Arthur Gore, 9th Earl of Arran

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Member of the House of Lords
as a hereditary peer
30 April 1997 – 11 November 1999
Preceded byThe 8th Earl of Arran
Succeeded bySeat abolished
as an elected hereditary peer
11 November 1999
Election1999
Preceded bySeat established
Personal details
Born (1938-07-14) 14 July 1938 (age 85)
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Eleanor van Cutsem
​
(m. 1974)​
Children2
Parent(s)
Fiona Colquhoun
Alma materEton College
Balliol College, Oxford
Arms of Gore: Gules, a fesse between three cross-crosslets fitchée or

Arthur Desmond Colquhoun Gore, 9th Earl of Arran (born 14 July 1938), styled Viscount Sudley between 1958 and 1983, is a British

Lord Temporal in the House of Lords, sitting with the Conservative Party.[1][2]

Early life

Lord Arran was born in

Sir Iain Colquhoun of Luss, 7th Baronet.[3] He was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford
.

Career

He served in the

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

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:

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

Coat of arms of Arthur Gore, 9th Earl of Arran
Coronet
A Coronet of an Earl
Crest
A Wolf rampant Argent collared Gules
Escutcheon
Gules a Fess between three Cross Crosslets fitchée Or
Supporters
On either side a Horse argent
Motto
In Hoc Signo Vinces (Under this sign thou shalt conquer)

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 0-9711966-2-1
    .
  2. ^ "ARRAN", Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2009; online edn, Nov 2009.
  3. ^ Steven, Alasdair (10 June 2013). "Obituary: Countess Arran, power-boat champion". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Castle Hill House and gardens".
  5. ^ Debrett's Peerage, 2015, p.48 (son of Paul Annesley Gore (1921-2012))

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Political offices
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
 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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