Arthur Gore, 9th Earl of Arran
The Right Honourable The Earl of Arran | |
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Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Lords Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard | |
In office 20 July 1994 – 12 January 1995 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | John Major |
Preceded by | The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne |
Succeeded by | The Lord Inglewood |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment | |
In office 11 January 1994 – 20 July 1994 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | John Major |
Preceded by | The Baroness Denton of Wakefield |
Succeeded by | Sir Paul Beresford |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | |
In office 22 April 1992 – 11 January 1994 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | John Major |
Preceded by | Richard Needham |
Succeeded by | The Baroness Denton of Wakefield |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence | |
In office 28 November 1990 – 15 April 1992 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | John Major |
Preceded by | Kenneth Carlisle |
Succeeded by | The Viscount Cranborne |
In office 25 July 1989 – 26 July 1990 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | Tim Sainsbury |
Succeeded by | Kenneth Carlisle |
Lord-in-waiting Government Whip | |
In office 18 June 1987 – 24 July 1989 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | The Baroness Hooper |
Succeeded by | The Lord Reay |
Member of the House of Lords | |
as a hereditary peer 30 April 1997 – 11 November 1999 | |
Preceded by | The 8th Earl of Arran |
Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
as an elected hereditary peer 11 November 1999 | |
Election | 1999 |
Preceded by | Seat established |
Personal details | |
Born | (1938-07-14) 14 July 1938 (age 85) |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Eleanor van Cutsem (m. 1974) |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | The 8th Earl of Arran Fiona Colquhoun |
Alma mater | Eton College Balliol College, Oxford |
Arthur Desmond Colquhoun Gore, 9th Earl of Arran (born 14 July 1938), styled Viscount Sudley between 1958 and 1983, is a British peer and Lord Temporal in the House of Lords, sitting with the Conservative Party.[1][2]
Early life
Lord Arran was born in Westminster, the eldest son of The 8th Earl of Arran and the former Fiona Colquhoun, first daughter of Sir Iain Colquhoun of Luss, 7th Baronet.[3] He was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford.
Career
He served in the Grenadier Guards, gaining the rank of second lieutenant. He was the assistant manager of the Daily Mail, then assistant general manager of the Daily Express and the Sunday Express in the 1970s. He was a director of Waterstone's (1984–87).[1]
He succeeded as 9th Earl of Arran of the Aran Islands on 23 February 1983, upon the death of his father.[1] In the Lords, Lord Arran has played an active role for the Conservative Party, serving in several junior ministerial roles.
Marriage and children
On 28 September 1974, Arran married Eleanor van Cutsem, daughter of Bernard van Cutsem and Lady Margaret Fortescue, and granddaughter of Hugh Fortescue, 5th Earl Fortescue, and heiress of the Fortescue seat of Castle Hill, in Devon. She was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the Queen's Birthday Honours 2008. Lord and Lady Arran run the Fortescue family's stately home, Castle Hill House and gardens in Devon, as a venue for weddings and corporate hospitality.[4] He has no son, but has two daughters:
- Lady Laura Melissa Fortescue-Gore (born 14 June 1975), who married Major James Duckworth-Chad (maternal great-grandson of 7th Earl Spencer) on 16 October 2004. They have four children.
- Lady Lucy Katherine Fortescue-Gore (born 26 October 1976)
Heir presumptive
Since Lord Arran has no sons by his wife, and all other lines of descent from the 4th Earl of Arran have died out, his heir presumptive is currently his very distant cousin, William Henry Gore (born 1950), who lives in Australia, descended from the youngest brother of the 4th Earl.[5]
Arms
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References
- ^ a b c Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 144. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ^ "ARRAN", Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2009; online edn, Nov 2009.
- ^ Steven, Alasdair (10 June 2013). "Obituary: Countess Arran, power-boat champion". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Castle Hill House and gardens".
- ^ Debrett's Peerage, 2015, p.48 (son of Paul Annesley Gore (1921-2012))
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Arran
- Profile at the Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Current session contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at PublicWhip.org
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou.com
- Profile at BBC News Democracy Live
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by | Lord-in-waiting 1987–1989 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard 1994–1995 | Succeeded by |
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
New office created by the House of Lords Act 1999 | Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lords under the House of Lords Act 1999 Sat as Baron Sudley 1999–present | Incumbent |
Peerage of Ireland | ||
Preceded by | Earl of Arran 1983–present | Incumbent |
Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
Preceded by | Baron Sudley 1983–present Member of the House of Lords (1983–1999) | Incumbent |
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