Earl of Portsmouth
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Peerage of Great Britain
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. It was created in 1743 for John Wallop, 1st Viscount Lymington
John Wallop, 1st Earl of Portsmouth
John Wallop, 1st Earl of Portsmouth , known as John Wallop, 1st Viscount Lymington from 1720 to 1743, was a British peer and Member of Parliament....
, who had previously represented Hampshire
Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Hampshire was a county constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which returned two Knights of the Shire to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832...
in the House of Commons
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. He had already been created Baron Wallop, of Farleigh Wallop
Farleigh Wallop
Farleigh Wallop is a small village and civil parish in Hampshire, England, approximately south of Basingstoke. The parish includes about .Since 1486, Farleigh Wallop has been the home of the Wallop family, including John Wallop, Henry Wallop, and Gerard Wallop, 9th Earl of Portsmouth.-External...
in Hampshire in the County of Southampton
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, and Viscount Lymington, in 1720, also in the Peerage of Great Britain. His great-grandson, the fourth Earl (who succeeded his elder brother in 1853, who in his turn had succeeded his father in 1797, who in his turn had succeeded his grandfather the first Earl), represented Andover
Andover (UK Parliament constituency)
Andover was the name of a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1295 to 1307, and again from 1586, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. It was a parliamentary borough in Hampshire,...
and Devonshire North in Parliament. In 1794 he assumed by Royal license for himself and his issue the surname and arms of Fellowes only.
He was succeeded by his son, the fifth Earl. He resumed, without Royal license, the family surname and arms of Wallop. His son, the sixth Earl, represented Barnstaple
Barnstaple (UK Parliament constituency)
Barnstaple was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Barnstaple in Devon, in the South West of England. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1885, when its representation was reduced to one member.The constituency...
in Parliament as a Liberal
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. Oliver Henry Wallop, the 8th Earl, had moved from England to the United States, and had been living the life of a rancher in Sheridan, Wyoming
Sheridan, Wyoming
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, at the time of the death of his older brother, the 7th Earl. Known as O.H. Wallop, he had served two terms a state representative in the Wyoming Legislature. Wallop, who had become an American citizen in 1891, was allowed to take his seat in the House of Lords
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after renouncing American citizenship.
The ninth Earl (who succeeded his father, who had succeeded his elder brother who in his turn had succeeded his elder brother, the sixth Earl), sat as Conservative
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Member of Parliament
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for Basingstoke. the titles are held by his grandson, the tenth Earl, who succeeded in 1984. He is the only son of Oliver Kintzing Wallop, Viscount Lymington (1923–1984).
The American politician Malcolm Wallop
Malcolm Wallop
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was a grandson of the 8th Earl.
The family seat is Farleigh House in Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
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Earls of Portsmouth (1743)
- John Wallop, 1st Earl of PortsmouthJohn Wallop, 1st Earl of PortsmouthJohn Wallop, 1st Earl of Portsmouth , known as John Wallop, 1st Viscount Lymington from 1720 to 1743, was a British peer and Member of Parliament....
(1690–1762)- John Wallop, Viscount LymingtonJohn Wallop, Viscount LymingtonJohn Wallop, Viscount Lymington was a British politician, styled Hon. John Wallop from 1720 to 1743.The eldest son of John Wallop, 1st Viscount Lymington, Wallop was educated at Winchester School from 1731 to 1734 and at Christ Church, Oxford in 1735. From 1739 to 1740, he was mayor of...
(1718–1749)
- John Wallop, Viscount Lymington
- John Wallop, 2nd Earl of PortsmouthJohn Wallop, 2nd Earl of PortsmouthJohn Wallop, 2nd Earl of Portsmouth , styled Hon. John Wallop from 1743 to 1749 and Viscount Lymington from 1749 to 1762, was a British nobleman.He was the son of John Wallop, Viscount Lymington and his wife Catherine...
(1742–1797) - John Charles Wallop, 3rd Earl of Portsmouth (1767–1853)
- Newton Fellowes, 4th Earl of Portsmouth (1772–1854)
- Isaac Newton Wallop, 5th Earl of Portsmouth (1825–1891)
- Newton Wallop, 6th Earl of PortsmouthNewton Wallop, 6th Earl of PortsmouthNewton Wallop, 6th Earl of Portsmouth JP, DL , styled Viscount Lymington until 1891, was a British Liberal politician...
(1856–1917) - John Fellowes Wallop, 7th Earl of Portsmouth (1859–1925)
- Oliver Henry Wallop, 8th Earl of Portsmouth (1861–1943)
- Gerard Vernon Wallop, 9th Earl of Portsmouth (1898–1984)
- Oliver Kintzing Wallop, Viscount Lymington (1923–1984)
- Quentin Gerard Carew Wallop, 10th Earl of Portsmouth (b. 1954)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
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is the present holder's son Oliver Henry Rufus Wallop, Viscount Lymington (b. 1981)