John Lambton, 3rd Earl of Durham

PC
PC
	"Coals"; The Earl of Durham as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, December 1887
Lord High Steward
	In office; 9 November 1911 – 5 February 1912
Monarch	George V
Prime Minister	H. H. Asquith
Preceded by	The Duke of Northumberland; (1911 Cornonation)
Succeeded by	The Marquess of Salisbury; (1937 Cornonation)
Personal details
Born	19 June 1855
Died	18 September 1928 (aged 73)
Nationality	British
Spouse	Ethel Elizabeth Louisa Milner (m. 1882)
Parent(s)	George Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham; Lady Beatrix Hamilton

John George Lambton, 3rd Earl of Durham

PC (19 June 1855 – 18 September 1928), known as Viscount Lambton until 1879, was a British hereditary peer

.

Early life

Durham was the eldest twin son of George Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham and his wife Lady Beatrix Frances Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn. His grandfather was the statesman and colonial administrator, John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham and his great-grandfather was Prime Minister Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey. He inherited the earldom and its subsidiary titles on 27 November 1879 upon the death of his father.

Military service

As a young man Durham served as a

Volunteer Decoration.^[1]^[2]

Later life

Lord Durham visited

King George V in 1911 and was Lord High Steward to George V during his visit to India from 1911 to 1912.^[4]

Lord Durham served as

University of Durham

.

Lord Durham married Ethel Elizabeth Louisa Milner, daughter of Henry Beilby William Milner, in 1882. The marriage was childless and Lady Durham was committed to a mental institution for most of her adult life. She died in 1931.

In 1892 Lord Durham had a son, John R H Rudge, out of wedlock with the actress and dancer Letitia Elizabeth Rudge, known professionally as Letty Lind, whom he could not marry because his wife's illness prevented a divorce. He and Lind were together for many years until her death in 1923.^[5]

Death

Lord Durham died in September 1928, at the age of 73, and was succeeded in the earldom and other titles by his younger twin brother, Frederick.

References

^ Army Lists
^ Burke's Peerage
^ "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36945. London. 8 December 1902. p. 9.
^ "No. 28536". The London Gazette. 29 September 1911. p. 7121.
^ Hollander, Bertie, Before I Forget. Grayson & Grayson, London, 1935, p. 11.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Durham

Honorary titles
Preceded by The Marquess of Londonderry	Lord Lieutenant of Durham 1884–1928	Succeeded by The Marquess of Londonderry
Academic offices
Preceded by The Duke of Northumberland	Chancellor of the University of Durham 1919–1928	Succeeded by The Duke of Northumberland
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by George Lambton	Earl of Durham 1879–1928	Succeeded by Frederick Lambton

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[1] Army Lists

[2] Burke's Peerage

[3] "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36945. London. 8 December 1902. p. 9.

[4] "No. 28536". The London Gazette. 29 September 1911. p. 7121.

[5] Hollander, Bertie, Before I Forget. Grayson & Grayson, London, 1935, p. 11.

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