Baron Bolton
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Bolton Castle
Bolton Castle in North Yorkshire, is located in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales . The nearby village Castle Bolton takes its name from the castle. The castle is a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The castle was damaged in the English Civil War, but much of it remains...
in the County of York, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain
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. It was created in 1797 for the Tory
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politician Thomas Orde-Powlett
Thomas Orde-Powlett, 1st Baron Bolton
Thomas Orde-Powlett, 1st Baron Bolton PC was born Thomas Orde, son of John Orde of Morpeth, Northumberland. He was educated at Eton and at King's College, Cambridge, graduating Master of Arts in 1773....
, who had previously served as Chief Secretary for Ireland
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. Born Thomas Orde, he was the husband of Jean Mary Browne-Powlett, illegitimate daughter of Charles Powlett, 5th Duke of Bolton
Charles Powlett, 5th Duke of Bolton
Charles Powlett, 5th Duke of Bolton, KCB, PC , styled Marquess of Winchester from 1754 to 1759, was a British soldier, nobleman and Whig politician. He was the eldest son of Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Bolton and Catherine Parry.Educated at Winchester, he joined the British Army and became a...
, who had entailed the greater part of his extensive estates to her in default of male issue of his younger brother Harry Powlett, 6th Duke of Bolton
Harry Powlett, 6th Duke of Bolton
Admiral Harry Powlett, 6th Duke of Bolton PC was a British nobleman and naval officer.He was the second son of Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Bolton and Catherine Parry. Educated at Winchester , he joined the Royal Navy, becoming a lieutenant aboard Shrewsbury on 4 March 1740...
. The sixth Duke died without male heirs in 1794 when the dukedom became extinct and the Bolton estates passed to Thomas Orde in right of his wife. In 1795 he assumed the additional surname of Powlett. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. He briefly represented Yarmouth
Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency)
Yarmouth was a borough constituency of the House of Commons of England then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
in the House of Commons
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. On his death the title passed to his nephew, the third Baron. His grandson, the fifth Baron, sat as a Conservative
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Member of Parliament
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for Richmond
Richmond (Yorks) (UK Parliament constituency)
Richmond is a constituency located in North Yorkshire, which elects one Member of Parliament at least once every five years using the First-past-the-post system of voting....
and served as Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire
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. the title is held by the latter's great-grandson, the eighth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1954.
John Orde
Sir John Orde, 1st Baronet
Sir John Orde, 1st Baronet was the third son of John Orde, of Morpeth, Northumberland, and the brother of Thomas Orde-Powlett, 1st Baron Bolton...
, younger brother of the first Baron Bolton, was an Admiral in the Royal Navy
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and was created a Baronet, of Morpeth in the County of Northumberland, in 1790.
The family seat is Bolton Hall
Bolton Hall, North Yorkshire
Bolton Hall is a country house near Preston-under-Scar, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England. It was built in the late 17th century and rebuilt after a fire in 1902. It is a grade II listed building, as is an 18th century folly tower in the grounds....
near Leyburn
Leyburn
Leyburn is a busy market town and civil parish in the borough of Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England sitting above the northern bank of the River Ure in Wensleydale. Historically within the North Riding of Yorkshire, the name was derived from 'Ley' or 'Le' , and 'burn' , meaning clearing by the...
in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
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.
Barons Bolton (1797)
- Thomas Orde-Powlett, 1st Baron BoltonThomas Orde-Powlett, 1st Baron BoltonThomas Orde-Powlett, 1st Baron Bolton PC was born Thomas Orde, son of John Orde of Morpeth, Northumberland. He was educated at Eton and at King's College, Cambridge, graduating Master of Arts in 1773....
(1740–1807) - William Orde-Powlett, 2nd Baron Bolton (1782–1850)
- William Henry Orde-Powlett, 3rd Baron Bolton (1818–1895)
- William Thomas Orde-Powlett, 4th Baron Bolton (1845–1922)
- William George Algar Orde-Powlett, 5th Baron BoltonWilliam Orde-Powlett, 5th Baron BoltonWilliam George Algar Orde-Powlett, 5th Baron Bolton was a British peer.He was educated at Eton College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He served with the Yorkshire Regiment during the First World War and retired with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. From 1910 to 1818 he was MP for Richmond...
(1869–1944) - Nigel Amyas Orde-Powlett, 6th Baron Bolton (1900–1963)
- Richard William Algar Orde-Powlett, 7th Baron Bolton (1929–2001)
- Harry Algar Nigel Orde-Powlett, 8th Baron Bolton (b. 1954)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
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is the present holder's son Capt. the Hon. Thomas Peter Algar Orde-Powlett, MC (b. 1979)
See also
Barons Scrope of Bolton (1371)- Richard Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of BoltonRichard Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of BoltonRichard le Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton was an English soldier and courtier, serving Richard II of England. He also fought under the Black Prince at the Battle of Crecy in 1346....
(c. 1327–1403) - Roger Scrope, 2nd Baron Scrope of Bolton (d. 1403)
- Richard Scrope, 3rd Baron Scrope of Bolton (1393–1420)
- Henry Scrope, 4th Baron Scrope of Bolton (1418–1459)
- John Scrope, 5th Baron Scrope of BoltonJohn Scrope, 5th Baron Scrope of BoltonSir John le Scrope, 5th Baron Scrope of Bolton, KG was born at Bolton Castle, Yorkshire, the eldest son of Henry Scrope, 4th Baron Scrope of Bolton and Elizabeth Scrope. He inherited his title on the death of his father in 1459....
(1435–1498) - Henry Scrope, 6th Baron Scrope of Bolton (d. 1506)
- Henry Scrope, 7th Baron Scrope of Bolton (c. 1480–1533)
- John Scrope, 8th Baron Scrope of BoltonJohn Scrope, 8th Baron Scrope of BoltonJohn le Scrope, 8th Baron Scrope of Bolton was the son of Henry le Scrope, 7th Baron Scrope of Bolton and Mabel Dacre....
(d. 1549) - Henry Scrope, 9th Baron Scrope of BoltonHenry Scrope, 9th Baron Scrope of BoltonSir Henry Scrope, 9th Baron Scrope of Bolton, KG was the son and heir of John Scrope, 8th Baron Scrope of Bolton and Catherine Clifford, daughter of Henry Clifford, Earl of Cumberland....
(c. 1534–1591) - Thomas Scrope, 10th Baron Scrope of BoltonThomas Scrope, 10th Baron Scrope of BoltonThomas le Scrope, 10th Baron Scrope of Bolton was the son of Henry le Scrope, 9th Baron Scrope of Bolton and Margaret Howard, daughter of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey....
(c. 1567–1609) - Emanuel Scrope, 1st Earl of Sunderland, 11th Baron Scrope of BoltonEmanuel Scrope, 1st Earl of SunderlandEmanuel Scrope, 1st Earl of Sunderland, 11th Baron Scrope of Bolton was an English nobleman. He was Lord President of the King's Council in the North.-Family:...
(1584–1630)
- Duke of Bolton
- Campbell-Orde BaronetsCampbell-Orde BaronetsThe Orde, later Campbell-Orde Baronetcy, of Morpeth in the County of Northumberland, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 9 August 1790 for the naval commander John Orde. He was the younger brother of Thomas Orde-Powlett, 1st Baron Bolton...