curious verdict that his lordship is capable of taking care of himself,
being dangerous neither to himself nor others, but that he is of unsound mind so far as managing
his own affairs are concerned…….it was alleged that the marquis was unduly influenced by one
Robbins [other contemporary reports state that Robbins kept the Marquis in a hypnotic state]
whom he had known for fourteen years, and the marchioness testified that Robbins' influence
over the marquis had brought about a separation between herself and her husband soon after
their marriage……..It developed also that the young marquis, finding his estate heavily
mortgaged, was persuaded to seek a wealthy alliance, and one witness testified that his
engagement to a rich American heiress had nearly been concluded when he became affianced to
Miss Sutherst, whose father, a barrister, was an undischarged bankrupt, but whom the marquis
and his advisers thought was wealthy.'
Although Miss Sutherst and, more particularly, her father, were severely criticised by the judge
hearing the case, the marriage survived and two children were born of the marriage. On the
death of the 6th Marquess in 1921, the title passed to his son, the current 7th Marquess.
On 2 March 2009, the 7th Marquess became the peer who had held his title for the longest
period in the history of the peerage. Until he broke the record, the greatest length of time that
peerage had been held by one individual was 87 years, 104 days, the previous record having been
held by Charles St. Clair, 13th Lord Sinclair in the peerage of Scotland.
 
 
The Tracy Peerage cases
Between 1835 and the mid-1860s, this peerage was the subject of at least four claims. The first
claim was made in 1835 by Joseph Tracy, who alleged that he was descended from the son of
the second Viscount Tracy by his second wife. Joseph petitioned to be recognised as Viscount
Tracy in May 1835, but died in March 1836, apparently before his petition was heard. On
Joseph's death, his son and heir, James Tracy, took up the fight. He petitioned the Attorney-
General in May 1836, who referred the petition to the House of Lords in August 1837.
Contemporary newspapers show that this petition was considered by the House of Lords in
May and June 1839, but nothing appears to have been decided.
In July 1842, James Tracy lodged a further petition, which was dismissed by the House of Lords
in June 1843. Tracy's argument was that his great-grandfather, William Tracy, was the son of
Robert Tracy, son of the second Viscount. He alleged that William Tracy had married against
his family's wishes and had been disinherited as a result. James's petition was unable to prove
these assertions, his evidence resting solely upon an entry in a prayer book and a tombstone
commemorating William's death, but which evidence showed had been forged. As a result, his
petition was eventually dismissed in July 1848. James Tracy appears to have died in late April
1849.
In 1853, a Benjamin Wheatley Tracy published a pamphlet - "The Tracy Peerage. Case of B.W.
Tracy, Esquire, a Lieutenant of her Majesty's Royal Navy, claiming the titles, honours and
dignities of Viscount and Braon Tracy, of Rathcoole, in the Kingdom of Ireland, with petition
to Her Majesty, and observations thereon."
Another claimant emerged in 1859 in the person of Matthew Tracy. This claim appears to have
been referred to the House of Lords in 1862, but I can find no information on any subsequent
hearings of the case in that House.
John Stewart, 1st Earl of Traquair
During the reign of Charles I, a man named William Armstrong, who was invariably known as
Christie's Will, was arrested for theft and imprisoned in the tollbooth at Jedburgh. Christie's Will
was one of a band of men known as 'moss-troopers' who were raiders or reivers throughout the
marshy border country between England and Scotland.
The Earl of Traquair, happening to be in Jedburgh and knowing Christie's Will, asked the reason
for his imprisonment. Will replied that he had been confined for stealing two halters, but on being
more closely interrogated, he acknowledged that there were two horses in the halters at the
time. Traquair appreciated the humour of the situation and secured Christie Will's release.
Some time afterwards, the Earl was engaged in an important lawsuit which was to be decided in
the Court of Session. He had every reason to believe that the outcome of the case would turn
on the casting vote of the President of the Court of Session, Lord Durie, whose opinion was
known to be unfavourable to Traquair. If Durie could be kept out of the way, Traquair would
probably win.
Hearing of the Earl's dilemma, Christie's Will offered his services. He found that it was the judge's
practice to frequently ride alone on the sands of Leith. On one of these excursions, he was
approached by Christie's Will, who lured him into a lonely area where he pulled Durie from his
horse, muffled him up in a large cloak and rode off with Durie tied on the horse behind him. He
deposited his terrified captive in an old castle in Annandale, called the Tower of Graham.
When the judge's horse was found, it was assumed that it had thrown its rider into the sea and
that he had drowned. His friends went into mourning and a successor was appointed to his
office. Meanwhile, Durie suffered solitary confinement, receiving his food through a hole in the
wall. He was convinced that he was being held in the dungeon of a sorceror.
After three months, the lawsuit was decided in Traquair's favour. Accordingly, he directed Will
to set the judge free. Will entered the judge's cell in the middle of the night, muffled him once
more in his cloak, tied him to a horse, and, without speaking a single word, set the judge down
at the same spot on Leith Sands where he had taken him up. He reclaimed his old position and
title and continued in his role of President of the Court of Session until his death in July 1646.
Margaret Ann Tyrrell, Lady Tyrrell (d. 1939)
Lady Tyrrell was the daughter of David Urquhart, MP for Stafford 1847-1852. She married William
George Tyrrell, later Baron Tyrrell, in 1891.
Lord Tyrrell was the British Ambassador to Paris between 1928 and 1934. During this time, Lady
Tyrrell showed no interest whatsoever in acting as the hostess during official functions. In fact,
she rarely visited Paris, the majority of her time being devoted to research for a history of the
world from 2000 BC. On her rare visits to Paris, she preferred to spend her time perched in a tree
in the Embassy garden. She sat in the branches writing her book and, when she wished to
summon a footman, she emitted an ear-piercing whistle, a skill she had learned from the head
doorman at the Ritz Hotel in London, who used it to summon taxis.
When there was no escaping from formal occasions, it was said that her charm and wit made up
for her occasional absent-mindedness. On one occasion, she mistook the future King George VI
for her husband's private secretary; on another, she talked for several hours with the Earl of
Birkenhead under the impression that he was the Turkish Ambassador.
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