Earl of Gosford
George III | |
| Peerage | Peerage of Ireland |
|---|---|
| First holder | Arthur Acheson, 2nd Viscount Gosford |
| Present holder | Charles Acheson, 7th Earl of Gosford |
| Heir presumptive | Nicholas Acheson |
| Subsidiary titles | Viscount Gosford Baron Gosford Baron Worlington (United Kingdom) Baron Acheson (United Kingdom) Baronet ‘of Market Hill’ (Nova Scotia) |
| Status | Extant |
| Former seat(s) | Gosford Castle |
| Motto | VIGILANTIBUS (To be watchful) |
Earl of Gosford is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1806 for Arthur Acheson, 2nd Viscount Gosford.
The Acheson family descends from the
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
, with remainder to his heirs male whatsoever. He was succeeded by his son from his first marriage, the 2nd Baronet. He married but died without male issue at a relatively early age and was succeeded by his half-brother, George, the 3rd Baronet, who settled in Ireland and was High Sheriff for cos. Armagh and Tyrone.
His son, the 4th Baronet, represented
Dublin University and Enniskillen in the Irish House of Commons. In 1776 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Gosford, of Market Hill in the County of Armagh,[2] and in 1785 he was further honoured when he was made Viscount Gosford, of Market Hill in the County of Armagh,[3]
also in the Peerage of Ireland.
He was succeeded by his son, the second Viscount. He sat in the
County of Suffolk,[5] in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
, which gave him and his descendants an automatic seat in the House of Lords.
Bookplate showing the coat of arms
of Acheson, Earl of Gosford
He was succeeded by his son, the third Earl. He represented
First World War. His eldest son, the sixth Earl, sat on the Conservative benches in the House of Lords and served under Harold Macmillan as a Lord-in-waiting (government whip in the House of Lords) from 1958 to 1959. As of 2014[update]
the titles are held by his only son, the seventh Earl, who succeeded in 1966.
The family seat was Gosford Castle, near Markethill, County Armagh.
Acheson baronets, of Glencairny (1628)
- Sir Archibald Acheson, 1st Baronet (died 1634)
- Sir Patrick Acheson, 2nd Baronet(c. 1611–1638)
- Sir George Acheson, 3rd Baronet(1629–1685)
- Sir Nicholas Acheson, 4th Baronet (c. 1656–1701)
- Sir Arthur Acheson, 5th Baronet (1688–1749)
- Sir Archibald Acheson, 6th Baronet (1718–1790) (created Viscount Gosford in 1785)
Viscounts Gosford (1785)
- Archibald Acheson, 1st Viscount Gosford (1718–1790)
- Arthur Acheson, 2nd Viscount Gosford (c. 1745–1807) (created Earl of Gosford in 1806)
Earls of Gosford (1806)
- Arthur Acheson, 1st Earl of Gosford (c. 1745–1807)
- Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford (1776–1849)
- Archibald Acheson, 3rd Earl of Gosford (1806–1864)
- Archibald Acheson, 4th Earl of Gosford (1841–1922)
- Archibald Charles Montagu Brabazon Acheson, 5th Earl of Gosford (1877–1954)
- Archibald Alexander John Stanley Acheson, 6th Earl of Gosford (1911–1966)
- Charles David Alexander John Sparrow Acheson, 7th Earl of Gosford (born 1942).
The heir presumptive is the present holder's first cousin Nicholas Hope Carter Acheson (born 1947).
His father Patrick Acheson was the son of the 5th Earl and brother of the 6th Earl.
The heir presumptive's heir apparent is his son Eric James Patrick Acheson (born 1988).
See also
Notes
- ^ No evidence he ever lived in Ireland. His descendants did.
- ^ "No. 11679". The London Gazette. 2 July 1776. p. 1.
- ^ "No. 12661". The London Gazette. 5 July 1785. p. 322.
- ^ "No. 15889". The London Gazette. 15 February 1806. p. 192.
- ^ "No. 19277". The London Gazette. 9 June 1835. p. 1102.
- ^ "No. 20769". The London Gazette. 31 August 1847. p. 3162.
- ^ Cokayne 1910, pp. 54–55.
- ^ Hesilrige 1921, p. 412.
References
- Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. 160A, )
- Cokayne, George E. (1910). Gibbs, Vicary (ed.). The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant. Vol. I, Ab-Adam to Basing. London: St. Catherine Press. pp. 54–55.
- Kidd, Charles; Williamson, David, eds. (1990). "Earl of Gosford". Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. New York: St Martin's Press.
- Mosley, Charles, ed. (1999). "Earl of Gosford". Burke's Peerage and Baronetage. 2 vols (106th ed.). London:Cassells.
External links
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- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Charles David Alexander John Sparrow Acheson, 7th Earl of Gosford
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