Earl of Swinton
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Peerage of the United Kingdom
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. It was created in 1955 for the prominent Conservative
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politician Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Viscount Swinton
Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Earl of Swinton
Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Earl of Swinton GBE, CH, MC, PC , known as Philip Lloyd-Greame until 1924 and as The Viscount Swinton from 1935 until 1955, was a prominent British Conservative politician from the 1920s until the 1950s.-Background and early life:Born as Philip Lloyd-Graeme, he was the...
. He had already been created Viscount Swinton, of Masham in the County of York, in 1935, and was made Baron Masham, of Ellington in the County of York, at the same time he was given the earldom. Born Philip Lloyd-Greame, he was the husband of Mary Constance "Molly" Boynton, granddaughter Samuel Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Baron Masham. When his wife inherited the large Masham estates in 1924, they assumed the surname of Cunliffe-Lister in lieu of Lloyd-Greame.
The Earl was succeeded by his grandson, the second Earl. He was the eldest son of Major the Hon. John Yarburgh Cunliffe-Lister, who was killed in the Second World War. Lord Swinton notably served as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard
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(deputy chief government whip in the House of Lords
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) from 1982 to 1986 in the Conservative administration of Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990...
. His wife was Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Baroness Masham of Ilton
Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Baroness Masham of Ilton
Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Dowager Countess of Swinton, DSG, DL, Baroness Masham of Ilton in her own right is a crossbench member of the House of Lords. She is the senior female life peer....
. As of 2009 the titles are held by Lord Swinton's younger brother, the third Earl, who succeeded in 2006.
The title is named after Swinton Park
Swinton Park
Swinton Park, the seat of the Danby family and of the Cunliffe-Lister family is an English country house in Swinton near Masham, North Yorkshire, England. It is set in of parkland, lakes and gardens...
near Masham
Masham
Masham is a small market town and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 1,235. Situated in Wensleydale on the western bank of the River Ure, the name derives from the Anglo-Saxon "Mæssa's Ham", the homestead belonging to Mæssa. The Romans had...
, North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
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. The family seat is now Dykes Hill House, near Masham
Masham
Masham is a small market town and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 1,235. Situated in Wensleydale on the western bank of the River Ure, the name derives from the Anglo-Saxon "Mæssa's Ham", the homestead belonging to Mæssa. The Romans had...
, North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
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Earls of Swinton (1955)
- Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Earl of SwintonPhilip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Earl of SwintonPhilip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Earl of Swinton GBE, CH, MC, PC , known as Philip Lloyd-Greame until 1924 and as The Viscount Swinton from 1935 until 1955, was a prominent British Conservative politician from the 1920s until the 1950s.-Background and early life:Born as Philip Lloyd-Graeme, he was the...
(1884–1972) - David Yarburgh Cunliffe-Lister, 2nd Earl of SwintonDavid Cunliffe-Lister, 2nd Earl of SwintonDavid Yarburgh Cunliffe-Lister, 2nd Earl of Swinton, JP, DL was a British peer and politician.David Cunliffe-Lister was born to the Hon. John Yarburgh Cunliffe-Lister and his wife Anne Irvine Medlicott. His father died in 1943 of wounds received in action in during the Second World War...
(1937–2006) - Nicholas John Cunliffe-Lister, 3rd Earl of SwintonNicholas Cunliffe-Lister, 3rd Earl of SwintonNicholas John Cunliffe-Lister, 3rd Earl of Swinton , styled Hon. Nicholas Cunliffe-Lister from 1974 to 2006, is a British peer....
(b. 1939)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
is the present holder's eldest son Mark William Philip Cunliffe-Lister, Lord Masham (b. 1970)