Viscount Cowdray
| Viscount Cowdray | |
|---|---|
 Escutcheon of the Viscounts Cowdray | |
| Creation date | 1917[1] |
| Status | extant |
| Motto | Do it with thy might[1] |
Viscount Cowdray, of
Pearson Plc from 1954 to 1977. The titles are held by the latter's son, the fourth Viscount, who succeeded in 1995.[6]
The family seat is Cowdray Park, West Sussex, near Midhurst, Sussex,[7] which the 4th Viscount put up for sale in 2011 and later proposed converting into apartments.[8]
Viscounts Cowdray (1917)
- Weetman Dickinson Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray (1856–1927)[9]
- (Weetman) Harold Miller Pearson, 2nd Viscount Cowdray (1882–1933)[10]
- Weetman John Churchill Pearson, 3rd Viscount Cowdray (1910–1995)[11]
- Michael Orlando Weetman Pearson, 4th Viscount Cowdray (born 1944)[12]
The heir apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Peregrine John Dickinson Pearson (born 1994).[12][13]
References
- ^ ISBN 033354577X.
- ^ "No. 29924". The London Gazette. 30 January 1917. p. 1053.
- ^ Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. London: Dean & Son. p. 244.
- ^ "No. 26526". The London Gazette. 26 June 1894. p. 3652.
- ^ "No. 28398". The London Gazette. 22 July 1910. p. 5268.
- ^ "Obituaries: Viscount Cowdray". independent.co.uk. 21 January 1995.
- ^ "Meet the Cowdrays: The family at the heart of British polo". tatler.com. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Viscount Cowdray to convert ancestral home into luxury flats". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Cowdray". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 6 March 2023. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Cowdray". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 6 March 2023. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Cowdray". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 6 March 2023. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ a b "Cowdray". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 6 March 2023. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Viscount Cowdray". cracroftspeerage.co.uk.
External links
- "The Cowdray Estate". Cowdray.co.uk.
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Weetman John Churchill Pearson, 3rd Viscount Cowdray
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Michael Orlando Weetman Pearson, 4th Viscount Cowdray
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