Earl of Swinton
Earl of Swinton is a title in the
The earl was succeeded by his grandson, who became the second earl. He was the eldest son of Major the Hon. John Yarburgh Cunliffe-Lister, who was killed in the
The title is named after
Viscount Swinton (1935)
- Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Viscount Swinton (1884–1972) (created Baron Masham and Earl of Swinton in 1955)
Earl of Swinton (1955)
- Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Earl of Swinton (1884–1972)
- Hon. John Yarburgh Cunliffe-Lister (1913– †1943)
- David Yarburgh Cunliffe-Lister, 2nd Earl of Swinton (1937–2006)
- Nicholas John Cunliffe-Lister, 3rd Earl of Swinton (1939–2021)
- Mark William Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 4th Earl of Swinton (b. 1970)
Present peer
Mark William Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 4th Earl of Swinton (born 15 September 1970), is the son of the 3rd Earl and his wife Elizabeth Susan Whitelaw, eldest daughter of William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw. He was styled as Lord Masham between 2006 and 2021.[3]
A geophysicist with a degree in engineering from
On 21 March 2021, Cunliffe-Lister succeeded his father as Earl of Swinton, Viscount Swinton, of Masham, and Baron Masham.
On 17 June 2000, he married Felicity C. Shadbolt, daughter of Kenneth Shadbolt,[3] and they have three children:
- Lady Grace Elizabeth Cunliffe-Lister (born 2002)[3]
- William Edward Cunliffe-Lister, Lord Masham (born 2004), heir apparent
- Timothy Cunliffe-Lister (born 2007)
Male-line family tree
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See also
Notes
- ^ "No. 40470". The London Gazette. 6 May 1955. p. 2619.
- ^ "No. 34226". The London Gazette. 3 December 1935. p. 7659.
- ^ a b c Burke's Peerage, volume 3, 2003, p. 3840.
- ^ "New business venture for two Durham graduates". Durham Newswire. Durham University. 2006. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ISBN 978-1-999767-0-5-1.
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [better source needed]
- Peerage News