Baron Calthorpe
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Baron Calthorpe, of Calthorpe in the County of Norfolk, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain
. It was created in 1796 for Sir Henry Gough-Calthorpe, 2nd Baronet, who had previously represented Bramber
in Parliament. Born Henry Gough, he had assumed the additional surname of Calthorpe upon inheriting the Elvetham and Norfolk
estates of his maternal uncle, Sir Henry Calthorpe, in 1788. The Baronetcy, of Edgbaston
in the County of Warwick
, had been created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 6 April 1728 for Lord Calthorpe's father Henry Gough, who represented Totnes
and Bramber in the House of Commons
. He was the husband of Barbara, daughter of Reynolds Calthorpe. Three of Lord Calthorpe's sons, the second, third and fourth Barons, both succeeded in the titles. The latter sat as a Member of Parliament
for Hindon
and Bramber. In 1845 he assumed by Royal license for himself the surname of Gough only. His eldest son, the fifth Baron, represented East Worcestershire
in Parliament as a Liberal
. The fifth Baron's younger brother, the seventh Baron (who succeeded his elder brother, the sixth Baron), was a Lieutenant-General in the Army. The latter's son, the eighth Baron, was succeeded by his grandson, the ninth Baron. The titles became extinct on the death of the ninth Baron's younger brother, the tenth Baron, in 1997.
Peerage of Great Britain
The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Union 1800...
. It was created in 1796 for Sir Henry Gough-Calthorpe, 2nd Baronet, who had previously represented Bramber
Bramber (UK Parliament constituency)
Bramber was a parliamentary borough in Sussex, one of the most notorious of all the rotten boroughs. It elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in 1295, and again from 1472 until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:The borough consisted of...
in Parliament. Born Henry Gough, he had assumed the additional surname of Calthorpe upon inheriting the Elvetham and Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
estates of his maternal uncle, Sir Henry Calthorpe, in 1788. The Baronetcy, of Edgbaston
Edgbaston
Edgbaston is an area in the city of Birmingham in England. It is also a formal district, managed by its own district committee. The constituency includes the smaller Edgbaston ward and the wards of Bartley Green, Harborne and Quinton....
in the County of Warwick
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
, had been created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 6 April 1728 for Lord Calthorpe's father Henry Gough, who represented Totnes
Totnes (UK Parliament constituency)
Totnes is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament , using the first-past-the-post voting system....
and Bramber in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
. He was the husband of Barbara, daughter of Reynolds Calthorpe. Three of Lord Calthorpe's sons, the second, third and fourth Barons, both succeeded in the titles. The latter sat as a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Hindon
Hindon (UK Parliament constituency)
Hindon was a parliamentary borough consisting of the village of Hindon in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1448 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act...
and Bramber. In 1845 he assumed by Royal license for himself the surname of Gough only. His eldest son, the fifth Baron, represented East Worcestershire
East Worcestershire (UK Parliament constituency)
East Worcestershire was a county constituency in the county of Worcestershire, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
in Parliament as a Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
. The fifth Baron's younger brother, the seventh Baron (who succeeded his elder brother, the sixth Baron), was a Lieutenant-General in the Army. The latter's son, the eighth Baron, was succeeded by his grandson, the ninth Baron. The titles became extinct on the death of the ninth Baron's younger brother, the tenth Baron, in 1997.
Gough Baronets, of Edgbaston (1728)
- Sir Henry Gough, 1st Baronet (d. 1774)
- Sir Henry Gough, 2nd Baronet (1748–1798) (created Baron Calthorpe in 1796)
Barons Calthorpe (1796)
- Henry Gough-Calthorpe, 1st Baron Calthorpe (d. 1798)
- Henry Gough-Calthorpe (1784–1790)
- Charles Gough-Calthorpe, 2nd Baron Calthorpe (1786–1807)
- George Gough-Calthorpe, 3rd Baron Calthorpe (1787–1851)
- Frederick Gough, 4th Baron Calthorpe (1790–1868)
- Frederick Henry William Gough-Calthorpe, 5th Baron CalthorpeFrederick Gough-Calthorpe, 5th Baron CalthorpeFrederick Henry William Gough-Calthorpe, 5th Baron Calthorpe was a British Liberal Party politician.-Background and education:...
(1826–1893) - Augustus Cholmondeley Gough-Calthorpe, 6th Baron Calthorpe (1829–1910)
- Hon. Walter Gough-Calthorpe (1873–1906)
- Somerset John Gough-Calthorpe, 7th Baron Calthorpe (1831–1912)
- Captain Somerset Frederick Gough-Calthorpe, 8th Baron Calthorpe (1862–1940) married Effie Dunsmuir, daughter of Hon. Robert DunsmuirRobert DunsmuirRobert Dunsmuir was a Scottish-Canadian coal miner, railway developer, industrialist and politician. -Origins in Scotland:...
, M.E.C., of CraigdarrochCraigdarrochCraigdarroch is the name of a house near Moniaive, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It was the seat of the Chief of the Dumfriesshire Fergussons for 600 years.Built by William Adam in 1729 over the old house dating from the earliest records ....
, Victoria, B.C., and his wife, Joanna, at St. George's, Hanover Square, London, England, in March, 1900. - Ronald Arthur Somerset Gough-Calthorpe, 9th Baron Calthorpe (1924–1945)
- Peter Waldo Somerset Gough-Calthorpe, 10th Baron Calthorpe (1927–1997)
See also
- Gough-Calthorpe familyGough-Calthorpe familyThe Gough-Calthorpe family is descended from ancient and notable families who both held lands in the area around Birmingham, England.Sir Henry Gough, 1st Baronet, Member of Parliament, was made a Baronet in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1728...
- Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe BaronetsAnstruther-Gough-Calthorpe BaronetsThe Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe Baronetcy, of Elvetham Hall in Elvetham in the County of Hampshire, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.It was created on 1 July 1929 for Fitzroy Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe...
- Calthorpe, OxfordshireCalthorpe, OxfordshireCalthorpe is a ward in the town of Banbury, Oxfordshire. It contains the Cherwell Heights Estate and the Calthorpe estate.-History:Calthorpe was once a small village outside Banbury...