Nicholas Cunliffe-Lister, 3rd Earl of Swinton
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Nicholas John Cunliffe-Lister, 3rd Earl of Swinton (born 4 September 1939), styled Hon. Nicholas Cunliffe-Lister from 1974 to 2006, is a British
peer
.
He inherited the title Earl of Swinton
on the death of his older brother, the 2nd Earl
, on 26 March 2006.
in July 2005., the eldest daughter of the 1st Viscount Whitelaw
, whom he married in 1966. The couple were divorced and Lord Swinton remarried in 1996 to Pamela June Wood. He has two sons and one daughter by his first wife:
The heir apparent to the earldom is the elder son the Honourable Mark William Philip Cunliffe-Lister, styled Lord Masham (born 1970).
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.
He inherited the title Earl of Swinton
Earl of Swinton
Earl of Swinton is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1955 for the prominent Conservative politician Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Viscount Swinton. He had already been created Viscount Swinton, of Masham in the County of York, in 1935, and was made Baron Masham, of...
on the death of his older brother, the 2nd Earl
David Cunliffe-Lister, 2nd Earl of Swinton
David 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...
, on 26 March 2006.
Family
Lord Swinton's first wife was the Hon. Elizabeth Susan Whitelaw who was appointed Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of YorkshireLord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant for the East Riding of Yorkshire. The office was established after the English Restoration in 1660, when a Lord Lieutenant was appointed for each Riding of Yorkshire. Since 1721, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of the...
in July 2005., the eldest daughter of the 1st Viscount Whitelaw
William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw
William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw, KT, CH, MC, PC, DL , often known as Willie Whitelaw, was a British Conservative Party politician who served in a wide number of Cabinet positions, most notably as Home Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister.-Early life:Whitelaw was born in Nairn, in...
, whom he married in 1966. The couple were divorced and Lord Swinton remarried in 1996 to Pamela June Wood. He has two sons and one daughter by his first wife:
- Lady Susan Cunliffe-Lister.
- Mark William Philip Cunliffe-Lister, styled Lord Masham (born 15 September 1970), who is married since 17 June 2000 to Felicity C. Shadbolt. The couple have bought back and restored Swinton Park.
- Hon. Simon Charles Cunliffe-Lister (born 1977), now of Burton Agnes HallBurton Agnes HallBurton Agnes Hall is an Elizabethan manor house in the village of Burton Agnes, near Driffield in Yorkshire. It was built by Sir Henry Griffith in 1601–10 to designs attributed to Robert Smythson...
, inherited in 1989 from his kinsman, Sir Marcus Wickham-Boynton. In 2005, he married Olivia Bolton.
The heir apparent to the earldom is the elder son the Honourable Mark William Philip Cunliffe-Lister, styled Lord Masham (born 1970).